{"id":204,"date":"2014-04-07T09:30:25","date_gmt":"2014-04-07T13:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drwolnik.com\/blog\/?p=204"},"modified":"2018-11-26T20:28:35","modified_gmt":"2018-11-27T01:28:35","slug":"cracked-teeth-just-pain-mouth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.drwolnik.com\/blog\/cracked-teeth-just-pain-mouth\/","title":{"rendered":"Cracked Teeth: More than Just a Pain in the Mouth"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"cracked<\/a>If you\u2019ve ever cracked a tooth, you know how much they can hurt. The pain that comes with splitting a tooth is sometimes sharp, sometimes dull and aching, but always unmistakable.<\/p>\n

However, for many in our Parma Heights, Ohio, community, sometimes fear of the dentist or reluctance to spend the money on the necessary repairs will keep people from making an appointment to correct the problem.<\/p>\n

Neglecting to obtain proper dental care for a broken tooth can of course lead to more pain and an inevitable extraction, but did you know it can also lead to potentially dangerous issues throughout the entire body?<\/p>\n

The Dangers of Cracked Teeth<\/b><\/h2>\n

The primary danger of leaving a cracked tooth in your mouth is it greatly increases your risk of developing an abscess.<\/p>\n

How?<\/p>\n

When a break or cavity in a tooth exposes a nerve, the nerve then dies and causes the cells inside of the tissue to die and release their contents. This creates a backup of gases internally and the collection of purulent exudate, more commonly known as pus. The presence of this pus in the spots that have lack of space between hard bone and hard tooth often causes great pain, but not always, which is why regular dental care is so important. Left untreated, abscesses can lead to tooth loss<\/a> and more.<\/p>\n

The Dangers of Abscess<\/b><\/h2>\n

The loss of a tooth is bad enough, but an untreated abscess can lead to even further complications. Some of the most potentially dangerous side effects of abscess include:<\/p>\n