Some Thoughts:
- When you have a tooth ache everything else takes second place.
- Oh, and the tooth ache always happens on a bank holiday weekend, to ensure maximum pain, and remind you to go to the bloody dentist more often!
- Vodka, rubbed onto the infected gum/teeth is a god-send for pain relief. It lasts almost 3 hours and it’ll let you get some measure of rest at night.
- Have an understanding partner who’ll take care of you and fuss over you.
- Brush, floss and see your dentist more often.
- Brush, floss and see your dentist more often.
- Brush, floss and see your dentist more often.
- Brush, floss and see your dentist more often.
I’ll probably have to get a root-canal next week, the tooth is dead so hopefully it won’t be too sore. (I’m not too hopeful though..)
i have real bad tooth ache !!! my side of my gead is hurting so much as i write this im in pain can concentrate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ouch/!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! help plase!!!
i was so disapointed when seeing this page as i rely thought i would get some ideas of relifing the pain from the toothace bummer
God, it really pisses me of to see hoe expensive it is to go to the dentist. Tue number of people who can’t afford going to the dentist continues to increase throughout the years. even I myself can’t afford afford a stupid check up so I simply avoid going to the dentist.
I hate it when my teeth hurt, and there’s nothing I can do about it. I can ease the pain, but what good will that be if the pain continues to come back after the hour? Well right now I have MAJOR molar pain that is killing me. I’ve been up for the past 2 hours. The pain is so bad that I try to sleep sitting up. (having my head at a certain elevation helps ease the pain).
It seems that there are many good home remedies on this website (the comments not the dumb article). I’d like to try the vodka trick, but unfortunately I don’t have alcohol. I took 2 advils, and that seems to have work for my complete right side of my mouth. I really don’t know what I’m going to do.
If you can get your hands on some Coloital Silver Water, it does work as an antibiotic. You soak the painful area with cotton ball or similar. You can also drink the water. Just use a little at a time, like a dixie cup half full. Best to you.
Tooth pain that you can’t stand is most likely a infection and left untreated it can go to your heart, should not let it go that far as it can or will cause death. Penicillian taken will take care of it immediately within the hr.
do not prolong a Dentist appointment or let them set you up one,later that week as it is dangerous. My dentist wanted to schedule my appointment two weeks later, telling me to take advil etc. I ended up going to the Emergency that same day, everything whisky, over the counter pain pills- more than what it tells you to take did not which meant infection did not go away.
Silver Biotics may help or clear the infection Holistic health vitamin store. Not very expensive, or it may only be temperary feeling of no pain – then back a couple hrs later or off and on. Get penicillian for it. Then get treated if you still have problems after taking it. If it goes away, then your fine.
put some finger nail polish directly on the opening and let it dry without letting your saliva move it out of place because it burns…alot. use clear color so you dont look like and idiot, and remember, let it dry the first time!! It will seal the hole until you can get to the dentist. Take pennicillin if you can get it and are not allergic. dont use too much anbesol as you can o.d. on it and if your tooth is absessed your heart can stop and kill you. probably won’t, but it can. this way you can go to work and help me pay some of the taxes uncle sam uses to screw us until we’re 67.
Anon – I wouldn’t go putting nail polish in your mouth! It’s highly toxic and it’ll poison you!
Not to mention, you don’t want to go sealing all that bacteria in, that’s why abscesses need to be lanced…
So sorry about your toothache. The best thing for reliving the pain is for you to go to the dentist. You may need to be on an antibiotic for the infection. You may find that an antibiotic can relieve the pain within 24 – 48 hours. Please go to the pharmacist get some home remedies until you can get into the dentist’s office. I had a couple of infected teeth pulled – too late for me to have root canal – and it is the best thing I did.
Even if you have to borrow the money – it will be worth every penny to get rid of the pain! Julie
Oh god thankyou to the person who posted this. I was seriously wondering around the house mumbling and sobbing. Strong pain killers did nothing to help but the vodka thing (well in my case some really expensive 20yr old scotch) actually dulled the pain enough to get to sleep. I found getting tissues and drying the gum as much as possible then holding a drenched cotton ball or gauze on there for as long as I could worked best. I have an appointment tomorrow afternoon and I am so relieved that I have something to get me by untill then. Again THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU.
ahh all i have is 151 rum think it would work?
Oragel helped me ………………i was in complete pain for 6 months, i overdosed on Ibuprofen, i was taken them every 2 hours. Oragel is at all chemists over the counter. Hope this helps and you get relief soon
Take care. xxx
I was going to suggest orajel, unless you’re sensitive to benzocaine(the active ingredient). Otherwise, good old fashioned clove oil from the chemist. It tastes rank, but it’s a local anaesthetic.(you can also use it to humanely euthanise sick pet fish, weirdly enough)
Use the vodka.. it really helps!
I’ll second the vodka. Also, try maximum strength Anbesol gel. It makes the area numb on contact.
it really does work
help my tooth is aching so much i had to browse about it, will get it yanked off 2 wks time, a suggeston i read here says kissing can actually releive it , this seems like a wellcome alternative for me, to kiss a girl i like, compromising my christian virtues , pls God help , this could drive a guy crazy !! the most neurotic thing about it , i mean what causes people to go mental with tooth ache is not so much the extent , but the persistence and duratio n of the ache . pease pray for me . take care .
I really doubt that kissing will relieve your toothache. I have never heard of such a thing. So if your worried about compromising your christian virtues == you have nothing to worry about – no need to kiss anyone – it won’t help you anyway. GO TO THE DENTIST…please…and my prayers are with you……hugs, from Julie
Friday March 11 Toothache diven me mad since Tuesday.Dentist day off Wednesday, Thursday sit patiently and wait at twelve, to be told can’t see anything. come back if you can decided which tooth it is, thought in the twenty first century he could have told me. all my head aches. any suggestions
Didn’t they do x rays?!
I am havin a lot of trouble. My tooth is achin so bad and i am breastfeeding so that complicates things a bit. hopefully i’ll have a rootcanal tomorrow, pray for strength. God bless u all
my tooth is acheing sooooooooo bad i keep rescheduleing my dentist appointment because i cant affored it right now what can i do to reliave this pain
Ask your family doctor for an RX for T’3.s
Even if you have to go on a payment plan – go to the dentist and get the root canal – you are lucky – I had to have my teeth pulled to late for a root canal. Julie
my tooth is hutring so bad i feel it in my neck and i cant see the dentist2 tomorrow what can i do.do trhe vodka really works whatr if i had the vodka in the freezer 2 get cold because i like it when its cold and my tooth cant take it because its to cold
OOOOOuch! my tooth is really painful! my bottom tooth is decayed and has no side to it but not painful my other side bottom tooth has a hole in it but not painful yet instantly my top second back tooth is killing me! i am petrified of the dentist had a real bad experience when i was yonger have taken solphodol yet it is painful beyond beleive rather go through child birth then this help!
