Customer question:
I feel pain deep in the tooth when eating cold or hot food/drinks. Also, the gum around the tooth is swollen. The tooth is not rotten and does not hurt to the touch. What could that mean? Anonymous customer's question
Pharmacist's answer:
Pulpitis, or dental nerve inflammation, causes pain from stimuli such as cold, heat, pressure, and chewing, or even continuous pain that lasts. Pulpitis occurs when the dental nerve becomes inflamed. The first sign of pulpitis is primarily pain. The pain can be sudden, intense, throbbing, dull, or aching.
There are two types of pulpitis:
Reversible pulpitis
This type of pulpitis is an early stage of inflammation and has limited inflammation and can be corrected by treatment of the tooth.
Symptoms of reversible pulpitis include:
- sensitivity to sweet food or drink
- sensitivity to cold that lasts only a few seconds
- a tooth that doesn't hurt when lightly hit
- sharp pain
Irreversible pulpitis:
At that time, the inflammation completely damaged the nerve, which could no longer be saved.
Symptoms of irreversible pulpitis include:
- intense pain
- spontaneous pain
- sensitivity to cold lasting more than 30 seconds
- difficulty identifying which tooth is causing the pain
- sensitivity to heat
- pain when striking a tooth
- swelling around the tooth and gums
- pain that moves
- bad breath
- fever
Interesting reading: Spleenitis
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