Having a toothache is no fun because it can be completely painful! One type of dental toothache is having a abscess tooth. It is the most painful thing in the world! I should know because I had two teeth in my mouth abscessed from not taking better care of my teeth. It can be easily preventable by going to the dentist every six months and getting your teeth cleaned by the dentist every year.

People wonder how your tooth begin to abscess? Well first, if you do not treat your cavity or crack tooth right away the infection in the tooth will hit the nerve. Then the tooth will create a puss because it is trying to fight the infection in the tooth. The puss is very foul smelling and creates the tooth to hurt and cause your gums around the tooth to start swelling. I remember waking up one morning looking like a chipmunk on the side of my face! Once the pus breaks through the gums it creates a boil that looks like a pimple. Sometimes the boil may burst and the puss will break through which creates a awful taste in your mouth and creates bad breath. But the good thing about the pus breaking through the gum is it gives you some relief from the pain. Now just because the pus came out doesn't mean your abscess tooth is completely gone away; it will keep coming back until you either have a root canal or have the tooth extracted.

Abscess tooth can be unbelievably painful! But you can control it somewhat by doing these:

1. Do warm salt water rinses several times a day.
2. Use a pain reliever like orajel around the tooth.
3. Get some pain medicines from the store or dentist.
4. Have your dentist prescribe antibiotics to control the abscess for awhile until you get a tooth extraction or root canal.

Don't keep a abscess tooth in your mouth too long because eventually the tooth will die and you will lose the tooth. Also you can get a disease in your gums called Periodontal Disease which can create receding gums and teeth lost. It can be pretty expensive to get a root canal but you can see if your dentist excepts payment plans. I had insurance but it didn't cover root canals because I haven't had my insurance over a year so I applied for a discount insurance card. Even though it knocked off a few hundred dollars off my bill it will still expensive to pay for my root canal but it was worth it because I didn't lose my tooth and I wasn't having that horrible pain anymore.

So remember it can be easily preventable by brushing your teeth atleast twice a day, floss, not eating a lot of sweets, and going to your dental check ups and having your teeth cleaned.