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Why does a toothache hurt the most at night and make it so you can’t sleep? I’m calling the dentist tomorrow!!!
I have removed most of my teeth and i’m still having pains. do i remove it and get false teeth to replace the extracted teeth?
oh god pain i have had for 3 days i had one pulled out and still got the pain what can i do cos im going spare here
I cannot believe I waited this long to get something done to my teeth. I am in so much pain, WhYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY mEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE?????????????? Help I need relief fast.
like others who’ve posted, I’ve got a toothache as well. It’s so annoying, I have no motivation to get back to work and I’ve got an exam tomorrow! Maybe some pain killers will help
All last week I was in pain. Now the right side of my face/head is huge. I just got back from the dentist. She told me to call a different dentist. Now I have to wait 2 weeks to go to the other dentist/specialist for root canal. Now I am looking forward to going to the dentist. This morning I just got Motrin. We will see if it works. I was using Advil and Vodka. That did work.
Just wondering how your experiance turned out. I know it was a long time ago but.. was it abcessed? Asshole doctor tells you to go see someone else??? yours sounded liek an emergency of priority. I hope everything turned pout alright.\
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Ron.
I have had a tooth ache for two weeks. However I could manage it with anbesol and motrin, But every time I ate or drank anything it was pain for hours until I could get it under control So I went to the Denist today and started a root canal only to find that the tooth is to far gone to save. the tooth would not get numb enough to pull it because of infection. So a temp. filing went in and now that I can feel my face again, I can’t stand the pain. it feels as if she laid the filing on my nerve end and the pressure and pain are to much. I have taken 1000ml of motrin and IO tried the wiskey thing any I have to be at work by eight and I am not getting to sleep any time soon. Ice is out of the question. I hurts more. any other ideas
…….. OK …….. it’s late…. really, really late for me…. i have to get up in 4 hours to go to work… but it hurts… theextreme pain i feel is like none other… i thought that i could feel my gums throbbing so hard, that they were going to break open, and spew blood everywhere… (maybe just maybe that would releive some pressure…) i put on the anbesol… it numbed everything in my mouth but the pain… i took a big handful of tylenol… (like 10) and the vodka thing, all i’ve got is freezing cold cuban rum. it ain’t touching my mouth…
and to top it off… my wife caught me crying in bed because ot hurt so bad, (i’m a little embarrased)
I’m feeling a little crazy about it… i can’t control the pain, and everything i do seems to make it worse!!
Ouch… it hurts just complaining about it, and i’m not using my mouth to do it!!! —– Lukewarmsteak
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I really dont understand… I have met several people with decaying teeth. I never see them bent over in pain. I get a cavity, which causes a tooth to break off and I’m in soooo much pain. One thing for sure I’m trying the vodka tonight!@
Had a toothache last week and its the most horrible pain ive ever experienced. Ive had 3 kids and would much rather do child labor than experience this pain again. At least you get a break from the pain while in labor. Nothing helped my pain. I took vicodin and ibuprofen and neither one helped. Finally got in and got a root canal on Friday and all pain is gone. Earache, pressure behind cheek and throbbing pain in my tooth are all gone.
hey just wanted to agree with the labor pain lol…im in so much pain right now i cant even think straight!!! i got some tylenol 4s from my doc and still hurts like no other!!! going for a root canal friday hoping it helps!!
i will have to agree to i would rather go throw labour again i have had tooth ake for 3weeks and yesturday found out its an infection and a massive whole in it and i cant go in till monday now to have it out and i cant sleep and i have a baby nothing helps i have took everything
i just want a good sleep cuse its my boys bday on saturday can anyone help!!!
I’m surprised they don’t have tooth ache related suicide statistics. I haven’t tried the vodka yet. I guess it’s worth a shot. Orajel, Ambesol, Ibuprofen, acetaminophen, vicoden, Tylenol with Codeine do nothing for it. Had a root canal twice already on this tooth. Went to the dentist last week, was refered to a specialist, saw her today and now I have to make an appointment with someone else to have them look at it and then make another appointment to have them extract it. Hopefully they can get rid of my wisdom teeth while they’re at it. I wish they had a puch card. Buy 4 get the 5th extraction free. What a waste of money, but it’s worth it to get my sanity back and the pain gone.
Hey people, I’ve had the mother of all tooth aches for 8 days now.. the pain is totally OFF THE METER! I had both my front top incisors knocked out in a good old English pub fight, and that was nothin.. NOTHIN..to this mother! PEACE. J.M. -UK MASSIVE!-
reohhhhhhhhhhhh man………..
ohh man its tru it hurts the worst right when going to sleep…..wow this tooth has a little cav. in it and it hurts so bad i have another tooth half gone never hurt a day in my life ……i just dont get it!!!!!!!
This really is bull crap if you know what I mean. The pain of a tooth ache Want STOP and it takes you 5 days to get in to see a Dr. Give me a break!! Why don’t they have walk in dr. for people in pain with tooth acheS?? Part of my filling has came out and I feel so bad. If i can just get the damn thing pull out I will do it myself.. i have tried everything and nothing works i take about 3 sleeping pills at night just to sleep a few hours the pain won’t stop…….
i have a REALLY REALLY BAD TOOTH ACHE.
It snapped of last year and half of it is still in there..
what do i do without seaking a dentist.. its hurting really bad. Makes me angry !!!
My tooth is killing me and I have to be up early for Christmas and what not …. I can’t sleep and nothing is working! Why me???
I have the mother of all toothaches. I’ll get it yanked on Tuesday, but what do I do until then. The pain is so severe, the pliers in my toolbox are looking real useful now. I’ve been crushing up aspirin and making a paste w/ it, then packing the hole..short term relief! I guess I’ll try the vodka. Vicoden,ibuprofen…do nothing..
most of my bottom tooth is decayed and falling apart and while i have yet to have sharp pains by jaw and neck feel bruised. Although im terrifed hopefully i can get into the dentist soon
please brush your teeth wisely..huhu..
Im in so much pain, not sleeped in three days. Only that helps my tooth for a second relif is ice cold water direct on the tooth then spitting the water out in a bowl and repeting the process…It hurts so much ARRRRR
Hi Matthew,
I just found your post. I see that it is from January 2006. Did you ever find out why only ice water helped your toothache?
My husband has the same problem and I have never heard of anyone else besides him that only ice cold helped until I read your post.
He has not slept in 5 days now and the only thing that gives him any relief is putting ice directly on the tooth.
Do you have any advice for him?
Thank you,
Lisa
I know this is an old post, but sounds like the tooth or gums are infected. Holding ice cold water in your mouth alleviates the pain entirely, but it soon returns after spitting the water out. I’ve had this happen a couple times before, and I would lay in bed with a big cup of ice water, sipping it every few minutes. Those few moments of relief are priceless, but having to take sips of water every few minutes quickly becomes tedious.
