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Does this describe your symptom?

 
  • Pain or discomfort in a tooth
General Information
  • Main cause of toothache is tooth decay (cavities).
  • Complications of tooth decay can also cause a toothache, for example: abscess (pus pocket) around base of tooth and skin infection of cheek area overlying a tooth.
  • Caution: Rarely individuals may have a toothache or jaw pain as the sole symptom of a heart attack. Usually there will be other accompanying symptoms of a heart problem, such as: chest pain, shortness of breath, nausea and/or sweating.

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