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This is not 1800 or 1700 where a toothache can kill someone.
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ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
But that pattern of inequality was roughly consistent across space, unlike the sharp modern gaps between countries, and even kings and popes died of illnesses and suffered from toothaches like everyone else.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Family says untreated toothache became deadly infection.
—Ali Bauman, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
The limitations can turn even common ailments — such as toothaches or ear pain — into difficult medical conundrums.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
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ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
But that pattern of inequality was roughly consistent across space, unlike the sharp modern gaps between countries, and even kings and popes died of illnesses and suffered from toothaches like everyone else.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Family says untreated toothache became deadly infection.
—Ali Bauman, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
The limitations can turn even common ailments — such as toothaches or ear pain — into difficult medical conundrums.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for toothache
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“Toothache.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toothache. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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toothache
noun
tooth·ache
ˈtü-ˌthāk 
: pain in or near a tooth
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