Great…I’m probably the only person in the world without Vodka in their home…shit…the whole left side of my mouth is in pain right now….can’t sleep….help me…
Jeez, I was feeling a little sorry for myself because I have the beginnings of what may or may not be a persistent toothache, until I read the posts above. You all have my sympathy, because I’ve been there myself in the past and know what it’s like. However, I live in a remote area and thus always have some antibiotics around, just in case of any infection. Can you get a doc to give you a prescription? Mine saved me an expensive airplane trip to the nearest dentist once, at least until summer when I could get to town by boat and road to have it looked after. If it’s an abcess, antibiotics should help, and, as I understand it, could also prevent more serious problems arising from untreated infection. Of course, if the problem is an exposed nerve from a broken tooth, filling fell out, etc., but no infection, antibiotics are not going to help and should not be taken.
Anyway, good luck to all you fellow sufferers. It enough to make a gal get false teeth and be done with tooth pain.
Adnohr
boy o’ boy! I’m sure glad for this web-site because a little laugh is in-deed very much appreciated from folks that have shared and or sharing the same pain I’ve been batteling for a couple of days. This pain should have it’s very own category rather than being generalized as pain or toothache. To categorize this pain as “toothache” is like naming your pet chihuahua “killer!” I’ve never been under so many different kinds of drugs trying to control this pain. Oh and I’m probably the 2nd person without vodka in my their as well. At the moment I’m trying this product to temporarily fill my cavity “refilit” but the damn thing won’t stick to my cavity! At the moment I’m not feeling the pain but I know its only a matter of time till the damn beast brutually tortures me again. I need remedies for amo when this things starts to ache again. I’ve tried most of the things mentioned above and even tried meditating but I only meditate myself to a place filled with flames (hell). Gosh darn it! This stupid temporary filling fell off again! Good luck you all and GOD Help us all!!!!!!
misery loves company so i found this site. i had a tooth ache for the past week and i have tried everything known to man. anbesol numbs my tounge and has no effect on the tooth. i tried some appleton with cloves which was helpful in the begining, warm salt and any and every suggestion given to me. yesterday i goy enough guts to go to the dentist. they drilled and cleaned it and gave me a temporary filling but yesterdaywhen i got home things really got from bad to worse. i cried like a baby last nigt i felt like my head and especially my ear was going to blow. i have given up i thought going to the dentist would give my a relief but living in a small undeveloped island you have to take what you get. someone help before i put my head through a wall
that dentist didnt know what he was doing!! you poor thing, you should have definatly gotten relief. MAby they do it, so you HAVE TO go back to spend more money. Makes one not so sorry for their hi suicide rate sometimes.
Try Excedrine migraine for a toothache. It is the only thing I have found that works this good, short of a prescription. I have severe tooth pain where a couple of teeth are broken off at the gum line, and severe cavities. I can’t afford dentist right now either.
can anyone explain in idiot terms what is a root canal? dont ask why i need to know…use your imagination!!
Margaret:
My understanding of a root canal procedure is when a tooth is beyond saving for various reasons, but you don’t need or want to have it yanked out, and so the dentist removes all the living pulp in the tooth, which goes right down into the roots of the tooth, in the bony part of your gums. Then he/she fills the empty space with a permanent filler. The tooth is then usually capped, as a dead tooth often becomes brittle and dark.
I had one of these done on a pre-molar, and it didn’t hurt at all while it was being done. Unfortunately, though, it started to act up months after the cap had been put on, and another dentist told me it was because the first dentist (who had moved away) had done a poor job and didn’t get all the pulp out, and infection resulted. Antibiotics fixed that, and I still have the tooth. Since then it hasn’t been a problem really, but could be someday, I’m told, and would have to be redone or yanked. I’m personally leery of having future root canals and caps done.
Moral of the story: go to a good dentist with lots of root canal experience, and ask him/her what the chances are of screw-ups!! Too bad we can’t get them to sign guarantees …
Good luck.
Best way (and this worked for me) is to get a cup put 2 teaspoons of salt in it stir with hot water into a paste then add a little cold water to make warm then swirl around in your mouth for 5 minutes it may hurt like hell at first but try to bear with it the pain will go away!
hi, i tried tghe salt water with the pain thing… IT DOES NOT WORK =’,',[, like ive missed 2 weeks worth of school, ik i have an absesed tooth, i saw a dentist, but the pain is to bad and of course the drugs dont work, u know anything else?????
I have a tooth that broke off out of nowhere yesterday and of course it is a weekend when there is not a dentist in sight. I am in excruciating pain in my ear, head and mouth. Usually crushing an aspirin into a powder and packing it on a tooth will help me get temporary relief, but nothing is helping me right now. I hope that I can find a dentist to take me in the morning and just rip this tooth out. It is in the back and I don’t need it for anything. Best of luck to everyone who is in pain. we need it. I second whoever said that they should give this pain a category of its own!
I went to the dentist 4 months ago and paid $1300.00. I had a root canal and crown, the tooth has been infected ever sence with swelling and infection coming out. she also filled a tooth and accidently went to the root. She said maybe it will heal and covered it up with a filling. the tooth is in so much pain now. I think it cracked because the filling was too thick and my bite was out of balance. Also one tooth which she couldn’t get numb she drill anyways and I felt like I was giving birth. She was asking the asistance how to do the root canal. I think it was her 1st one. I am going back tomorrow if they will let me in I can’t sleep. I would like to see a lawyer and get a refund, so I can go get real help. I am sick of paying for serivice that is done incorrectly.
3rd person w/o Vodka, going to to get some tonight. Can hurt. I have tried everything else. Going to the dentist on Thur..but its just a check up, they “don’t have time to do anything”. But I’m afraid now after reading that it won’t help. Can’t sleep, can’t eat, can’t concentrate (had to think how to spell that). Can’t a dentist provide a pain killer that works – novicaine sounds good! Good luck everyone!
Hey I’ve had a toothache for several days and I went to the dentist yesturday and found out my tooth’s root has begun growing into my jaws main nerve!! As it continues to do so the pain has moved from a localized ache to a severe pain that is inflaming my entire jaw. This is rediculous I am in classes right now and can’t miss due to attendence in my grading but I’m starting to fail my test becuase I can’t concentrate and I’m not getting any sleep at night. Does anyone have any suggestions for concentration so I don’t lose my scholarship over a stupid tooth. Thanx.
