wisdom tooth pain - pericoronitis
wisdom tooth pain - pericoronitis
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z4chris99

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12,515 posts

208 months

Wednesday 14th November 2012
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fking started hurting on Saturday, I dosed myself up and got an appointment for today on the NHS

the guy looks in my mouth for circa 10 seconds, subscribes anti biotics and sends me on my way.

it's still so painful, I've just finished the last of my 30mg dihydrocodine (from my knee op) which managed the pain ok but now I'm out and fked

oh dentists of PH, how can I stop the pain? and how can I get more codine?

I have had enough of the nhs I'm going to get them pulled out in Oman

037

1,370 posts

176 months

Wednesday 14th November 2012
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Long night ahead I'm afraid.
Don't know where you live but I wouldn't fancy getting on a flight with raging toothache ( unless you can drive to Oman)
Some dentists refer patients to the dental hospital , maybe this might be an option if he is unwilling to treat you for whatever reason
You could always pay for the treatment at a private dentist.
Good luck

essayer

10,410 posts

223 months

Wednesday 14th November 2012
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You can have the flap of gum removed, they'll recommend it if it happens a few more times. Removing the tooth isn't always necessary.

But not much you can do now except take the antibiotics and wait for the inflammation to go down.

You might be able to get cocodamol from a night pharmacist? Presume that's about the strongest you can get OTC

horza

491 posts

236 months

Thursday 15th November 2012
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I went to the emergency dentist at my local health centre as my dentist was unwilling to help.

If you try this you will have to say you don't have a dentist, otherwise they won't see you!

By the time he saw me I could hardly open my mouth and was suffering badly with the pain. He prised my mouth open and within about two minutes had cut open my gum on both sides and stuffed the wounds with some kind of anaesthetic(which looked like tobacco iirc). Immediate relief and, once the trauma died down in my gums, no more pain.

The teeth then just grew through naturally and the only problem I now have is that my front teeth have become quite wonky as a result of the two new(huge) teeth at the back!

z4chris99

Original Poster:

12,515 posts

208 months

Thursday 15th November 2012
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yeh I'm going to have the fkers pulled out. the pain is unreal and I'm not up for wonky teeth

didn't sleep a wink last night even with 60mg of dihydrocodine, 1000mg paracetamol, 100mg diclofenic and 500mg Amoxiccillin

I've run out of codine so tonight will be fun.,

fking NHS dentists don't give a st, cubts

Marf

22,907 posts

270 months

Thursday 15th November 2012
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z4chris99 said:
fking NHS dentists don't give a st, cubts
You need to find a better NHS dentist. Had the same thing last year, NHS dentist sorted me out with antibiotics, painkillers and referred me for a surgical removal.

Ilikebeaver

3,210 posts

210 months

Thursday 15th November 2012
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Mine have been hurting on and off for the last year.
Dentist says nothing needs doing frown

I can hardly eat hard food at the moment. Living off baked beans.

z4chris99

Original Poster:

12,515 posts

208 months

Thursday 15th November 2012
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they appear to me to be a bit like your appendix, and are not really needed now we don't chew grass

I won't be any worse if I get them all pulled out?

z4chris99

Original Poster:

12,515 posts

208 months

Thursday 15th November 2012
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I've been to the boots and got Paramol, it's only got 7.5mg dihydrocodine but it's a start

going to invade the dentist at lunch and demand stronger pain killers

Marf

22,907 posts

270 months

Thursday 15th November 2012
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z4chris99 said:
I've been to the boots and got Paramol, it's only got 7.5mg dihydrocodine but it's a start

going to invade the dentist at lunch and demand stronger pain killers
Teething Gel/powder and Tyrozet lozenges help. Both contain lidocaine which'll numb the tooth/gum

Rollin

6,327 posts

274 months

Thursday 15th November 2012
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The pain is caused by the infection. You should be concentrating on doing things to fight the infection as painkillers won't do this.
Take your antibiotics as prescribed and use hot salt mouthwash.

Driller

8,310 posts

307 months

Thursday 15th November 2012
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horza said:
The teeth then just grew through naturally and the only problem I now have is that my front teeth have become quite wonky as a result of the two new(huge) teeth at the back!
Any PH dentists care to comment on this? biggrin

z4chris99

Original Poster:

12,515 posts

208 months

Thursday 15th November 2012
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since my bottom wisdom teeth have come through my front teeth are now not in a straight line... I think that's just life. after I've had my wisdom pulled out I'm sure I can get them straightened if I wished to

172ff

3,775 posts

224 months

Thursday 15th November 2012
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I had years of infections before I had 3 of mine out. They refused to take the 4th out as there wasn't anything wrong with it. Got rid as the antibiotics stopped working on the infections.

Be aware that the pain you'll be in after having them out is 100 times worse than what you are in now! fking smarts!

horza

491 posts

236 months

Thursday 15th November 2012
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Driller said:
Any PH dentists care to comment on this? biggrin
Does that not happen?

I must be sucking my thumb too much then!

Driller

8,310 posts

307 months

Thursday 15th November 2012
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Not at all and not at all a reproach at you, it's just a somewhat controversial subject that's all!

z4chris99

Original Poster:

12,515 posts

208 months

Thursday 15th November 2012
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my front teeth are now not straight now I have my wisdom teeth coming through.

fact

Driller

8,310 posts

307 months

Thursday 15th November 2012
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z4chris99 said:
my front teeth are now not straight now I have my wisdom teeth coming through.

fact
So what? If you had started wearing jeans at the time your wisdom teeth were coming through would you make a link with that too? smile

Evidence is flimsy at best Alan or is that just the NHS trying to get out of funding dental surgery? scratchchin

z4chris99

Original Poster:

12,515 posts

208 months

Thursday 15th November 2012
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no, but I can feel the pressure on that row of teeth and you can see that ones are turning and the ones nect to them pushing into that space...


Driller

8,310 posts

307 months

Thursday 15th November 2012
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Still doesn't implicate your wisdoms any more than your feet though...