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Dying nerves (which I assume you've experienced, given the question) have a tendency of hurting. A lot.
Dead nerves have a strong tendency of getting infected, which then brings you down the root of Tooth Abscesses and root canal and general dental hell.
If your tooth nerve is dead, see your dentist. (S)He should remove the nerve and then fill the space left to re-inforce your tooth. Dead teeth also go dark-coloured. :(
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 9y agoA cracked tooth or a damaged deep filling can cause a tooth's nerve to die. Grinding teeth can also cause nerve damage.
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∙ 9y agoA tooth can die do to dental diseases. They also can die from lack of proper care and preventatives.
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∙ 10y agoIt usually happens when a tooth is loose and about to come out and disconnect from the nerves. Which means the nerves no longer have a tooth To hold down.
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Damage to which cranial nerve can result in death?
vagus nerve
What causes occipital nerve headaches?
Occipital nerve headaches are caused by the firing of the occipital nerve either as the result of a process that disturbs the nerve or as the result of a chronic pain condition that causes spontaneous firing of the nerve pathways resulting in pain.
Can conduction deafness result from a lesion on the cochlear nerve?
Yes the result from a lesion on the cochlear nerve is sensorineural deafness. The result from the fusion of the ossicles is conduction deafness.
Which cranial nerve sends sensory impulses from the teeth?
eight
Do old dead people have teeth?
no because they are dead they have lost all their teeth and are there for in their grave.this answer is scientfically proven.
What dead actors had false teeth?
Clark Gable is one famous dead actor who had false teeth.
Which Maxillary nerves supply to maxillary teeth?
The maxillary teeth are supplied by the following branches of the Maxillary nerve, which is itself a branch of the Trigeminal nerve:-Anterior Superior Alveolar Nerve: Upper incisors and caninesMiddle Superior Alveolar Nerve: Upper premolarsPosterior Superior Alveolar Nerve: Upper molar, and also upper premolars in the absence of the Middle SAN.
What is the Nerve supply of the hard palate?
The six Anterior teeth and the the muco-periosteum covering the anterior third of the hard palate are supplied by the Nasopalatine nerve, while the posterior two thirds along with the remaining posterior teeth are supplied by the Greater palatine nerve,,
Which nerve and branch provides sensory innervation of the lower gums teeth lips and palate?
mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve
What cranial nerve conducts sensory impulse from teeth and face?
vagus
What is the function of the pulp of the tooth?
The pulp in teeth is the part which is taken out when you have "root canal therapy", it is the nerve and blood vessels. The pulp in teeth is the part which is taken out when you have "root canal therapy", it is the nerve and blood vessels.
What can the teeth tell you about the dead?
they can tell you the age of dead people