heres one for yall i had 12 teeth pulled in feb 6th went back monday dentist said the gums are healing well..which i know they will be sore for a while and sometimes slivers will come up..well about a hour ago i felt like a sliver or so i thought come upo and the more it worked on my still sore gum the bigger it got ..much to my suprise it seems to be part of a tooth still lodged inside my gum!..emergency room said they cant do anything abouit it and dentist only comes to the town i live in once a week..so now what?and yes its hurting and im out of pain pills
o baby o baby o baby av got the worst tooth ache pain EVER cant sleep cant drink
coz it hurtssssssssssss.got to have root canal dose it hurt never had it befor am scared.woz at denist thurasday an th denist woman woz ripin at ma tooth for 30 mins an then she sed to me i cant take it out i wanted to cry i wanna cry now.people all i can say look after your teethhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Good lord, I feel all your pain I too went to the dental colege in Memphis Tn. Bad tooth ache!I was sent to the 3rd floor for the tooth to be pulled, he sent me to the 4th flooor for a root canal stating that the tooth was not bad enough to need pulling. The guy on the 4th floor had his bags already packed and a look on his face that said he wanted to go home, and also do you know how much a root canal is going to cost,along with the build up and the crown? So I get sent back down to the 3rd floor for an extraction, so now I’m thinking every one just wants to go home and not be bothered with me. They all deny it, so I get my tooth pulled the last one on the lower left. Thr two young guys were having a real hard time so the old one come’s in their instructor, I swallow hard because I know it’s no more Mr. nice guy , he’s about business I screemed so loud and farted a loud uncontrolled fart that I was most embarressed about. You just cant take a fart back, it’s out there and you did it! yet maybe it’s a warped kind of pay back. Now on the 18th I got the tooth pulled on the 14th I am still in a lot of pain so tonight I went to the licour store and I dion’t drink and I bought 3 kinds of booze, cheers.
heh,my eye, ear, cheek, jaw, and neck hurt soooooo bad. i had a temp. crown put on second to last tooth and it feels like the cement is putting pressure on an exposed nerve. i was taking advil every 5 hr. now it’s every 3-4. codene doesn’t even touch the pain. the tooth on the other side feels like he drilled too far and covered an exposed nerve there also, because whenever i bite down shooting pain! soooo it’s been a week of not being able to chew very well. seeing doc. mon. at 1pm, never thought i’d love going to dentist. i won’t do root canals, so he’ll probably have to pull the tooth and later get a bridge. i went to the emergency and they gave me anti biotics and codene for the week end. i’ve been saturating my tooth with hydrogen peroxide 3-4 times a day. it fizzles up big time. there really should be a walk in clinic late hrs for this kind of thing. there’s just no pain like it. my brain can’t remember a thing lately. good luck all with your dental problems.
was just at a site that talked about ideas we can try for pain relief, here goes hurricane jel, food grade clove oil, 2 T baking soda in glass of room temp. water, leave on tooth for couple of seconds then spit out repeat til glass is empty, ground cloves on tooth, room temp. caffene free diet coke swish around sev. times, hydrogen peroxide leave on tooth til it foams all up then spit out, i tried this and feels lots better,pure vanilla extract with qtip. fingertip of salt on tooth this lasts for 30 to 45 min., wet a washcloth and place in zip lock bag, stick in freezer and lay on it when frozen might help. good luck my friends in pain. i will be trying several of these tonight. tired of my steady diet of advil and it can’t be good on my kidneys and liver.
root canal got to have 1 dont wont1 i no its gonna hurt like really bad had 2day of work coz of the pain an not benn sleep now for 3days some1 help meeeeee:(
god i hope nose of u have to go thow the pain i am coz its so bad av had enuf am goin to the densit 2moz an demaindin thats they take the pain away
Thank God for this blog! I was hit by a car while jogging, I have had neck surgery, I’ve had salmonela food poisoning but never in my life have I been in as much pain as I am right now… all due to a tooth! I feel completely weak and pathetic and it is good to know that there are others out there who agree that this is the worst pain they have ever felt too. I felt the pain coming on about 3 weeks ago while on a work retreat and thought it was sinus pressure from a cold I was trying to get over. It got worse and worse and finally something told me to make an appointment with my dentist *just in case* which is not like me at all. Total time between initial dentist visit on Monday, February 13th and my scheduled root canal at 4pm today, February 21st – 8 days, so I count myself lucky. I have never looked forward to a dental appointment so much in my life. The last 3 days I was bawling to the point of hysteria, so my dentist prescribed Tylenol with Codeine (which takes 40 minutes to work and only works for about 1 1/2 hours after that and shouldn’t be taken more than once every 4 hours – no good) and finally Hydrocodone (generic Vicatin) after I left a blubbering message begging for my root canal to be bumped up even by a few hours. The Hydrocodone has worked well in conjuction with maximum strength ambisol. And I finally slept for almost 12 hours today after 2 nights with almost none. I haven’t had any solid food for 2 days – I’ve stuck to Slim Fast (high in protein and vits) and Odwalla juice smoothies (fruits and veggies) all drunk through a straw to avoid the teeth. It has worked well to keep my energy up and in avoiding the horrible pain in my jaw after chewing. All in all I had to take 3.5 days off work to deal with this and it’s not over yet. My poor boyfriend has been trying everything to help me, including finding this website, getting me to rub gin on my gums, and putting up with a crumpled heap of a girlfriend drooling on herself while crying in agony – it’s not for the faint of heart. Tooth aches are serious business and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Take the time off work, beg the dentist for meds, watch a comedy special (laughing atcually felt good) and good luck to you all!
well karla i av had 4 days of work coz of my tooth pain its is so bad an to make it worse i have an infection dent go sleep for 3day till i got my antibioctis an the pain as gone a little i need a root canal an am scared:( i dont want it but it will make the pain go for good the pain of tooth ache is unreal.i hope all your toothaches go an never come back.
I’ve had excrutiating pain on the right side of my mouth for 3 days now, and I have missed a day of work, and have no idea how I have survived the other two. My steady dose of Ibuprofen is unhealthy, and really doesn’t work well enough.
This pain gives me a migraine on the right side of my face, and I cannot see a dentist till next week. They won’t see me. ahhh. well, i guess it’s anbesol and/or vodka tonight
Wish me luck guys
I have a raging tooth ache. It’s not good. I liked the comment about kissing. Here’s my tooth ache rant
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ooooo ppl had ma root canal 2day not as bad as i fort but still a lot of work an pain but i think am all good now yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy good luck every1
I am going to compel my dentist today to extract the molar. He treated my tooth and there is still pain. I use salt water and pain pills.
i’ll tell u one thing. toothache made me give my life to christ. one thing i still can’t figure out is why dentists take all that money and are never there when u need them. u’d think it shoud be open 24hrs like a hospital since its a serious infection. i’m also sure a lot of people have comited suicide coz of the pain they were in just too much pain to leave a note. truth be told there isn’t really anything that can help the pain apart from dosing yourself with sleeping medicine at night to have a good night sleep. but when u wake up..prepare urself for some ass whuping pain. make sure u time the pills right. if u take them too early in the evening u’ll wake up early in the morning which is when it hurts the most and u’ll be pisssed coz everyone will be having a sweet dream and u kan’t wake them up. all i can ay is Toothaches put you in touch with God. n the only solution is to pray and pop sleeping pills till the dentist decides to look after u. olord i would give my all to stop this painnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!
