Dental Conditions
Each page below explains one condition, how it starts, what the stages look like, and what we do about it. If you are in pain now, call (905) 545-4833.
The Five Conditions
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Tooth Hurts When I Bite Down
Sharp pain when biting down can mean a crack is forming. Why cracks happen, what the stages look like, and how a comprehensive examination shows exactly what is happening.
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Tooth Throbbing Pain Won't Stop
That pulsing, throbbing ache that will not let you sleep, the one that feels like your heartbeat moved inside your tooth. What the nerve is telling you and the fastest way to make it stop.
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My Tooth Stopped Hurting. Why That Might Not Be Good News.
A tooth that stopped hurting may not be a tooth that healed. How a silent tooth infection works, why it is more serious when the pain stops, and what to do next.
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Tooth Infection That Won't Go Away
Apical periodontitis is bacteria that have travelled through the inside of a tooth, reached the end of the root, and started to live in the bone. How we find, diagnose, and treat it at every stage.
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Tooth Infection Swelling
Tooth infection swelling, also called a dental abscess. How it starts, the two kinds, why it will not clear on its own, and what we do about it.
