sever wisdom tooth pain but im pregnant.. what can i do?

[1990crazylady]

of course i realise i should go to a dentist but the issue is that i ive 200miles away from my old dentist and haven't yet signed up to a new one. will that not take ages to process and even longer before i get someone to see me?

the pain is like nothing i have ever encounted before, my jaw hurts and aches, my gums are sore, my teeth feel like they are in a vice and it even hurts to swollow. this hard led to a sore throat and an ear ache.

to add insult to injury i pregnant and have to be extremely careful what i can take and what i cannot without medical advice.

i've suffered this for 3 days now and havent slept a proper nights through. i catch a few hours where i can. will the dentist see me a.s.a.p?

[1990crazylady]

sorry about the amount of spelling mistakes. its 6 in the morning and i havent slept a wink. im soooo tired but i just cant sleep. the pain is too much and i keep salivating all over my pillow. p.s. clove oil doesnt seem to be working either x

[emmie]

have you a doctor in the area to ask about pain relief, what you could take to ease it, then seek dental help today, i am surprised you have waited so long to look for new dentist.

[emmie]

unless you are in a rural area and there are few dentists around, there must be one local to you to ask for help, phone and ask for an emergency appointment, they should see you if you explain how bad it is.

[ojread2]

Only thing for pain to self medicate is paracetamol when pregnant - it might take the edge off.
Is the tooth coming through or do you think it needs filling?
Do you have emergency dentists at your local A&E - you'll be charged though, pregnant or not
It takes minutes to sign with a new dentist. Make and appointment, fill out necessary forms and voila! you're done.
You will need to find one in your area who takes NHS patients or a private one that will give you free treatment when pregnant
Get the phone book out - call the first one, if you're lucky brilliant, if not ask them where to look for a local NHS dentist. They should be able to give you a number to call to find one - at least, that's what happens in the area I live

GL! Nowt worse than toothache, except ear ache

[slaney]

There are a few choices according to this if you are not registered with a dentist - NHS Direct, your local A&E, and your local PCT ...

http://www.nhs.uk/chq...=74&SubCategoryID=742

If you don't know the local PCT telephone number, put your postcode in here..

http://www.nhs.uk/Ser...PCT&ServiceType=Trust

[bednobs]

just ring round a few and ask. or drive 200 miles

[boxtops]

Your local primary care Trust can tell you where your nearest dentist is - anyone will take you in an emergency and dental treatment should be free as you are pregnant (depending on where you live). Where are you?

[B00]

Sounds more like an abscess, and you will NEED to get this seen to, believe me, iv'e been there the pain won't go away, it'll just get worse.

Try to find your nearest emergency walk in dentist. Please don't ignore this.

[boxtops]

PS all dentists usually keep a couple of appointments free each day for emergencies, but you'll need to get in quick as they do go early.

[boxtops]

BTW welcome to AB - you should be on-line looking for a dentist though, rather than posting on here!

[237SJ]

Have you got any NHS dentists around your area? My mother moved 200 miles and left her NHS dentist behind and she chipped a tooth quite badly. She asked around, phoned the denist, had an appointment almost straight away and signed up for them when she arrived for it. It was all done and dusted in a couple of days.

[donnaanna]

I got signed on and seen immediatelly on walking into new clinic.

If your move is permanent you need to sign on to dentis where you are now anyway and the sooner the better given the possible trobule with teeth during/after pregnancy.

[Eve]

Ring around and try and find an NHS dentist with an emergency surgery who will see you, if not then ask about private fees for an emergency appointment and note that you are pregnant and ask them what you can/cannot do.

My friend has a dentist but went to see an emergency private one over the weekend as she was in so much pain. It turned out to be an abscess/infection and of the options given she had the call out (£65) and tooth out (£120) which included examination, investigation, tooth out and antibiotics. She rang in the afternoon and had an emergency appointment for that evening - the dentist and hygienist came to open up to see her.

I had the same when my wisdom tooth got infection - pain was horrendous, I was in the middle of my final degree exams and I didn't have a dentist and it was a weekend. I got an emergency appointment and was seen and had one out in the chair and antibiotics all under the one fee (must have been NHS but I was a student too and in Wales in different - about 10 years ago now).

Wisdom teeth can be difficult though if they get impacted so the sooner you go the better.

I ended up having the other three of my wisdom teeth out under a general anaesthetic.

I'm not sure of restrictions due to your pregnancy but the dentists themselves should be able to tell you your options.

[Pimpernel]

I had all 4 wisdom teeth out under local anaesthesia when I was a teen. Extracting 1 wisdom tooth shouldn't be too much of a problem, even if you're pregnant. If the tooth is already out, and has cavities, you can apply clove oil to it (that's what I'm doing to 1 of my molars at the moment, I've got an appointment with my dentist next week) with a cotton bud. Don't apply clove oil on your gum, it would burn it badly, like a mouth ulcer.