i have a really bad tooth ache, i can feel my gums swelling,ive been looking through several web sites at remedys, i dont have any vodka, the last time i had a tooth ache i rinsed my mouth with hydrogen peroxide, after doing this 3 times, my tooth ache went away. noy working for me this time. so far the only thing ive found to ease the pain is sucking on a piece of ice.
sensodyne toothpaste has something in it what kills the pain so use it neat on the tooth and its wicked promise
I’ve only been in pain for two days. I lucked out. I had some minor pain last weekend. I had a cleaning scheduled for Wednesday. They took a picture, saw an abscess. Told me I needed a root canal. I called the endontist the next morning. He had a cancellation at 11:15 AM. I’ve had root canals before but they never hurt this bad. The tooth had a crown already. He had to drill through it to do the work. The abscess was worse than he thought. I had to work that night. By the time work was over I was in a lot of pain. I was able to manage with ibuprofen and 2 Tylenol II. At 4:30 am I woke up and the pain has yet to stop. The dentist was able to see me again today. He didn’t see anything wrong. At least he’s good. He has extra training in pain management. It didn’t hurt when he did the work, but the place where the had to inject the novocaine hurts. He put a few shots in my gum and two shots in the roof of my mouth. Now the roof of my mouth is sore. I’m just trying to figure out how much Vicodin I can take. I have the 5/500. I saw on one website that they have 10/660, so I figure I can take two – or take one every four hours. Unfortunately the Vicodin doesn’t work if you already have pain. What’s up with that! I need a pain killer that actually kills the pain when I’m having it. I took my pain meds at 5:00 and 6:00. It’s 8:00 and they are finally starting to work. I tried the vodka, don’t feel any results yet. I asked my husband to get the extra strength anbesol. I can’t talk to him about it. He gets upset about dental work, so I don’t want to freak him out. It just hurts so darn much.
Well, I’m glad I found this blog. It helps to know I’m not alone. I hope everyone finds relief. Thanks for the advice.
I had what I would call the father of all toothaches lastnight and this morning. Kept me up all night and almost drove me crazy. Now (knock on wood) pain free. What I did was use my leftover penicilin from a previous incedent for the infection and naproxen for the pain.I tried saltwater,ice,orajel and frozen juice bars but as soon as I finished it would flare up again. Thank god I had that penicilin which took exactly 17 hours for it to work. I now am paranoid about it hurting again since its night time and I feel a strange pulse pumping in the cavity. I think its true toothaches hurt more at night and I havnt even laid down yet. Well yall hang in there and hope ya find something that make it feel better.
OHHHHHHHHH, does it hurt!! I left work ealy yesterday and saw a 24hr emergency dentist…who saw NOTHING. I can’t believe this pain is imagined..I broke my foot badly 2 years ago and that was a walk in the park compared to this.
Cold water hit the area last night and the pain went away instantly…but when it came back, I thought I would die…I kept using cold water and then realized I had to deal with the pain and not mask it…how could the xrays show nothing?? Waiting to see my dentist today, any advice?? Help, this hurts soooooooo much. 48 hours no sleep.
I have a toothache now also, iv been searching http://www.google.ca for help and I found some stuff that does help
God!!! God or anyone!!! Please make this pain GO AWAY!!!!! And why does it always have to happen at night?? And why does it have to happen when I already have an awful cold and a stuffed up nose and a headache? ARGH! I want to complain and cry and scream! I want to sleep! I have already read this whole page through and the pain is still throbbing away, it’s coming from under my tooth inside my gums or something, can’t quite localise the spot but it’s making my whole lwer left hadn side of my face pulse with pain. I have tried an ice pack trying to numb myself, i swished some cold water on the spot and it made tears spring to my eyes, i rinsed about 15 mins ago with antibacterial mouthwash and all these remedies seemed to have SLIGHTLY reduced the pain. i am totally paranoid that the pain is about to come back i just don’t know what to do…I am considering praying now, i am that desperate! I too, am without vodka but i assure you, if i had it i wouldn’t be rinsing with it, i’d have chugged the whole damn bottle to knock myself out. another option is to do what tom hanks did on cast away…..take a rock, put it to the tooth, take another rock, close my eyes, SMASH…then pass out. I always hated going to the dentist, all my life, but when I see him for my upcoming app. i think i am going to kiss him! thank god for dentists….think of people 200 years ago…what the hell did they do? poor souls. good luck to all of you….i know i need it….ARGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I had a rooth canal done yesterday on the upper tooth in my back right jaw and now my lower molar is the issue…it is hurting almost as bad as before…could this be the result of the pressure from the root canal on the top?? How long do I wait. My endontist was fabulous, returned pages at home when I was in pain, and really checked up on me from there, but now what? HOw long should I wait??
Holy macaroni. I am currently, as you may all know, pain that I never would have thought a living person could go through. The needle that he used to jelly my mouth up, well that spot, is throbbing, my tooth feels like its launching nuclear missles at my gum, its only the RIGHT side of my face, mind you. My ear feels like its shot and very sore, my head is pounding, and if by chance my tooth ache goes away for a godly few seconds, my headache makes a damn good substitue of pain. This results from a filling that broke off with a piece of my tooth, and went to the dentist yesteday and he just took out the old filling and re-filled it.. Well guess what, I didn’t feel pain. Nope, went right to bed like a good chap. Woke up 2:00AM, worst pain in my life. Its been going on for three days now, even before the dentist visit (Obviously) I am currently headed there again, since the dentist is a family friend and will accept me anytime hehe… But yeah, I really wish all of you the best, may what ever motivates you be with you in the dire times of these damned tooth aches.
-Alex
good luck everybody who finds this page the same way I did…
Currently holding a mouthful of whiskey for as long as I can is working quite well!
It’s almost 4 am, cant sleep because of this terrible pain! Ive done almost everything from ice to salt water to pain killers and nothing seemed to work! (only a few seconds of relief from the salt water gargle then the pain comes back splitting my head to two). I want to go to the dentist but I have no dental and can’t afford it right now. o my…o my…pain please be gone…i want to bang my head to the wall just to get this over with! I cant believe Im whining coz of this stupid tooth. My life is put on hold because of this. helppppppppp!
COCAINE!!!!!!I don’t ever do drugs but I’m sooo glad a friend told me about it’s numbing effects.DON’T SNORT IT!Cocaine rubbed on the gums and surrounding area or even pushed up into the tooth or gaping hole where the nerve was exposed was the only relefe I got and I tried EVERYTHING! It was a last resort but saved me. It tastes terrible but numbs it completely for an hour and you only need a tiny amount! Hope this helps any one who is suffering.
How do I get my tooth out without it hurting????
