When your teeth are healthy, you don't think about them much. You bite into foods without really noticing all the work your chompers are doing, you brush them twice a day (and if you're listening to ...

Why am I experiencing toothache? Statistics reveal that worldwide 60-90% of school children suffer from dental caries; the most common infective human disease. Untreated tooth caries is one of the ...

On the basis of a nationally representative sample, about 7.5 million children in the United States had a toothache in the past 6 months (95% CI, 7.1-7.8 million). At least 88% of children with a ...

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), acetaminophen, or both medications together can effectively manage a child's toothache as a stopgap until definitive treatment is available, according to ...

Having a toothache doesn’t exactly send one running for the emergency room. But had Mike Louisor let a recent sharp pain in his gums go much longer this past Father’s Day, he would have been dead ...

WHEN Keshia Liburd visited the dentist with toothache, she was told her teeth were in perfect condition. It was in fact the first sign that she would be diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer – and she is ...

Ignoring a toothache or putting up with a toothache can seem like a small nuisance at the time, doing so can have serious long-term effects on your oral and general health. Overlooking dental ...

A father-of-three needed to have half of his jaw removed and was told he had six years to live after he was diagnosed with a cancer that kills up to three in 10 patients. Wayne Reimer, of Alberta, ...

Toothache or tooth pain is caused when the nerve root of the tooth is irritated. Each tooth has a dental pulp in the middle, which is very soft and spongy, containing lots of sensitive nerves and ...