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I'm supposed to present a play for tomorrow regarding the relation of physics to my chosen commercial in the TV. Well, I'm just wondering if tooth-ache has any relation with physics. Please share some of your knowledge. I need a good explanation for you good 10 pts.

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Umm...faithful, actually, I'm new to physics. And this activity is just somekind of an introduction. Please don't expect too much from a newbie. Thanks.

Umm...it's somekinda, you licked an ice cream and your tooth ache...somekinda temp related so it means its physics, am i right?

Answer 1

you get a toothache from rapid temperature changes b/c your tooth is overly porous, allowing heat transfer to occur more rapidly than it should. Normally, your mouth would clear the cold/hot material from your tooth before the temp change was such that you felt it.

So the effective heat capacity of the tooth has decreased due to modification of the tooth density. This has a physical chemistry flavor to it, but it is still thermodynamics.

Talk about the Laws of Thermodynamics

Answer 2

Well, brushing your teeth would relate to physics because you can calculate based on the firmness of the brush, the amount and harness of plaque, and the angle at which you are holding the brush at how easily the plaque will come off of the teeth. Everything is in some way related to physics. The toothache could be caused by some type of pressure which would be a force applied to the tooth that is not normal. Maybe there is something wedged in the tooth or maybe other teeth are pressing on it causing pain. Therefore, the pressure is phsyics. Based on this physics the dentist can determine whether he needs to place braces on the teeth, remove a tooth, or remove of the foreign object. The dentist has to understand physics so that he can place the braces in the correct position to apply the force needed to move the teeth in the right direction, or to remove the right tooth so that the pain is alleviated, or to remove the foreign object as not to disrupt the order in the mouth. I hope this helps. Maybe you could do the play based on having pressure applied to a tooth and then going to the dentist to remove or it or using the product in the commercial to remove the pressure by cleaning it out (like how much flow would be necessary to remove the object using mouth wash). Good luck.

OK, if you are new to physics you can still use this, just base it on pressure and force, those are normally learned early on in teh course.

Answer 3

Try the Superman trailers.

When he is suspended in mid air throws something at the bad guy (car, manhole cover, etc...), he should be propelled in the opposite direction with the same amount of force. But, somehow Newtonian physics does not apply to Superman.

But, if you must do it on the toothpaste, the floride in toothpaste helps make teeth more dense. This is because it has the greatest amount of electricnegativity of any other element, which 'pulls' the molecules together. But this is more Chemistry than physiscs.

Answer 4

tooth ache is usually chemistry/biology related though.
try searching wikipedia.

In the mean time, you can discuss the possibilities of pain induced during root canal surgery. Take into consideration Torque movements of the surgical equipment and the point of pivot being your gums.
good luck!

Answer 5

it may have a relation. a tooth ache usually occurs when the temperture of the tooth is not supportable (for example in my case if i drink cold water my teeth hurts)

Answer 6

Sounds like you waited until the last minute and decide on a project that will require research.

Answer 7

no it does not you need to watch a lot of tv iguess