Toothache and Infection By Bernard J Hennessy, DDS, Texas A&M University, College of Dentistry Reviewed / Revised Feb 2022 | Modified Sep 2022 View Patient Education Etiology Evaluation Treatment Geriatrics Essentials Key Points Topic Resources Impacted Wisdom Teeth Some Causes of Toothache Characteristics of Pain in... How To Do a Supraperiosteal... How To Do a Posterior Superior... How To Do a Middle Superior... How To Do an Anterior Superior... How To Do an Inferior Alveolar... How To Do a Mental Nerve Block Pain in and around the teeth is a common problem, particularly among patients with poor oral hygiene.