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Posted by: beebo Jun 26 2008, 04:41 AM

Hey guys,

So listen to this, my dentist did like 2 or 3 root canals and then said they were going on vacation...
Aren't dentists supposed to do a checkup on root canals VERY soon after ?

Well anyway on the right side of my mouth, there is a heaping load of pain and i need help from anyone here that can help to ease the pain. I don't mean to cry to u guys and complain but i could use some help. SO ANY ADVICE?

p.s. somin besides tylenol,advil,ibprofen,etc*pills,liquid medicine*

Posted by: Nemanja Filipovic Jun 26 2008, 04:44 AM

When ever I am in big pains(head or tooth) I use Brufen (ibuprofen) 600,that is the strongest one I think.
All tough you sad you don't wanna use the medicine,I think you should if you are in big pains.

Posted by: beebo Jun 26 2008, 04:49 AM

yes but...it's 11:00 clock i'm home alone and i took 3 200mg ibprfn and it's not helping much.....stupid teeth
i hate em.
U know my whole family has been having problems w/ root canals and calcium deffiency. I think it's a curse
well anyway i just don't like to use medicine*especially tylenol* because it's bad on ur liver.
Thnx though

Posted by: OrganisedConfusion Jun 26 2008, 10:37 AM

Well go to the dentists and get an emergency appointment with another dentist. If there is a problem with work that a dentist has done they need to see you. Or failing that go to the doctors and they will give you much stronger pain killers that you can only get on prescription till your dentist comes back. I had EXACTLY the same problem as you (well not root canals but other painful teeth problems) and I saw another dentist for a one off at the clinic.

Posted by: mattacuk Jun 26 2008, 11:48 AM

Once they took my root canals out on the offending tooth the pain subsided. I would have thought if they dentist did a proper job it should ease the pain !!

So you should get an emergency appointment, they should be able to ease the pain one way or another

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Jun 26 2008, 11:54 AM

Can you go to another dentist?

Posted by: beebo Jun 26 2008, 06:12 PM

well i told my mom about that but she just ignored the comment and told me to just keep taking tylenol.
It's hard to sleep and take medicine at the same time ma

Posted by: MickeM Jun 26 2008, 06:21 PM

What one usually does to keep pain under control is to take a strong dose kill the pain and the frequently surpress it with the normal dose.
If the normal dose is 500mg the first dose could be 2000mg to first kill the pain, the the normal dose to keep it down.

What many people do wrong is to start off with the recommended dose but then you'll just hold part of the pain back and you'll still be hurting for quite a bit.


Kill, maintain!

Posted by: beebo Jun 26 2008, 07:36 PM

hmm well i take 600 mgs of ibprfn and my aunt *used to be a nurse* said doctors would prescribe up to 800mg of this and it would help..Will it hurt me to take 4 ibprfn?

Posted by: jacmoe Jun 26 2008, 08:02 PM

Do not experiment!
You could damage your kidneys, etc.

If you're old enough, some strong alcohol might do the trick.
You don't have to drink it - just let it swirl around your teeth for a bit.

You really should see another dentist.

Tooth aches can be totally unbearable.

You have my sympathy.

Posted by: beebo Jun 26 2008, 08:16 PM

Well im , 15 but ever now and then my mom lets me drink a little..but it's only like smeernof or cooler drink.
my grandma one time told me to swish rubbing alcohol and some water in my mouth for something but i can't remember wat but somewhere in my mouth it stopped hurting. IDK if that was gums or teeth..hmm..
Thnx for ur sympaty jacmoe I appreciate it!

Posted by: Gerardo Siere Jun 26 2008, 11:27 PM

Go to another dentist inmediatelly.

