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Artikler: 68
Sist oppdatert: 27. august 2026

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3 min lesetid27. august 2026

Do antibiotics cure toothache?

When a tooth starts to throb, an antibiotic looks like a quick way out. It does not take the pain away, though: it limits the spread of infection, and the pain usually comes from where the drug cannot reach.

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endodonti

7 min lesetid13. august 2026

Cracked tooth: pain that does not show on an X-ray

The hardest part of a cracked tooth is diagnosis; most cracks are invisible on an X-ray. The signs, how they are detected, and how treatment changes with the depth of the crack.

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endodonti

7 min lesetid13. august 2026

When does root canal treatment fail, and what happens next?

Not every root canal lasts a lifetime. Why treatment fails, which signs matter, and how the choice between retreatment, root-end surgery and extraction is made.

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endodonti

3 min lesetid27. august 2026

How much pain is normal after root canal treatment

A dull tenderness for a few days after root canal treatment is expected, and it should ease a little more each day. Pain that grows, swells or comes with a fever is another matter.

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endodonti

4 min lesetid27. august 2026

Why a root canal treated tooth can break

A tooth that has had root canal treatment does not break because it has died. What decides its future is how much sound tooth structure is left once the decay and the old fillings are gone.

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endodonti

8 min lesetid13. august 2026

Do root canals make you ill? The science behind the claim

A graphic circulating online lists the bacteria found in a root-canal-treated tooth and presents it as proof of disease. Here is what that finding means, and what it does not.

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endodonti

5 min lesetid13. august 2026

A knocked-out tooth: the first 30 minutes decide

A permanent tooth knocked out by trauma can often be put back if it is stored correctly and reaches care quickly. What to do, and just as importantly what not to do.

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endodonti

4 min lesetid27. august 2026

Root canal or extraction: how the choice is made

When a tooth hurts, two paths come up: cleaning it out and keeping it, or taking it out. What settles the question is not how much it hurts, but how much sound tooth is left and what the root looks like.

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endodonti

4 min lesetid27. august 2026

Choosing a painkiller for toothache

Toothache is at its worst at night, and the first thing within reach is usually a painkiller. Here is what the two main groups do, where their limit lies, and when to ask a pharmacist first.

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endodonti

3 min lesetid27. august 2026

Tooth darkening after an injury: what the colour means

A tooth can change colour after a knock, but rarely straight away. The shade itself, and the way it shifts over the following weeks, says something about what is going on inside the tooth.

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endodonti

7 min lesetid13. august 2026

Dental abscess: the signs, and when it becomes an emergency

An abscess is the sign that infection has moved beyond the tooth. The signs, which findings need attention within hours, and why treatment does not end with antibiotics.

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endodonti

6 min lesetid13. august 2026

Why does toothache get worse at night?

Pain that is bearable during the day often turns into throbbing at night, and there is a physiological reason for it. What causes it, what different types of pain point to, and when waiting becomes risky.

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