Why are some things dangerous but not painful, like cutting yourself, and others are painful but not dangerous, like hurting your teeth?

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Why are some things dangerous but not painful, like cutting yourself, and others are painful but not dangerous, like hurting your teeth?

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Tooth pain can definitely be dangerous … a broken or decayed tooth could easily lead to blood poisoning and kill you? Sepsis is one of the scariest sudden death possibilities i can think of.