It starts off with sensitivity to hot or cold, but it goes away, so you don’t think much about it. Soon you’re feeling pain more often, but Ibuprofen takes care of it. The next thing you know, you’re waking up at night with constant and pretty severe pain that makes it hard to sleep, now your tooth has your attention! Pain like this typically indicates an abscess, which is an infection of the root in your tooth. This is not pain you should overlook, and it’s important to understand the dangers of ignoring an abscessed tooth.

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