re: Tooth Pain is definitely a level of Hell

I went to the dentist yesterday with pain in my wisdom tooth and the dentist found a cavity he didn’t fill it he just told me “you’re a 49-year-old man with wisdom teeth these things should’ve came out when you were a kid“. Then he just decided to pull it and that’s what he did.

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He’s talking about an abscess which at this point means the root is gone and inflamed and infected. The puss and infection has nowhere to go so that’s why you see it come out of the gums and sides of tooth.

Have to get the root out either way.

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ahhh. And that sounds awful. Best wishes to the OP. Sorry you’re going through that.


Edit: a tooth ache/problem is honestly one of the worst things to go through. I had a problem one time where everytime I would take a step with my right foot, a sharp pain would go through my body and ache a tooth in my mouth that had a cavity. It was the weirdest thing. It was then when I learned how nerves work through your body.

Mine was a left rear upper wisdom. I thought I was just going to get a filling and he tells we were going to pull it I was like “oh shite“. ETA it had three roots and one of them broke off and he just dug that bitch out.

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How long ago did you quit dipping? How long did you dip for?

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Dipped for about 8 years consistently and weaned myself off over a year. Combine that with heavy drinking and generally not taking care of myself in my early 20s really fricked my mouth up.

Dealt with it once in the past and the dentist wouldn't remove it until I took a full schedule of antibiotics. Hoping it's the same procedure if I have to end up going with a different place.

ETA- not a molar, would be #19 if I'm reading this chart correctly

And yeah they dont even give you Tylenol 3s any more. OTC ibuprofen is about the only pain relief I'll get unless I call up that dumbass brother-in-law of mine

One of my coworkers brought some duck to the office a few months ago. I chomped down on a bb like I was at Cracker Barrel. My affected tooth was sore at first but not unbearable so I didn't worry about it. Three days later I could have told you my pulse without looking. I went to an urgent care to get antibiotics and Hydrocodone to get me through the 2 days before my dentist could see me.

Usually if you have a tooth ace, there's a good chance there is an infection. I didn't have to have a root canal, but did have a small infection starting. It relieves it after about a day taking antibiotics. Just something I've always found helpful.

Yep, two Tylenol’s and two ibuprofens at same time. It will take care of the pain.

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Antibiotics for sure!

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How does this help with teeth/pain?

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It's kind of controversial. A lot of docs reflexively give antibiotics (pen VK or amoxicillin) for dental pain, but literature doesn't show benefit unless there are actual signs of infection (fever, abscess, etc.). I don't usually give them unless I drained an abscess, but I see why some would give it for bad tooth pain if they are concerned about a small infection brewing in the pulp.

For dental pain I would stick to ibuprofen/tylenol (400/1000, every 6 hours). Dental putty to cover the broken tooth. Orajel as others have mentioned. And get in to see a dentist ASAP.

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Usually if you have a tooth ace, there's a good chance there is an infection. I didn't have to have a root canal, but did have a small infection starting. It relieves it after about a day taking antibiotics. Just something I've always found helpful.

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I honestly didnt know that the ache was sometimes due to infection.

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