Pathologies

Bad breath is an oral health problem in which the main symptom is foul-smelling breath. In most cases, finding the cause of bad breath is the first step toward treating this preventable condition.

Overview. Bruxism is a condition in which a person grinds, clenches, or grinds their teeth; it can occur during waking or sleeping. Bruxism that occurs while a person is awake is more common, but bruxism that occurs during sleep has been studied more. Children as well as adults can have this condition.

A tooth abscess is a pocket of pus caused by a bacterial infection. Abscess can occur in different areas near the tooth for different reasons. A periapical abscess occurs at the tip of the root. A periodontal abscess occurs in the gums on the root side of the tooth.

Toothache, also called odontalgia, is a general type of tooth pain that is difficult to bear, as well as particularly annoying. The pain has an onset characterized by spasms and stitches, which affect the affected tooth, and can then extend to the gum tissue and surrounding teeth.