I hear people saying why me!!!!!! Well beat this one, i have a root left in the gum which is killing me one side of my mouth and a broken tooth thats killing me the other side, I know the true meaning of pain right now! God why didnt i brush my teeth more. AHAHHHHAHAHHAAHHa
I think i’m going to die i’m in so much… Almost all my teeth are broken off. My dentist made holes in ALL my teeth when I was little to make money off my mother. After words I wasn’t able to brush them without blood flowing out like a water fall. I’m in more pain then i’ve ever been in. Oh god please help…
same shit, different toilet! it’s been a week with pain so bad i don’t know what tooth it’s coming from! i feel like shooting my jaw off! 2000 mg of ibuprofen, antibiotics, handfulls of vicodin, anbesol, full tubes of orejel to the point i drooland the throbbing continues! my dentist appointment is 5 days away….i do’nt if i can make it…i think i’m dieing….the right side is so swollen that i can’t make my left side bottom and top teeth touch! someone shoot me
Tina get to that dentist and have the bastard pulled out,One side of my toothach is back, and got densist tomorrow, Cant wait.
I think the wisdom teeth on my right side are trying to come out and are killing me right now. It’s been about two weeks since the last pain episode. I also have a few cavities, and the top back molars (not wisdom) have cracked, the one on the right side is pretty much half gone (the inside half) and sometimes cuts my tongue. Good thing is that it never really hurt…until now that the wisdom teeth are pushing out. But even then I’m not sure if that’s it, and I can’t afford to go to the dentist right now. I think I’ll try the vodka deal. Mom told me to try sunflower brew (with actual flowers, not sunflower seeds
), but that is only for cavities, so it wouldn’t help me much, but might help someone out there.
i cant imagine pain any worse than this. im dancing around here pouring ice water into my mouth. its the only thing that helps. i thought it was bad yesterday. its hitting me with monster truck force. i get a root canal in 4 hours. thank God. i cant take this much longer. ive taken vicoden, percocet, ibuprofen. when it gets to this point nothing helps but ice water..more ice water continuously. it helps a little bit.
The ice water wasnt helping much anymore, so i graduated to ice directly on top of the tooth. I just got back from getting the root canal and I am pain free…at least until the novacaine wears off. Advice to anyone experiencing this kind of “Off The Charts” tooth pain, Ice directly on the tooth and get a root canal ASAP!!
http://fromthemorning.blogspot.com/2005/01/i-love-root-canals-really.html
Been to dentist three time in last week still in pain ,no hole no fillings lost just said gums shrinking, help still in pain what can i take for this ,,,,
I’ve got severe crohn’s disease and I’d rather have a year’s worth of my bad guts than have to deal with the toothache I’m having right now. It started yesterday, I was training a new guy at work and it just hit me, back right, upper wisdom tooth, a spike of cold electric pain that radiated all around my upper jaw. It’s unreal how much this stuff hurts, I never ever expected it to be like this.
But the fear of what it was is very much diminished by the fact that this site exists with all these comments. I don’t feel alone in this anymore, and I’m very very very much looking forward to trying some of the suggestions on how to alleviate the pain, especially since I won’t be seeing the dentist for a week.
Take care.
Tooth pain is always worse at night…arrrgggg! I have used listerine…brushed my tooth severely with salt and tooth paste. I have used warm salt water, ambesol extra strength, 3 aspirin melted on the gums, tooth picks to shove the medicine up higher,…no vodka…no money for these items, the tooth ache caught me broke, my cheek is swolen and my sinus is stopped up on that side but the dentist can’t see me for three days. I have pulled my own teeth but NOT without help from whiskey…to say the least it hurts sooo severely to pull your own teeth because there is a point of no return…a time of panic when one pulls their own teeth. I have been looking at the pliars…but feel a little chicken…can I go through that again???? I didn’t use pliars but used a tooth brush handle for leverage and my other teeth to bite down and break the teeth. I have pulled about five of my own teeth because my tooth ache always comes when I am broke or on the weekend. I thought about hospital emergency but decided the cost is something I will not soon forget and will not do anything for me because they won’t actually pull the tooth. I think a person could die from tooth pain but that is not comforting is it? I have envisioned putting a rope around the tooth and having it tied to a truck and the truck peeling out…lol I can’t wait for my appointment. I have tried the peroxide, ambesol, salt, tooth paste, listerine, vanilla extract, aspirin, tylenol,…all are good but are temporary. I read where one person had taken 10 tylenol…they must not do that…tylenol is a killer…it will damage your liver beyond repair. Tylenol is very dangerous to overdose on so please pass that on…it is not something that will forgive you like aspirin.
Hope everyone is helped by the suggestions.
Patrick
Oh my god. I have been in pain for 3 weeks. Went to the dentist. he started a root canal…that releived the pain for almost a week. Went back for him to finish today. I am in so much pain tonight. as much as before the rootcanal. the root canal itself did not hurt…I had lots of novacaine or what ever they use. I wish I had some now. I have the SAME pain as before the rootcanal. I dont think I should have this severe pain. I am so sick of taking ibuprofen. i just took 800 ml. and it has barely touched the pain. I probabl have no kidney function my now. I am crying myeyes out right now. I have 4 kids and a fulltime job. I have got to ge some rest! I cannot continue like this.
I had a molar on the right side extracted two weeks ago. They put in stitches so I’ve had to chew on the left side. I also have a bad tooth on the left and now it hurts so bad I think I’m losing my mind. The whole left side of my face hurts, including my ear! I’m taking vicodin, 800 mg ibuprophen, Goody powders, 200 mg ibuprophen, aspirin and orajel and it still hurts. I can’t get it pulled till I save up $300 dollars and I can’t save any money ’cause I keep missing work because of my tooth. I’m sitting at my desk crying my eyes out right now. Please help! What can I do to get some relief?
My whole mouth feels like a bomb went off in it. Funny i have 3 kids,3 tattoo’s,been poked with the needle in my spine 6 times, ( with each child twice},eleven holes in each ear,had my eye brow done,and been caterarized 3 times. But this tooth ache tops them all. And funny im afraid of the denist. HA
Stick a clove of cut garlic in your mouth next to the painful tooth. It should take away the pain soon. I’ve left it in hours at a time and it works like crazy. And its cheap too.
will some one please help me with my tooth and i can’t drink vodca cause im olny 11.
I NEEEED HELPPPPP.DONT WANNA GET MA TOOTH PULLED OUT.. ONLY 15 FEELS WORST THAN A BULLET HOLEE… AND WAT DO I GOTTA DO WITH THE VODKA DRINK IT OR RUB IT ON THE TOOTH THATS HURTIN.. PLEASE CONTACT
I have had decent shape teeth all my life.Well up until a year ago.This last pregnancy drained the calcium out of my body,or so my dentist and doctor says.I have the worst tooth ache and this would be the second one I have ever had.Before I would take advil like something aweful and do the anbesol thing.This time the pain is unreal and leaves me very grouchy.It will be taken care of in due time,(when my dentist gets back from vacation).I have tried the vodka,asprin,anbesol,everything,even tried to get drunk,(don’t take much because I don’t drink)and pull it out myself.Yea…that made it so much better…..NOT!!! For those who have heard if you soak a cotton ball in anything numbing and shove it into the cavity or pack it tightly on or around the swollen gum/tooth that hurts to stop the pain”…DON’T DO IT……It makes it hurt more in most cases anyway.But anyone have any advice on how to stop the pain,please share….Also, what causes a tooth ache is when the gums and nerves around it to get infected by decay or other.When the infection is gone then the pain will usually be gone as well.
