I have had pain in several teeth in my mouth that no one could give me a straight answer on. The last dentist I went to found a deep cavity in one of my teeth (I have no idea why the other two dentists I went to didn't see this, because you can clearly see it on my tooth)
Can a large cavity cause pain in the teeth surrounding it?
Yes, all the nerves are connected.
Reply:Yes, a large cavity can cause pain in more than one tooth, sometimes even on the total opposite side of your mouth. This is called deferred pain. The nerve that is effected travels along your jaw or cheek, the large cavity and the decay will put pressure on that nerve causing pain in the surrounding teeth. Once the decay is removed, and the nerve has had time to adjust to the loss of the tooth, the pain will go away.
Reply:yes! depending on where the decay is it can effect different teeth. but the teeth on either side would most likely be effected first. the nerves are connected.
you can also get pain on the other side (left/right) even though there isn't a cavity there - referred pain. it shouldn't refer from top to bottom though.
Reply:Yes, especially if that tooth starts to rot.
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