Definitions for toothache
ˈtuθˌeɪktoothache

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1. toothache, odontalgianoun

   an ache localized in or around a tooth

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1. toothachenoun

   A pain or ache in a tooth.

2. Etymology: From tooth + ache.

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1. Toothache

   Toothache, also known as dental pain, is pain in the teeth or their supporting structures, caused by dental diseases or pain referred to the teeth by non-dental diseases. When severe it may impact sleep, eating, and other daily activities. Common causes include inflammation of the pulp, (usually in response to tooth decay, dental trauma, or other factors), dentin hypersensitivity, apical periodontitis (inflammation of the periodontal ligament and alveolar bone around the root apex), dental abscesses (localized collections of pus), alveolar osteitis ("dry socket", a possible complication of tooth extraction), acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (a gum infection), and temporomandibular disorder.Pulpitis is reversible when the pain is mild to moderate and lasts for a short time after a stimulus (for instance cold); or irreversible when the pain is severe, spontaneous, and lasts a long time after a stimulus. Left untreated, pulpitis may become irreversible, then progress to pulp necrosis (death of the pulp) and apical periodontitis. Abscesses usually cause throbbing pain. The apical abscess usually occurs after pulp necrosis, the pericoronal abscess is usually associated with acute pericoronitis of a lower wisdom tooth, and periodontal abscesses usually represent a complication of chronic periodontitis (gum disease). Less commonly, non-dental conditions can cause toothache, such as maxillary sinusitis, which can cause pain in the upper back teeth, or angina pectoris, which can cause pain in the lower teeth. Correct diagnosis can sometimes be challenging. Proper oral hygiene helps to prevent toothache by preventing dental disease. The treatment of a toothache depends upon the exact cause, and may involve a filling, root canal treatment, extraction, drainage of pus, or other remedial action. The relief of toothache is considered one of the main responsibilities of dentists. Toothache is the most common type of pain in the mouth or face.: 125–135  It is one of the most common reasons for emergency dental appointments. In 2013, 223 million cases of tooth pain occurred as a result of dental caries in permanent teeth and 53 million cases occurred in baby teeth. Historically, the demand for treatment of toothache is thought to have led to the emergence of dental surgery as the first specialty of medicine.

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1. toothache

   A toothache refers to pain that occurs in or around a tooth resulting from various dental conditions such as tooth decay, a cracked tooth, an abscess, damaged filling, grinding teeth, or infected gums. It may involve sharp or throbbing pain and can also be felt in the jaw, ear, or face.

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1. Toothachenoun

   pain in a tooth or in the teeth; odontalgia

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1. Toothache

   A toothache, also known as odontalgia or, less frequently, as odontalgy, is an aching pain in or around a tooth.

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1. Toothache

   Pain in the adjacent areas of the teeth.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of toothache in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of toothache in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of toothache in a Sentence

1. Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia:

   I greet you and I read now from beets. There are white and red beets. Beets are different as roses, roses can not eat. Grancy Baroness has a toothache.

2. Mae West:

   Loves conquers all things except poverty and toothache.

3. Henry Adams:

   You say that love is nonsense....I tell you it is no such thing. For weeks and months it is a steady physical pain, an ache about the heart, never leaving one, by night or by day a long strain on one's nerves like toothache or rheumatism, not intolerable at any one instant, but exhausting by its steady drain on the strength.

4. Michael Douglas:

   Humor saved me, at first, I thought my life was at an end. But when I put the gun in my mouth, it hit a tooth. Ow! And that struck me funny. A toothache was stopping me from committing suicide?

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=toothache
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Toothache
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toothache
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toothache
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=toothache