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The primary cause of biting a toothache is often a sign of an **Cracked tooth Syndrome (CTS)**, **Pulpitis** (inflammation of the nerve tissue), or a **periapical abscess** (infection at the root tip).**Cracked tooth synd** is a **mechanicalcha nic** problem where the force of biting directly causes the pain. A tooth that is cracked by a **crown** or **fill ing** that **high** (new) **fl** ow** when subjected **bit ing down** on a hard food, causing that the pain.
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