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Is there a dentist in the house?
« on: 17 November 2007, 08:01:03 »
Apart from a couple of fillings (When I broke a tooth in half on a tic-tac!) I have usually very healthy teeth and gums, but I've had an ongoing dental problem for a while now.

First thing I noticed a few months ago, is that the outside of my gum above a tooth was swolen. So, Off to dentist, gives me antibiotics - but does beggar all. Dentist then X-rays it, sends it to hospital. X ray shows something in the gum. Hospital come back and say the tooth needs root canal treatment.

Dentist did the course of (painful) canal treatment on this tooth, several times over, before doing the root filling. He then assured me all would be well.

For a couple of weeks, the gum on the inner side of this tooth has now been swolen and raised. Over the last three days, it has been increasingly painful - I'm now at the stage whereas I'm popping Ibuprofen like smarties (Not really, I'm sticking to the label dosage!)

Last night I was sweating with the pain, it was that bad. Called the dentist emergeny number, message says call the NHS Out of hours dental number. So I call that - "this service is closed at 8pm"....please call NHS Direct. So, Call NHS Direct - and after spending about 20 minutes telling them I don't have chest pain and I can breathe, they tell me to get painkillers from the chemist in the morning.  how totally useless!

I have an appt. with my own dentist on Monday. I'm not sure what he'll be able to do, though  :-/ I only need to touch the gum in that area, and it hurts so much it makes my eyes water  :'(
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Re: Is there a dentist in the house?
« Reply #1 on: 17 November 2007, 08:20:07 »
Not nice, got any whisky?.....soak some whisky on some cotton wool, stick it in your gob next to the affected area, you can repeat this process, if it does'nt initially work to numb the pain then at least after several tries, it should get you half pissed :y// at which point you'll forget about any pain :y
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« Reply #2 on: 17 November 2007, 08:34:06 »
You have my sympathy James. I've had a few bad nights/weekends in the past. Monday must seem an eternity away. :(

Go to boots and see what the pharmacyst makes of it.
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Re: Is there a dentist in the house?
« Reply #3 on: 17 November 2007, 08:39:22 »
If it is a cyst, I'll be going under the knife  >:(  :'(
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Re: Is there a dentist in the house?
« Reply #4 on: 17 November 2007, 08:39:46 »
If you get pain killers, put the tablet on your gum were the pain is and suck it.  :y
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Re: Is there a dentist in the house?
« Reply #5 on: 17 November 2007, 08:47:04 »
Ouch - been there, you have my sympathy
Its probably an absess, in which case it'll be antibiotics before he touches anything. If that doesn't sort it he'll possibly do an apicectomy.

Good luck james.

BTW - check with the chemist first, but I think you can take paracetomol in parallel to ibruprofen

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« Reply #6 on: 17 November 2007, 08:47:42 »
If it becomes unbearable, go to A+E, but please dont leave it until this evening, it will be full of drunks by then. Oh, and sod work, your wellbeing is more important.
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Re: Is there a dentist in the house?
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Ouch - been there, you have my sympathy
Its probably an absess, in which case it'll be antibiotics before he touches anything. If that doesn't sort it he'll possibly do an apicectomy.

Good luck james.

BTW - check with the chemist first, but I think you can take paracetomol in parallel to ibruprofen

Pat


Been down the antibiotic route for this problem too many times before, it's time for them to operate...
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Re: Is there a dentist in the house?
« Reply #8 on: 17 November 2007, 08:48:41 »
Bit of pain never hurt anyone  :P
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« Reply #9 on: 17 November 2007, 08:50:03 »
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Ouch - been there, you have my sympathy
Its probably an absess, in which case it'll be antibiotics before he touches anything. If that doesn't sort it he'll possibly do an apicectomy.

Good luck james.

BTW - check with the chemist first, but I think you can take paracetomol in parallel to ibruprofen

Pat


Been down the antibiotic route for this problem too many times before, it's time for them to operate...

....or give you a decent antibiotic instead of amoxcyllin.
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Re: Is there a dentist in the house?
« Reply #10 on: 17 November 2007, 08:50:17 »
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Bit of pain never hurt anyone  :P

Wanna slap?
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« Reply #11 on: 17 November 2007, 08:51:16 »
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Bit of pain never hurt anyone  :P

You're in all day, you must have something in your toolbox......... ::)
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Re: Is there a dentist in the house?
« Reply #12 on: 17 November 2007, 08:52:36 »
The temptation to stick a pin in the gum to drain it and relieve the pressure is immense...
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« Reply #13 on: 17 November 2007, 08:52:41 »
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Bit of pain never hurt anyone  :P

Wanna slap?
As said, a bit of pain never hurt anyone*

* Except when you try acrobatics on a ZX10
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Re: Is there a dentist in the house?
« Reply #14 on: 17 November 2007, 08:54:26 »
I have some mole grips...

I suspect it could be an infection following the root canal work....not that un-common.
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