• Question: What causes tooth ache?

    Asked by Adiboo to Andy, Duane, Giovanna, Katie, Theresia on 15 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Duane Mellor

      Duane Mellor answered on 15 Nov 2014:

      This is where the damage which leads to the hole or cavity breaks through the tough enamel and dentine in the tooth all the way to the nerves and I think that leads to swelling and pain.

    • Photo: Andrew Philp

      Andrew Philp answered on 17 Nov 2014:

      All of your teeth cover nerves in your gums. So when you get a hole in your teeth, the nerve is exposed and this is why you get increased sensitivity. If this area gets infected and inflamed then this is when really bad toothache can begin.

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