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General => General discussion => Topic started by: mcgee9t2 on 17 November 2012, 14:56
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had half a tooth knoked out and all the nerves were exposed, had a cap put on but think a bit of bacteria was still present and has infected the nerves ect making my tooth abcessed, bloody kills, anyone had one? any ways you found to stop it being so painfull?
before anyone says dentist its closed over weekend so im going to book an appointment monday.
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What time are you going? 2.30?
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What time are you going? 2.30?
:grin: :grin: :grin:
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Clove oil from boots, taste like poo and makes you dribble but will relieve the pain a bit...
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I would phone nhs direct, I know in Manchester there is an emergency dental unit at the local hospital. I had an abcessed tooth years ago and they had to remove three back teeth! Not pleasant mate
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Best thing I used for an abcessed wisdom tooth is to get a small bit of cottom wool. dampen it a bit. Then mix up a a small bit of bi-carbonate of soda (not baking soda) with an equal amount of salt and mix it up. Half a teaspoon or so of each. Then dab the damp cotton wool in the stuff and place it in between the inside of your cheek and gum next to the tooth. The pain is caused by the build up white blood cells your body sends to the effected area and the this method will help draw the infection to the surface of the gum and relieving the pain. Should start to work in 20 minutes. A small gum boil should appear after a while and will burst on its own. I've had a couple of abcesses and this is the only thing that worked for me quickly as a temp measure. Also loading up on around 2000mg of vitamin C a day will help as they act as a natural anti-biotic.
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I would phone nhs direct, I know in Manchester there is an emergency dental unit at the local hospital. I had an abcessed tooth years ago and they had to remove three back teeth! Not pleasant mate
net emergancy dentist is like 60/70 miles away
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I would phone nhs direct, I know in Manchester there is an emergency dental unit at the local hospital. I had an abcessed tooth years ago and they had to remove three back teeth! Not pleasant mate
net emergancy dentist is like 60/70 miles away
Depends how much pain your in I suppose, If it was really bad you could drive that in an hour or so.
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I feel your pain.
Just had a gum infection due to a wisdom tooth, got antibiotics for it and it went away.
A few days after I finished the antibiotics (last Wednesday) my gum started swelling up.
Since then it's doubled in size and looks like it's a bit bruised.
I rang the dentist but because I wasn't in pain they couldn't get me in until this coming Tuesday, which means paying another £30 for another emergency appointment.
I hope it don't pop on me, feels like it wants to!
Horrible stuff.
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Do what I suggesed above, its the only way to relieve the pain of an abcess effectively. If you think about whats happening inside your tooth, the pressure has to escape. An emergency appointment at the dentist will only result in them drilling a hole in it to drain the fluids and sending you on your way, they can't do anything eles until the infection has subsided.
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i had this when up north,
fooking agony, must have been had to miss a car show and a load of free vodka :shocked:
to be fair, they would be reluctant to remove until the thing has died down infection wise after some drugs,
i had the tooth yanked out 4 days later, sheeeeeer bliss :sick:
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hope i dont have to have this yanked out as its the front tooth.
and it being the front tooth makes it worse cause i cant bite into anything, had to eat my bacon sandwich with a knife and fork cutting it up into little bits :grin:
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Novacaine :laugh: :lipsrsealed: not sure where your get it from tho
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Tooth abcesses are the single nastiest thing in the world. I should know as I have had 5.
The only way to deal with the pain is to stop the infection, and that is by antibiotics.
I feel your pain, my friend. Had to go to a funeral in Bournemouth once, and an abcess kicked in just after lunch. Driving 200 miles back home was NOT a pleasant experience, and seemed to be the longest drive of my life. It is the only pain I have experienced as an adult where I genuinely just wanted to cry! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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Sorry I wish I had seen this earlier. There are different types of dental abscess (an abscess is a collection of pus), the most common are due to a dead pulp/nerve caused by decay or trauma, and an infection associated with a partially erupted wisdom tooth. For the nerve related abscess the only real solution is removal of the cause of the infection (either by opening up the tooth, cleaning and filling the root canal or by removing the tooth), antibiotics work but only for a short period of time as the cause of infection remains. If you are stranded without access to a dentist then paracetamol/ibuprofen can help. Regarding the wisdom tooth infection, rinsing with hot salt mouthwash or 'Corsodyl' mouthwash, along with gentle brushing under/around the infected gum will help, but an antibiotic is usually required in addition tothis. This can be definitively successful if the tooth fully erupts but more often than not the problem will turn and the tooth is for the bin!
Hope this helps if you have future probs
Pedro
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Ever seen "Marathon Man" :lipsrsealed:
Thom
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I haven't?
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Not very helpful, but its a great film :lipsrsealed:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzw1_2b-I7A
Thom
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That's why I wish I had seen it earlier. It may come In handy for the guy or others in the future. For once on this site I know what I'm talking about - just watched the clip, he guy is right, he should have looked after his teeth! :smiley:
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Guess you better think about bending over and getting a crown if its the front, around £500 each these day gold or paladium sir? :lipsrsealed:
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Guess you better think about bending over and getting a crown if its the front, around £500 each these day gold or paladium sir? :lipsrsealed:
Would be interesting to hear how the original chap got on with his abscess. He may or may not need a crown; if so an NHS one is around £100, private prices vary massively but you should be able to get a high quality all ceramic crown for around £350.
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Scotland is much cheaper isnt it? Here my dentist charge £400 plus root canal or extracting, x-rays blah blah
My crown fell out last week £100 just to refit and a quick sonic clean £60 :lipsrsealed: :rolleyes:
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Scotland is much cheaper isnt it? Here my dentist charge £400 plus root canal or extracting, x-rays blah blah
My crown fell out last week £100 just to refit and a quick sonic clean £60 :lipsrsealed: :rolleyes:
Our NHS system generally works well however the government changed the English contract a few years back and it's now a shambles, many practices have had to become private and others have closed. Having said that £100 to refit a crown is a shocker. That and your scale and polish would have set you back £18 up here!
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My wife had ths a few years ago, made her face swell up so much she was hardly recognisable, horrific pain too.
Strongest pain killers you can lay your hands on gat yourself to the emergency dentist ASAP.
Good luck.
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Dentist gave me antibiotics. got an appointment to go back in a few week. pain has 99% gone now so hopefully the infections on its way out :)
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Word of warning..........I had a tooth abscess once and 2 courses of antibiotics failed to clear it. In end, had to have tooth out WITHOUT anaesthetic as it wasn't taking effect...........THE MOST PAINFUL EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE! and that includes giving birth (oh alright, I had a cesarean and didn't feel a thing) :smiley:
Hope the pills do the trick.
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Just had an abcess but didnt know I have one until the tooth broke off! Still no pain. Dentist gave me antibiotics and all fine for now. Back after Xmas for root canal work.
My second front tooth crown cost me £220 last year. (NHS Dentist)