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What Is Tooth Squeeze?

Sophia Al-Mansoor • • 7 min read
What Is Tooth Squeeze?
© RFBSIP / Adobe Stock. Barodontalgia, also known as “tooth squeeze,” is pain in the tooth region after a pressure change. The name reflects the condition – “baro” means pressure, and “odontalgia” means tooth pain. It is an acute toothache with high sensitivity when a sudden change in environmental pressure occurs.

What causes a tooth squeeze?

Tooth squeeze occurs during a scuba diving ascent when air is trapped in a dental filling or cavity. As a diver goes deeper underwater, air can enter a cavity or dental filling area. As the diver begins to surface that air (or gas) expands and is "trapped" resulting in pain to that area.

How do you cure tooth squeeze?

What Is the Treatment for Tooth Squeeze?

  1. Take over-the-counter (OTC) pain medications such as ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) or acetaminophen (Tylenol)
  2. Avoid hot or cold food or drinks.
  3. Eat soft foods or go on a liquid diet for a few days.
  4. Over-the-counter pain relief drops for teeth.
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