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Visitor asks:
Hello!
For more than a month I have been getting pain in a tooth when I climb to a certain altitude. It usually started hurting when I was in the mountains, but now it is enough just to get home (I live a little higher up). The pain is quite strong and I can feel throbbing in the tooth. I went to the dentist... he opened the tooth, placed medication inside and scheduled me again in 4 days. When I got home the pain became even stronger than before. I had to take two painkillers. I would like to know which painkillers are most effective for toothache? Will the medication placed in the tooth help stop the pain after some time? And I would also like to know why the tooth hurt only at a certain altitude?
Thank you and best regards!
Urša
Dentist Tomaž Rotar answers:
Dear Sir/Madam!
The tooth pain was probably not related to altitude but to physical exertion, which caused an increase in blood pressure and therefore also pressure in the pulp chamber. Treating the tooth means removing the inflamed dental pulp, but the tooth can still hurt because of inflammation of the periodontal ligament around the root apex. The inflammation should subside over time, although it is difficult to assess whether it will resolve on its own or whether one or two additional visits to the dentist may be required to repeat the procedure.
Have a nice day!
The tooth pain was probably not related to altitude but to physical exertion, which caused an increase in blood pressure and therefore also pressure in the pulp chamber. Treating the tooth means removing the inflamed dental pulp, but the tooth can still hurt because of inflammation of the periodontal ligament around the root apex. The inflammation should subside over time, although it is difficult to assess whether it will resolve on its own or whether one or two additional visits to the dentist may be required to repeat the procedure.
Have a nice day!
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