The most common causes of toothache:
Causes of toothache in the masticatory system:
Caries not only the tooth but up to the dental root inflammation and jawbone participation
Inflammatory diseases such as gingivitis and periodontal inflammation (gingivitis, periodontitis / "periodontitis")
Hypersensitivity of teeth
Injuries to teeth and jaw, eg as a result of a fall
Eruption of primary teeth and the permanent teeth
Malocclusions
Gnashing of teeth
Not the tooth itself, but loose crowns, bridges, dentures and fillings
In some cases, interference outside the masticatory apparatus can cause to be perceived pain on the tooth. That comes in, particularly migraine or irritation of the TMJ before. Such continuing guided pain usually go back to the neighborhood of pain-conducting nerve fibers of the teeth with those of other facial or body regions. Toothache night arise about by excessive pressure on the tooth, about the gnashing of teeth.
Possible causes of toothache outside the masticatory apparatus:
• antritis (maxillary sinusitis)
• otitis media (otitis media)
• Headaches and migraines
• nerve pain (neuralgia) in the facial area such as trigeminal neuralgia
• In rare cases, a heart attack.