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Toothache (also termed dental pain odontalgia dentalgia odontodynia or odontogenic pain) is pain in the teeth and/or their supporting structures caused by dental diseases or pain referred to the teeth by non-dental diseases.Common causes include pulpitis (inflammation of the pulp usually in response to dental caries also known as tooth decay dental trauma or other factors) dentin hypersensitivity (short sharp pain usually associated with exposed root surfaces) apical periodontitis (inflammation of the periodontal ligament and alveolar bone around the root apex) dental abscesses (localized collections of pus such as apical abscess pericoronal abscess and periodontal abscess) alveolar osteitis (dry socket a possible complication of tooth extraction with loss of the blood clot and exposure of bone) acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (a gum infection also called trenchmouth) and others.Pulpitis is classified as reversible when the pain is mild to moderate and lasts for a short time after a stimulus (for instance cold or sweet); or irreversible when the pain is severe spontaneous and lasts a long time after a stimulus.
