Dental guides
Dental pain advice
Dental pain can feel sharp, dull, throbbing, pressure-like or triggered by biting, hot, cold or sweet foods. The pattern can help a dentist decide what to assess, but symptoms alone do not confirm a diagnosis.
These guides give general information only. They do not replace assessment by a dentist or the instructions given by a treating dental practice.
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Tooth sensitivity
5 min readTooth sensitivity is usually a short, sharp feeling triggered by cold, hot, sweet or touch. Persistent, severe or worsening symptoms need dental advice.
Pain when biting
6 min readPain when biting can be linked with a tooth, filling, crown, crack, gum or bite problem. It needs assessment if it persists, worsens or follows trauma.
Toothache at night
6 min readToothache that feels worse at night can affect sleep and may need urgent dental advice if it is severe, worsening or linked with swelling.
Pain after filling
6 min readSome sensitivity can happen after a filling, but pain that is worsening, not settling or painful on biting should be checked by the treating dental practice.
Pain after root canal
6 min readA treated tooth can feel tender for a time, but worsening pain, swelling, fever or a bad taste needs advice from the treating practice or urgent dental care.
Pain under crown
6 min readPain under a crown can be linked with the tooth, gum, bite, cement or the crown itself. A dentist needs to assess the cause if symptoms persist or worsen.
Hot or cold sensitivity
5 min readTemperature sensitivity can be brief or lingering. Pain that lasts after the trigger, wakes you or appears with swelling needs dental advice.
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