Any dentists here? Absolute agony.
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I have got terrible toothache, in fact its more like an electric shock in my tooth. Its the little tooth in front of the molar on the left hand side upper. It's got a filling in it but it's not broken or chipped or anything. Been on the phone to NHS direct but they said there isn't any emergency dentist's around. What can I do? I've dosed myself up on Ibuprofen so I can't take anymore of that so I'm at a bit of a loss as to what I should do?
Yeah unfortunately I have had an abbcess before but not this time. It's just about the worst pain I've had, it's dulled down a bit but when the pain killers wear off I'm in trouble and to top it off my company only have me and another plumber working tomorrow so I'm fretting about that too 
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.Edited by essexplumber on Wednesday 11th August 20:06
You can take paracetomol with Ibuprofen.
http://www.nhs.uk/chq/pages/857.aspx?categoryid=73...
Cheers,
FT.
http://www.nhs.uk/chq/pages/857.aspx?categoryid=73...
Cheers,
FT.
Fume troll said:
You can take paracetomol with Ibuprofen.
http://www.nhs.uk/chq/pages/857.aspx?categoryid=73...
Cheers,
FT.
Thanks for that, the NHS lady was on the phone to mrs Plumber as I was driving home and they kept asking about chest pain and breathing because I'd taken Ibuprofen ?????http://www.nhs.uk/chq/pages/857.aspx?categoryid=73...
Cheers,
FT.
UncleRic said:
Exposed nerve perhaps / maybe the filling has a reeeeeaaaalllly small hole in it that leads into the tooth.
Have you had an plaque removed lately (at a dental hygienist), eaten anything really crunch / hard etc.
I did bite on a lemon sherbert yesterday but it didn't hurt at the time. Will I need another filling?Have you had an plaque removed lately (at a dental hygienist), eaten anything really crunch / hard etc.
In my totally un-trained opinion, it does seem like there is an 'open' nerve somehwere. The fact it hurts more (as you say, like an electric shock) when you breath in (over the tooth / nerve) and the fact you already have a filling on the tooth seems to make sense.
You may need a new filling if it's broken, split, cracked or if the decay wasn't quite fully removed the first time around.
Not a lot you can really do in the mean time, sorry. Just use painkillers and book yourself an 'emergency' dental appointment.
Your dentist will give you the good / bad news.
You may need a new filling if it's broken, split, cracked or if the decay wasn't quite fully removed the first time around.
Not a lot you can really do in the mean time, sorry. Just use painkillers and book yourself an 'emergency' dental appointment.
Your dentist will give you the good / bad news.
Edited by UncleRic on Wednesday 11th August 21:01
The words "agony" and "cold" would suggest pulpitis to me either from decay under the filling/between teeth, cracked tooth or just spontaneous inflamation due to a deep filling having irritated the nerve for a while.
Once the nerve gets a bit inflamed it's a vicious circle as the tooth is a closed unit and inflammation=pressure=inflamation=pressure etc
If this is the case no amount of medicine will help you need to get to a dentist and have the nerve removed.
Once the nerve gets a bit inflamed it's a vicious circle as the tooth is a closed unit and inflammation=pressure=inflamation=pressure etc
If this is the case no amount of medicine will help you need to get to a dentist and have the nerve removed.
Driller said:
As said above what he actually needs is "Dentist".
Does that come in a tube from the chemist?To the OP. Do you have drop in centers in your area? Around here we have a walk in center that does "light weight" emergency stuff including dental (sprained ankles, blood tests etc as well).
Driller said:
UncleRic said:
Driller said:
Proper dentist stuff
I'll was in the right ball-park then.
Pothole said:
Cataflam/Catafast is your friend. Much better for tooth pain the ibuprofen.
As said above what he actually needs is "Dentist".Edited by Driller on Thursday 12th August 09:28
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