Toothache!

[silver_fox]

Hi everybody!

Help, I have major toothache!!

I was at the dentist on Friday and they replaced a cracked filling in my wisdom tooth....since then I have been in absolute AGONY!!!! My whole mouth is hurting, I've been taking tons of pain killers and putting a hot water bottle on but it's still killing!

Is it just the aftermath of the filling, nerves settling, etc (apparently it was a really deep filling) or should I go back to the dentist?

Thanks in advance
A xXx

[ELVIS68]

It`s either the nerve playing up or your hot water bottle`s too hot

[ilovemarkb]

hi silver fox. if i were you i wouldnt put a hot water bottle on, this will probably aggravate it even more. An ice pack would be better to reduce swelling.I prob would go back to the dentist, just in case there,s an infection or abcess. I had a tooth removed last week that had been filled at least 4 times, after much pain the dentist decided to remove it, low and behold there was an abcess on the root of my removed tooth. In the meantime the strongest painkiller you can buy over the counter is paramol. Its excellent but does make me drowsy. let us know how you get on!!

[silver_fox]

thanks - I'm taking a combination of extra strength Ibruprofen with co-codamol at the moment, as recommended by NHS Direct but the ibruprofen is making me vomit!! I'll try getting some Paramol tomorrow.

A xXx

[ilovemarkb]

ibuprofen is an excellent painkiller, but it can upset the stomach (similar to aspirin). also paramol isnt suitable for asthmatics or those who have stomach ulcers!! good luck!!

[saxy_jag]

It's worth giving the dentist a call just to make sure everything's OK. If it is, and if the paramol doesn't work on the pain, your dentist should be able to prescribe something stronger.

ilovemarkb's right - go for something cool rather than warm. Warmth will draw the blood flow to the surface where all the nerve endings are, thus aggravating them. Something cool will make blood vessels constrict and have the opposite effect.

[stewey]

Temporary relief from a really bad toothache can be achieved by keeping in your mouth a shot of liquor. Don't swallow it, just keep it there and swish it around. Eventually you have to swallow it or expectorate it back into the glass,,,,It works!

[Psychick]

Are you taking the Ibruprofen with or after food? As ilovemarkb says, it can upset the stomach but is normally ok when not taken on an empty stomach. If this tooth is in a place where it doesnt show, I would go back and get it taken out.....get the pain over once and for all. If the treatment was that deep anyway, it wont last much longer and you will lose it at some point (speaking from experoence!) Go get it over and done with and you wont have to ever worry about it again!
Good luck! :)

[Psychick]

Oops Ive just read it is your wisdom tooth....definately go back and get the dentist to take it out!

[jno]

I think this is too long to be in pain (and agony is even worse) - go back to the dentist and ask him to take another look. I once had a dentist tell me he couldn't see anything wrong when I was in pain. 4 days later it was so bad I had to go to an emergency dentist who said the first one must have been blind, I needed root canal treatment. This worked. After that I changed dentists. The only purpose of dentists really is to stop your teeth hurting, but they can miss things and make mistakes. Good luck!

[bigmamma]

morning silver_fox :-)
Hope your night wasn't too bad and that either your pain has eased or you have managed to get back to have it checked out . All the best .

[Reverandfunk]

Short term dont bother with asprins etc try some clove oil, put some on your finger and rub in onto the sore area. Smells a little but will definately do the job.

[want2findout]

I had terrible tootache a few months back. I was in agony and ended up phoning the dentist on a Sunday morning for an emergency appointment. I was prescribed antibiotics and went back the following week to have the tooth removed. I like you tried painkillers as often as I could without overdosing but it didn;t touch the pain. Go back to the dentist!

[johnlambert]

Oil of Cloves

[bbawden]

I am in the same situation, I had to have 3 very deep fillings right next to each other and am also looking for very strong pain killers. Have just bought some paramol (fingers crossed). I wasn't in any pain before the fillings but now the constant dull pain is really annoying, all of my research is suggesting Paramol or Nurofen plus are the best pain killers without prescription (opiate based so dont take them for to long you might get hooked) deep fillings affect the soft tissue at the centre of the tooth near the nerve and it is apparently perfectly normal to experience some horrible pain (sometimes for a number of weeks following multiple deep fillings like this) my dentist has said if the pain persists after another two weeks, he will take some more x rays (just in case) Good Luck, it's absolutely horrible, but you are not alone, and your teeth should be much happier in the future.

[bbawden]

Just an update on my last post - mixture of paracetamol and Ibuprofen worked best during the pain. Pain has finally gone, no more pills - very happy! Thanks Goodness.