Night pain

Under a night pain is understood in the dentistry during the night sleep attractive occur independently dene toothache , which in an irreversible pulpitis (inflammation of the pulp , in the parlance "dental pulp") occur. The cause lies in a changed blood pressure situation when lying down, which increases the pressure in the head area and thus in the inflamed pulp cavity.

As part of the home remedies , it is advisable not to sleep on feather or down pillows , as these are supposed to "pull" the toothache, which can be attributed to superstition .

activities

In addition to taking analgesics (painkillers), elevating your head while lying down can help before going to the dentist the following day .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Elmar Hellwig, Joachim Klimek, Thomas Attin: Introduction to tooth preservation . 6., revised. Edition. Deutscher Ärzte-Verlag GmbH, Cologne 2013, ISBN 978-3-7691-3448-3 , p. 353 (657 p., Limited preview in Google Book search).
2. ↑ The primitive man was hairy . In: Der Spiegel . No. 19 , 1986 ( online ).

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