Does tooth decay have to kill nerves?

Tooth decay is a common dental disease. If the tooth decay is severe, nerve killing treatment may be required, especially if there is a problem with the dental pulp. The treatment effect in this area will be better. It does not necessarily mean that tooth decay will kill the nerves. It depends on the specific situation. If the tooth decay is not particularly serious, it can be treated by repairing the teeth. After all, killing the nerves will have a certain impact on human health.

Does tooth decay have to kill nerves?

The dental nerve is actually hidden in the pulp, the pulp is under the periodontium, and the periodontium is under the gums. Although it seems to be covered by layers, it is actually very susceptible to damage. When I develop tooth decay and leave it untreated, bacteria can eat away at the enamel, dentin, and pulp.

Stage 1: Tooth enamel begins to erode, with yellow or chalky white spots appearing on the tooth surface, and the color of the dentin slowly showing through.

The second stage: The lower surface layer of the enamel begins to be eroded. At this time, the teeth begin to become sensitive and fragile. If you are not careful, the surface of the teeth will break and form shallow black holes.

Stage 3: Bacteria begin to erode the enamel and dentin, causing the teeth to feel painful and extremely sensitive to sour, sweet, cold or hot tastes. The patient will be unable to eat or sleep at night.

Stage 4: Bacteria begin to erode the dental pulp, the dental nerves are damaged, and the pain cannot be transmitted back to the brain, so the pain will come and go.

Stage 5: Bacterial abscess infects the tip of the tooth root and continues to spread to the alveolar bone, causing severe pain, and your face may become swollen. At this point, you can only undergo root canal treatment to remove the infected tissue, and then perform tooth restoration to resume normal eating, but the natural tooth cannot be saved.

What are the dangers of killing tooth nerves?

The main hazard is nutritional supply. The dental nerve is a pathway for the supply of nutrition to the teeth. Without this pathway, the color of the teeth will gradually fade, the tooth will lose vitality, become fragile, and will be damaged and broken by the slightest external force. It not only affects the beauty of the face, but also reduces the life of the teeth. The outside of the dental pulp is almost entirely hard in texture. Therefore, after the pulp becomes inflamed, the inflammation cannot spread on its own, but accumulates in the middle of the tooth and is transmitted to the dental nerves located inside the pulp cavity and root canal, causing abnormal pain.