Posted by: beebo Jun 27 2008, 04:19 AM

my mom wants me to wait another couple more weeks until that dentist gets back so it doesn't waste money i guess but it hurts and after a while u literally WANT to cry to ease the stresss but u can't becuase it hurts so bad! That's how i feel right now and 600mg ibprfn does NOT work anymore! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! OWWWW!!!!!!
Theres no way i can make it another 4 or 5 weeks... i'm tired already! this is like week number 4 and it's getting worse! my aunt said i prob wouldn't make it that long and i think she's right but my family is to worried about gas money and just buying more medicine that never works!! GOD I HATE TOOTHACHES MORE THAN ANYTHING!
So how is everyone

p.s. sorry guys this pain jsut frustrates me and it has to come out some way to pinch just a hair of pain off!
PLZ ANY SUGGESTIONS? TIPS? HELP?

Posted by: MickeM Jun 27 2008, 06:43 AM

You're 4 weeks gone and still in pain??? That's must be wrong! Are you taking 600mg per dose, that's too much, if it's per day it's ok but not 600mg dose at a time. In the long run that can hurt your kidneys.

Now you got to see another dentist or go to the emergency, they've got dentists too.

EDIT: SORRY, I got it wrong, 600mg could very well be the perscribed dose. A error while thinking on my side.

Posted by: Bogdan Radovic Jun 27 2008, 03:43 PM

Hmmm you should not take painkillers on your own like that....I mean there must be something wrong done on your last visit to dentist so I suggest going to another one for emergency exam...You should not be in pain!!!

Posted by: beebo Jun 27 2008, 06:25 PM

yes i know...actually i'm at my house a lot by myslef my sis is gone to her friends/summercamp and my mom goes to see her bf and i don't get to see my other lil bro and sis. But when i went over at my cousins they were gonna give me a lower tab when they were out of painkillers but i had tooken it before when my mom gamme it and it didn't help.
hmmmm if i go to the emergency room and it decides to quit hurting for couple mins *like it does every now and then * what should i do?

Posted by: MickeM Jun 27 2008, 07:57 PM

Excuse me for being so frank but I think your mom should pay more attention to YOU and your pain instead of running off to her bf. But since she doesnt I suggest if noone is there to help you that you go to the emergency yourself.


EDIT: After four weeks it shouldn't hurt!!

Posted by: beebo Jun 27 2008, 08:30 PM

That's a pretty long walk for me...*15 w/ no car btw* and also i was taking 600mg on dose and no prescription.
That's as low as i could go w/o pain.

Posted by: OrganisedConfusion Jun 27 2008, 08:54 PM

I phoned up after dentist work and said problem and my dentist was away. They got me an emergency appointment same day. We dont mean go to new surgery. Just different dentist at same surgery. Should be free as their work failed. Not your fault. Good luck in sorting it out. Dont live and die in pain. Pain says something is wrong. You cant wait 4 weeks taking meds everyday as it ups your defense to pain killers.

Posted by: timono Jun 27 2008, 08:54 PM

wow man 4 weeks of pain in your mouth :S i would go nuts

you really should go and see a doctor if that lot of pain killers don't work i think..

good luck in killing the pain!!!

timon

Posted by: beebo Jun 29 2008, 04:15 AM

Well folks right now for a short time at least i'm doing a lil better and got lucky the meds helped.
My mom & her bf & some cousins are going to the greenhorn tonight *bar* and i'm gonna take the goods out of that ...or try and get some rest and i've been having to eat grits for dinner and just a lil meat because it's getting worse where i can't touch my right side of my mouth in the very back where i chew so that explains the grits. But thnx guys for ur support! I believe i can maybe last about another week where the orignial dentist should be back. I told my mom about the other dentist and she said they were closed on that day so i didn't bother to keep asking. Wish me luck on being able to live on grits ....and maybe a lil ice cream that's not too cold lol! Just trying to make the moment a lil better.

Posted by: beebo Jul 3 2008, 07:05 PM

Guys guess wat
W/o taking the meds ...becuase they didn't help but anyway i just kept praying and praying all those very seriously and God answered my prayers and took the pain away! plz guys, don't think i'm lying or weird i'm dead serious! But thnx for all ur support Gmc and u have my support now 100%


Thnx for the comments guys...just talking made me feel a lil bit better.