A-HA….I found one that works!!!!My husband had some private stock rum by C.M and i tried it by rubbing it on the affected area and it went numb.Nope no feeling.Tase horrible made me gag, but no pain.I think I will keep this nast stuff with me at all times.
HELP!! im in severe pain with this stupid toothache, i have an appointment in 3 months to extract 3 of my wisdom tooth, in the meantime they are hurting like MAD!!! ive tried everything, painkillers, vodka, salt, ice, (the ice works a little, i crush it on the side of ma tooth and it numbs it) NOTHING ELSE IS WORKING!!! i even tried taking nuerofin painkillers ++ and they didnt do anythin!!!!!!!!!!!!! the whole side of my mouth is just in pain, (i will try the garlic one and see if it helps) anyone with more tips pls get in touch!!!!!!
I managed to catch the “crappy teeth” gene handed down to me. Both parents, sister, grandmas and grandpas etc., all had there teeth out at a young age, and I am down to only having my bottom teeth left with a denture on the top. I had the top row taken out about 5 years ago and had been feeling fine until about 4 months ago when the bottoms started hurting me like crazy. Went to a dentist to get them looked at and this new one said that a big part of my problem was that the enamel on my teeth had never properly formed and went on to go into more detail. The outcome is really that the teeth have a limited lifespan, and the pain I was feeling was similar to having exposed roots.
Had a lot of problems getting a dentist to see me, then a bigger issue with the dentist refusing to extract them and wanting to remove only a couple, root canal 4 more, and then try to strengthen the remaining teeth with fluoride. It was pretty obvious from how much pain there was, and the opinions of a couple other dentists to find the best solution, that the teeth needed to get pulled.
Those of you reading this know how much pain there is for having one tooth giving you problems, let me tell you having 10 of your teeth trying to kill you is 10 times the fun. You get that feeling of chewing fire whenever you try to eat, your earache making your ear feel like it is going to bleed, muscles tight and tense causing pain and headaches. Here is what I typically try to take to dull the pain down some:
– Tylenol 3. If you can get a prescription of these they help a ton. I try to limit my use of them as they can cause havoc with you body some and you build up a resistance after a bit. Helps numb the “surface” pain, deeper the hurt the less effective it can become, but still great to help combat the secondary effects of the pain like headaches.
– Extra-strength Anbesol LIQUID. The liquid version of this is great, put some on a Q-tip and let it soak on the spot that it hurts. Can get it more directly to the spot of the pain then blindly trying to get the gel to it. Found it does not numb my cheek or tongue as bad as the gel does, but it does numb the throat a bit.
– Sensodyne! Use this toothpaste religiously, but only the ORIGINAL PINK one! The newer Sensodyne toothpastes use a different formula then the original variety, and do not provide the same amount of soothing (I found this fact out from talking to the dental surgeon). Use it three times a day and it will help.
– Fight the infection. A lot of my pain was caused by severe infection. You can feel that when it aches in your jaw, parts of your mouth that should feel fine, earache, headaches. Go to your doctor/clinic and get some penicillin-like prescription. I take APO-Amoxicillin 500 mg. You take three a day for like ten days. I feel the effects on the first day of taking them, and you are usually good for 15ish days after you stop taking them before the pain comes back. Not a long term solution but if you have severe pain and had it a while, odds are its infected. Eat yogurt while on it to get active bacteria back in your gut.
– Only drink water. Cutting out any sugars or other pain causing agent just stick to water. Do not drink the new flavored waters however; the flavored water have some sugar or maybe its the flavoring itself that’s sweet, but that will soak into your teeth and cause a lot of pain if you have sensitive teeth. Stick to the plain old water.
– Salt water is your friend. I swish with it 2 – three times a day, helps take away infection and bacteria. Swishing with Vodka does work, but not recommended before/during work!
– Go easy on the solid foods. Any time you have sore teeth any use of them is going to aggravate your pain. I try to limit myself from eating any solid food until supper. I have a Carnation Instant breakfast (the shake kind that you mix up), once you mix it microwave it for about 30 seconds to warm it up so the cold milk won’t hurt your teeth. I have two Life brand “complete meal replacement shake” which tend to fill me up (I am a big guy, so one may do for you). Then at supper I will eat a normal meal, not having to use your teeth all day can sometimes mean you can have a less painful meal.
– Stop eating chips or other snack foods. The constant munching motion, even if you are chewing on the other side of the painful area, can aggravate your mouth. Switch to having some cereal, something you don’t have to crunch much. Mini wheat’s were nice and easy, so was Special K. Try to stick away from cereals like sugar crisp as they will cause you pain.
– Robaxacet. This will help relax your back and muscle tension, will also help relax your jaw muscles which will be pulling tight. Take about an hour before going to bed.
The tips above help keep me going and help control the pain, hopefully it will help someone out. I know I mentioned a lot of name brands above, but tried to list the products people would maybe recognize.
I’m sorry for all of you with the bad tooth pain. I too have a sore tooth, and it’s one that’s already had a root canal, so I don’t know what to think. FYI, I haven’t had a cavity since I started drinking diet soda almost 3 years ago, maybe 4. Maybe I traded one set of problems for another, but the teeth are happy with the switch.
I took a toothache last Wednesday – I can honestly say I know how you people all feel – I was so bad I kept taking Co Codamol and Paracetamol at 6 hourly intervals- and still this didn’t work.. I have also been on amoxcyllin for the last 4 days and I can still feel the pressure in my Wisdom ttoth with the infection .. I can say though that rinsing your month with salty lukewarm water does help and rubbing on a toothpaste like Sensodyne also helped.. I am back to the dentist on Thursday – hopefully for extraction as the dentist says the toth isn’t worth saving — Good luck to you all – I really know how painful it is !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tooth pain is so bad nothing is the same i have broken bones and it does not feel this bad, but i found clove oil to be good, i have herd it can damage nerves, but place it on your sore tooth, with a bit of cotton wool, and it does work a little, plus pain killers, and then masterbate i dont know why but it worked took my mind of it and let out some frusration.
