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Toothache feels so painful, why?
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Bobo.id – Friends, have you ever felt toothache? It’s painful and difficult, isn’t it?
Toothache is a condition that causes us to feel aches and pains so intense that we are unable to speak or even chew.
Often toothache is a symptom of disease of the teeth or gums.
However, in certain cases, toothache It can also be a sign of disease in other parts of the body.
Toothache caused by several factors such as cavity, teething, tooth loss or fracture, inflammation and infection of the gums, swollen teeth, and so on.
Did you know that pain is the only sensation that our teeth can feel?
Well, to find out the reason why toothache feels excruciating and painful, let’s pay attention to the following explanation.
Causes of Toothache
When the tooth feels pain, it means that the condition of the tooth has thinned so that the underlying tissue is exposed.
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This is the reason why when we feel excessive heat or cold, our teeth suddenly feel sore and even hurt.
According to Julius Manz spokesman for the American Dental Association, toothache is a protection against the teeth so they are not used when there is interference.
Protection is carried out so that the teeth do not feel pain and more severe disturbances when they are still used when sick.
If the tooth doesn’t hurt, then we tend to keep using the tooth when it’s damaged, and it actually damages other tissues even more.
Dental Pulp Coating
Teeth consist of three layers, on the deepest layer, the pain and tenderness is more pronounced.
The deepest layer is called the pulp layer, in which there are blood vessels and nerves.
According to Julius Manz, the pain we feel is actually felt by the pulp layer.
However, the pulp layer cannot sense temperature, because the only sensation it can feel is pain.
The middle layer, called dentin, is a layer without nerves but contains fluid that can move when the teeth move.
The movement of fluid in this dentin layer can also be felt by the pulp layer.
While the outer layer is called tooth enamel, which is white and hard. The enamel layer can’t feel anything at all.
Troubled Ligaments
In addition to the pulp layer, there are parts of the mouth and teeth that can feel the source of the pain.
The section is named periodontal ligament, which attaches the teeth to the jawbone.
Ligaments periodontal This can feel the position of the teeth when chewing and feel the pain in the teeth.
Well, the role of the pulp layer and periodontal ligament is to find out where the source of the pain in the teeth.
However, knowing the causes and subsequent sources of pain is the duty of a dentist.
So, now we know the part of the tooth that makes aches and pains painful.
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