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Toothache

Toothache can be due to tooth decay, tooth fracture, tooth injury, tooth abscess, infected gums, and grinding teeth. Infection of the tooth pulp (pulpitis) results in severe, throbbing, and continuous pain, especially at the night. Consult a dentist to diagnose and treat the cause of toothache.

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Why is my upper tooth paining after a RCT in the lower tooth?

Query: Hi doctor, I did a root canal before a couple of days. But I have pain in the exact upper tooth of the root canaled tooth. I have attached the X-ray after the first sitting of the root canal. Please suggest.  Read Full »


Dr. Nupur Prashant Shah

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern regarding dental health. In this condition, it will take time to have healing of the ligament and tissue at the end of the root of the root canaled tooth as it was previously affected by the infection. So do not worry and take antibiotics a...  Read Full »

Why is pain not subsiding after root canal treatment?

Query: Hi doctor, Three weeks ago, I had my root canal treatment done. Pain is not subsiding. Please advise. I have enclosed latest x-ray for your reference.  Read Full »


Dr. Naveen Thomas

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your root canal treatment has become failure and is evident in the radiograph (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Kindly repeat root canal therapy or you will eventually need to extract it as the material has gone very deep. The material is extending be...  Read Full »

I have a lump behind my right ear. What could it be?

Query: Hello doctor, I am a 17-year-old male. I found a lump behind my right ear, not a huge lump, maybe the size of half of a grape or slightly smaller. Other than that, I would not say there are any more symptoms, not that I have noticed anyway. Although I should mention, I do have a bad tooth (back toot...  Read Full »


Dr. Mashfika N Alam

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. A lump behind the ear could be a swollen lymph node if the toothache were also on the same side. If it recently appeared, is not hard or fixed, if it is more or less tender to the touch or is not growing bigger, it easily could be due to an infection from a tooth, insi...  Read Full »

Is it true that wisdom tooth removal can lead to brain damage?

Query: Hello doctor, I have pain in my upper wisdom teeth for the past one year. I had visited a dentist for a check-up. He did X-ray of my teeth and told me that food stuck between molar teeth and wisdom teeth is causing pain. So he advised me to remove wisdom teeth and filling process. But I am scared th...  Read Full »


Dr. Muzaffer Hussain Parray

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. This is a misconception that there is a direct connection between wisdom teeth to brain and eyes. There is no such relationship between the two. Wisdom teeth are vestigial and do not function if your othe...  Read Full »

I am experiencing numbness and pain post-tooth removal

Query: Hi doctor, I am a 20-year-old female. My height is 5'5" and my weight is 140 lbs. I experience mild numbness and sharp pain where the wisdom tooth was removed two years ago, thereby making it hard to eat. Why is this happening?  Read Full »


Dr. Senthil Kumar. K.

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Possible reasons for the numbness and sharp pain could be: Any root fragment leftover while removing the tooth. b) Damage to the second molar tooth (tooth just before the wisdom tooth) during the process of surgical removal. c) Cavities (decay) in the upper wisdo...  Read Full »

I have pain around the tooth extracted region. Please help

Query: Hello doctor, I had a lower wisdom tooth extraction ten days ago, and post-removal the site got an infection which has cleared with antibiotics and salt washes. Now I am having constant toothache on the adjacent molar and upper tooth on the same side. Is this normal?  Read Full »


Dr. Geethanjali. S. S

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. The current pain should be for two reasons. Firstly, if the wisdom tooth was present in an angulation such that the adjacent molar can get decayed, then this can be confirmed through an X-ray (probably you should have ...  Read Full »

Why is there severe pain after wisdom teeth removal?

Query: Hello doctor, I had just gotten all four of my wisdom teeth taken out a few days back and I have bad toothaches on my left lower jaw. I have done everything. I am supposed to get the right side done too. I have been rinsing my mouth out and have not been aggressive with it or spitting it out. I hav...  Read Full »


Dr. Himayoon Majeed Mir

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Post-extraction pain for the injury site is normal for a couple of days. The pain if persists after 3 to 4 days can be due to many reasons including some infections also. It may be due to the large unhealed wound because the third molar generally requires a surgical ...  Read Full »

I have pain after the extraction of wisdom teeth. Kindly help.

Query: Hi doctor, I had three wisdom teeth extracted four days ago. The tooth beside the extraction site has been in much pain since the procedure. I cannot bite down on it, and I woke up with a mouth full of blood this morning. I went yesterday for check-up, and the doctor said everything looked fine. Is ...  Read Full »


Dr. Soheel Hussain Zargar

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. So your history and attachments reveal it is a case of trauma to the tooth due to traumatic extraction of wisdom teeth by faulty instrumentation. There is also an aphthous ulcer adjacent to the tooth involved. Text if you feel your tooth is m...  Read Full »

Why do I have pain in wisdom tooth with restricted mouth opening?

Query: Hello doctor, My lower right wisdom tooth is aching and am taking antibiotics but cannot open mouth all the way. It is too painful.  Read Full »


Dr. Naveen Thomas

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You should also start taking a muscle relaxant (Chlorzoxazone) with painkiller along with the antibiotic for a week. You will need a prescription for it. So, go back to your dentist. Do not delay for long else swelling might increase rapidly. Also, use warm salt wate...  Read Full »

My root canal-treated tooth broke. What should I do?

Query: Hi doctor, I had a root canal done some years ago. Now, the tooth has broken off. I can still feel some screw in the gum. I am now getting some constant puffiness and bleeding.  Read Full »


Dr. Geethanjali. S. S

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your complaint. Firstly I would like to say that you do not have any screws unless you have done an implant. It is the broken tooth root which you might feel sharp. That is again the reason for bleeding as it irritates the gums around. The root canal treat...  Read Full »

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