A sudden toothache started last night.What could have caused this?

Hello,

• I have gone through the attached picture (attachment removed to protect patient identity). The tooth is nonvital (dead) and therefore it is discolored.

• This usually happens if you had got your tooth injured in any accident, months or years ago.

• Even slight injuries to the tooth long before, result in nerves getting necrotised inside the tooth. 

• You should visit a dentist and undergo root canal treatment for the affected tooth.

• The dentist will place a permanent crown (cap) over the root canal treated tooth.

• For the time being take a strong pain killer and an antibiotic.

• I would suggest you to take capsule Amoxicillin 500mg thrice daily for 5 days.

• Anyways visit a dentist as early as possible because, after pain the next complication is swelling in the affected due to pus generation.

Take care.

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