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Sound and Fury |
I've had a toothache for the last few days, and of course didn't call my dentist until now, and he's out of town until next Monday. He left a number for extreme emergencies. My problem is with a lower molar. It's not really "pain," but that really sensitive feeling, like there's something going on inside. It's become constant, and worsens when I bite down to the point I can't really chew on one side. So, does this count as an emergency that can't wait a week? Or is there something I can do in the meantime? I tried Advil and it didn't seem to do anything. "I've spoken of the shining city all my political life, but I don't know if I ever quite communicated what I saw when I said it. But in my mind it was a tall proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, wind-swept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace, a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity, and if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here." -- Ronald Reagan, Farewell Address, Jan. 11, 1989 Si vis pacem para bellum There are none so blind as those who refuse to see. Feeding Trolls Since 1995 | ||
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| Just because you can, doesn't mean you should |
Call the emergency contact and see if they can get you started on antibiotics until he returns. ___________________________ Avoid buying ChiCom/CCP products whenever possible. | |||
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Standard disclaimer about Internet diagnosis. Does the tooth have a large filling? Crown? Visible cracks? Is it sensitive to temperature or just biting pressure? Does it actually feel "high" in your bite? | |||
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| SF Jake |
clove oil ________________________ Those who trade liberty for security have neither | |||
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| Little ray of sunshine  |
Put some clove oil (they have it at the grocers) on the tooth with a Q-tip. It is a natural anesthetic. The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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| Just for the hell of it  |
I would call the other dentist. If there is an infection/abscess it's not going to get better on its own just worse. I would at least get it looked at. I wouldn't take the chance of it getting worse at 8 pm and getting stuck till the next day and tomorrow is the 4th. FWIW I'm not a dentist but had a tooth abscess once. It went from a dull pain to some of the worst pain I've had. Max dose of Advil did nothing. _____________________________________ Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain. Jack Kerouac | |||
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| Sound and Fury |
No visible filling or cracks. I hadn't thought about it, but I think it does have a crown because I broke one that had to be crowned and this is the only one back there without a filling. It doesn't seem to be high, but the feeling is what you get when you bite down on something extra hard, except I feel it even when I am not biting down. Was actually in for a cleaning about three weeks ago, but they didn't take x-rays. "I've spoken of the shining city all my political life, but I don't know if I ever quite communicated what I saw when I said it. But in my mind it was a tall proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, wind-swept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace, a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity, and if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here." -- Ronald Reagan, Farewell Address, Jan. 11, 1989 Si vis pacem para bellum There are none so blind as those who refuse to see. Feeding Trolls Since 1995 | |||
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Not really from Vienna |
"Call the man" | |||
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Nullus Anxietas |
WAG, based on experience: Nerve's dying. If I'm right: If the tooth is still solidly anchored in the gum and bone it might be saved via a root canal. If my guess is right you might want to be on antibiotics sooner, rather than later. Usually there's a reason nerves die. Cracked/fractured tooth, leaking, fairly deep filling, etc. There's also this opinion, vis-a-vis root canals: Why You Should Avoid Root Canals Like the Plague "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher | |||
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| Frequent Denizen of the Twilight Zone  |
IMO, not as a dentist, but as one who has spent many, many hours in the chair. Call the emergency dentist. If something is wrong, and it seems it is, sooner is better than later. | |||
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I'd call the EM dentist. They may want you to come in for a periapical x-ray. While it's possible that it is sensitive due to occlusal trauma (bit something hard), it very well may be becoming necrotic. In that case, it won't get better on its own. Antibiotics will buy you some time. If the root is intact, RCT might be a good option. If there is a crack down the root, extraction and an implant would be indicated. BTW: I think the linked article from Mercola is about as good as the rest of his theories. That is: Worthless. He seems to be a total goofball. | |||
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| Sound and Fury |
Thanks all. I've paged the emergency number. "I've spoken of the shining city all my political life, but I don't know if I ever quite communicated what I saw when I said it. But in my mind it was a tall proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, wind-swept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace, a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity, and if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here." -- Ronald Reagan, Farewell Address, Jan. 11, 1989 Si vis pacem para bellum There are none so blind as those who refuse to see. Feeding Trolls Since 1995 | |||
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Step by step walk the thousand mile road |
  Or call the emergency number. Nice is overrated "It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government." Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018 | |||
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| Dances With Tornados |
Good luck, best wishes to you. Toothache pain is awful when it really kicks in. | |||
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| Nullus Anxietas |
Good plan, IMO. Better to address it today than wait until it possibly gets worse, way worse, tomorrow. "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher | |||
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| Too old to run, too mean to quit! |
Yep! It does wonders Elk There has never been an occasion where a people gave up their weapons in the interest of peace that didn't end in their massacre. (Louis L'Amour) "To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical. " -Thomas Jefferson "America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great." Alexis de Tocqueville FBHO!!! The Idaho Elk Hunter | |||
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safe & sound |
I once had an issue with a tooth and started taking some over the counter pills. They didn't work, so I stepped up to some left over prescription pills. They didn't work, so I went to a stronger left over prescription pill. By time the endodontist called, I knew I wasn't OK to drive. Had to get somebody to pick me up, drive me there, and make sure I didn't walk into any walls on the way in. The doctor said that mouth pain is tough to control with pills, which is why my self medicating wasn't working. Fixing the problem is the best way to fix the pain. If it's being caused by an infection, the antibiotics will do that for you. | |||
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| Sound and Fury |
Dentist called me and was going to have me take pain meds and antibiotics, but realized the endodontist would be open today so I'm going in. It is a crown, so I might be looking at a root canal. Just how I wanted to spend my day off of work. "I've spoken of the shining city all my political life, but I don't know if I ever quite communicated what I saw when I said it. But in my mind it was a tall proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, wind-swept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace, a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity, and if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here." -- Ronald Reagan, Farewell Address, Jan. 11, 1989 Si vis pacem para bellum There are none so blind as those who refuse to see. Feeding Trolls Since 1995 | |||
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His Royal Hiney |
sorry to hear that. I guess they didn't catch this on your yearly check up? "It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946. | |||
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Better Than I Deserve! |
Clove oil does wonders. We keep a bottle in the house just for this issue. ____________________________ NRA Benefactor Life Member GOA Life Member Arizona Citizens Defense League Life Member | |||
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