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Toothache

<B>Toothache:</B> Pain in or near a tooth.

Also called odontalgia.

The most common cause of a toothache is a dental cavity.

The second most common cause is gum disease.

Toothache can be caused by a problem that does not originate from a tooth or the jaw.

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