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Depending on the cause of pain, toothaches can be acute (temporary) or chronic (long-lasting).3
How Tooth Pain Presents
Tooth pain may affect different parts of your tooth.
—Laura Schober, Health, 16 Oct. 2024
While experiencing toothache pain, avoid hot, spicy, and acidic foods that could increase pain.
—Cristina Mutchler, Health, 3 Oct. 2024
This can lead to tooth decay, gum disease, toothache, sensitivity and ultimately tooth loss.
—Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
The pain most often occurs in the lower back, joints, arms, legs and core, and patients describe it in almost every possible form: sudden, throbbing, sharp, but also steady and gnawing like a toothache.
—Emily Sohn, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of toothache was
in the 14th century
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“Toothache.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toothache. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
toothache
noun
tooth·ache
ˈtü-ˌthāk
: pain in or near a tooth
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