Don't neglect dental pain. Don't disuse one side just because you are having tooth pain. Consult your dentist immediately. A patient reported with dental pain (which he had since last 2 months and the type of pain was mild to severe and was off and on. The pain increases while lying down at night. Later the pain increases while chewing on the effected side. To avoid pain, patient stopped chewing from the left side and started eating from the other. He even stopped brushing on the left side as he was scared of pain and thought even on touching he might experience pain. At Dr Popli's Dental Clinic And Implant Centre, we did 1. dental cleaning, removed all calculus (Tartar), 2. Root Canal Treatment and later extraction of third molar. And counselled patient to start eating from both sides. Do you know what will happen If we stop eating from one side? The side which is disused can lead to tartar (plaque-calculus) deposits as our face muscles and tongue are not cleaning that area. Further stopping cleaning activity can lead to increase in the rate of tartar deposit which further deteriorates the gums health and can lead to gum swelling and bleeding. Our advice to you would be to consult your dentist as and when you are having dental issue...