What to do if the tooth root hurts when touched

The tooth root becomes sore when touched. The most common causes of this are periodontitis and apical periodontitis. As the saying goes, it is nerve leakage, which will make the teeth abnormally sensitive. When this happens, you must go to the hospital for a good examination. It can be treated by certain methods. In daily life, you should rinse your mouth after eating and develop the habit of brushing your teeth.

What to do if the tooth root hurts when touched

1. Rinse your mouth:

Hold a certain amount of mouthwash in your mouth and move your cheeks and lips. Use the full contact between water and teeth, gums, and oral mucosa and the impact force of the water flow to remove food debris and some tartar remaining in the mouth. Develop a good habit of rinsing your mouth after every meal.

2. Brush your teeth:

It is the most effective way to maintain oral hygiene. A good toothbrush and correct brushing method can remove plaque, soft scale, food debris and some pigments, while also massaging the gums and promoting blood circulation.

Brushing method: Use the vertical brushing method, place the toothbrush bristles at 45 degrees on the alveolar mucosa, and then rotate along the gums and move back and forth horizontally. Repeat each part 8-10 times. Brushing time should be once before going to bed and after getting up in the morning, each time for 2-3 minutes. 3. Toothpaste is the most commonly used toothpaste and is an auxiliary product for brushing teeth. It has the cleaning effect of removing dental plaque and tartar by friction, and can reduce the occurrence and development of caries and gingivitis.

3. Toothbrush:

The head of a health toothbrush is short and narrow. Each bundle of toothbrushes is tightly gathered into a column and is of equal length, with a large distance between each other. After use, the water on the bristles should be shaken dry, and the brush head should be placed upward in a mouthwash cup. A toothbrush should be replaced every three months.

4. Develop good chewing habits

Correct unilateral chewing and chew alternately on both sides. The daily diet arrangement should not only consider sufficient nutrition, but also consider foods with a certain hardness and an appropriate amount of fiber.

5. Interdental cleaning:

It is difficult to remove the plaque on the adjacent surfaces of teeth by brushing. You can use a tight dental floss to pass through the contact points of adjacent teeth into the gap, and then pull left and right to act like a sawing or pulling motion to remove dirt on the adjacent surfaces.

6. Massage:

Gum massage can promote the keratinization and thickening of the gum epithelium, accelerate blood circulation, and enhance the gums' resistance to stimulation. In addition to brushing massage, finger massage and cone-shaped rubber massager are more effective. Place the clean index finger on the gums and gently massage from the root to the crown, or rotate and massage. For gums with exposed gingival papillae and root bifurcations, a conical rubber massager can be used. Massage each tooth for 1-2 minutes.