I am in INCREIBLE pain.I have 8 hrs till the dentist office opens up and I will be there waiting to beg for mercy so they will take this thing out of my mouth.I cant call it a tooth anymore its porecelin hell fire! I have an exposed nerve in my back molar on my left side.My cheek is swollen,my eyes are swollen and its radiating up and down my jaw and to the rest of my gum line.This is unreal.WHY dont they have a dentist emergency room???? I have tried Vicodin..Anacin….now Tylenol PM,toothache drops,cold compress,warm compress…. NOTHING WORKS.I feel like I could pass out it is that extreme.I need to find my zen like state and zone out of my body.If I had weed or crack maybe that would help but Im not a druggie.This could make me one though.Lousey Vicodin is CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pray for me I get it pulled this morning please!
woooo fake filling from the dentist..the dentist put in fake filling for about 2 months and i felt relived even during the process that shit didnt hurt 1 bit.. it actually tickled alil
wow. nothing in my life has been more painful then this. I am a big tough guy and this has me face down crying out of frustration and pure agony. I am on 4 vicodins, half a bottle or orajel and now I am drinking scotch in hopes that I will get tired. I already took a sleeping pill/ vodka on the tooth and warm salt water and nothing is helping me! I am terrified of the dentist but tomorrow will pray that they can get me in and take out my 4 impatced wisdom teeth =[ My whole jaw and neck and ear hurt, this is pure torture. Good luck to you all I know I need it to make it thru this night “3am now”
B
toothache no pain like it on earth nothing works tried it all no nhs dentist available a small bit of tooth fell out my god the pain shot through me been suffering 2 months now cant afford private my eye ear and head feel like there gonna explode has anyone pulled there teeth out with pliers
seems like the pleasureable option
I know exactly how you feel.. i searched google for guides on howto pull your own teeth out but heck i cant find anything. This pain is unbelievable. I’ve had Toothache/Earache and occasional headaches for 5 days now, i feel like going to a boxing club just to hope my teeth get punched out. It started as a broken tooth but never had problems with it for months, but now all of a sudden its hit me with the mother of all aches and i dont have a dentist to goto. Oh well i guess all i can do punch myself until im unconscious.
i have not got dentist and i would like to know how can i get a dentist from hns and i have to stop toothache and two tooth has broken and i can not find a dentist at all they start to be pivite now and i can not paid because i am on the sick for good and i need help please help me to stop toothache
This pain sucks bad! I got this toothace friday and decided to wai to see if it will go. NEVER DO THIS EVER, go straight to the dentist, I have never been so happy to see my dentist. He couldnt see what was wrong with it from the x-ray and looking at it and has given me penacilin as he thinks its an infection. I went to the “emergency dentist” on sunday and they said they thought it was a tooth at the back and filled it with a temparary filling because basicaly theyre an ass and too lazy to do a normal filling and said my normal dentist will have to pul a real one in even though he is shut until monday (today). So I am still in agony and hoping to god this penacilin works fast and kills the infection if there is one. Specificaly the pills are called Amoxicillin Capsules BP. The only thing that helps the ache is ice cold water, I have a cup for sippin and a cup for spittin. But if i stop this cicle the pain is INSANE for about 30min then it calms down to a dull ache, I have earache and all kinds. I hope this goes soon because its so horriable, the pain is crazy bad.
OMG!!!! severe pain..root canal ordered…for 3 weeks from that appt..I have been in pain for 2 solid weeks…I’ve popped 4 ibpro’s every 3 hours, ran out of Codeine, sucking on Ambesol tubes, ice packs and still PAIN!! My mom just gave me some Codeine she had from an early event..my question…CAN YOU TAKE CODEINE OR IBPRO BEFORE YOUR ROOT CANAL?? i WAS TOLD NO MED’S 10 DAYS B4 AN APPT…IS THIS TRUE?? if so, how am i to survive????
Had wisdom tooth and molar’s roots extracted last week, and a root canal and temporary crown on friday, today’s tuesday. Had throbbing agonizing pain in the tooth all weekend. Been drinking enough whiskey to drop a mule, doesn’t affect me, but it does stop the pain for short periods. I’ll try some of the suggestions here.
But honestly, I wish I had taken better care of my teeth. What a pain to have, I have never experienced anything like it. The place where my wisdom tooth and molar was extracted is painful as hell, rushing up the side of my face to my head, I can’t wait for hometime to go and swallow a bottle of whiskey. Oh and for the first time in my life, I’m looking forward to seeing the dentist tomorrow, even if it’s for the shots she’ll give me for temporary pain relief. I’ll beg for pain pills.
hey guys, ive just gotten a wisdom tooth pulled out after 2days of aching pain, and no sleep. what can i say, when the numbness started wearing off, then i started feel bad pain, im on my second day of my tooth being out, and it doesnt hurt as bad, but my jaw feels a little worn, feels like the muscle has been stretched, any remedys on that, feels like pain. also how can i have my gum in which the tooth was pulled out to heal quicker and without getting any nasty infections.. cheers guys..
I just wanted to say that the other night (monday) i had this excruciating pain. i came home from work and it just increased 10 fold. well i got home, had a light dinner, while getting to know my good friend “Jose Creveuo”. after 5 shots of him, and a few tynelol rapid release (yeah right) i climbed in my bed about 830 pm. well by 9 i was wide awake tossing and turning. by 915 i was sleep, with sweat beading up on my forehead it hurt sooo bad. so up i go, popping more pills, by 11 (mind you i’ve been up and down since 830 – between the pain, and my ignorant neighbor who lives above me who has a fetish for walking during the times when people need to sleep), i couldn’t take it anymore. im in my bed crying in pain, yelling at my neighbor to take his butt to bed, searching on the internet for remedies, b/c i dont have the 300 for a root canal. then i come across this site, and my eyes are all out of focus trying to read and block out the pain. so i get up and run to walgreens, get the dental gum, some more ambesol. come home, did the swish with vodka, with “Jose”, with listerine, finally i pop a tynelol 3 with codine. come back to bed, read a lil more, still not working, got a few phone calls, cried some more, got up rinsed with enough salt water to fill a fish tank, brushed my teeth a few times, popped a vicodin, took another shot of jose, climbed in my bed, within 20 mins i was out like a light.
but i must say i woke up the next morning and my pain was gone. and when i say gone, i mean gone, i felt refreshed, i had slept thru the night, my sleep walking neighbor didnt wake me, i slept like i had no pains, no worries, no nothing. i hope like hell that between now and june 6 when i go in for my root canal it doesn’t come back. work is getting stressful, and i can’t take any more time off, without it being unpaid.
*sigh* thanks for listening
I read everyones and i do mean everyones comments and i tried everyone of them (except the coke) and nothing has touched the pain its my top and bottom teeth on my right side. My head is about to explode and at this point I’m kinda praying it does,no i mean it. I can’t get to the dentist till tommrow so here goes another night of no sleep.
Ok. I have chronic allergies, and when my sinus acts up, the ENTIRE F**KING SIDE of my face aches. It sounds like what a lot of you are going through. Its actually caused by pressure. Try a cold pill, or an allergy pill, like advil cold and sinus or my favorite, motrin IB cold and sinus. I’ve been having this for three days now, and not even the prescriptions are helping me, thats why I’m awake right now, but in most cases, it knocks it right out.
Holy Shiznit I have a toothache. I’ve been to the dentist and they insist I come back in 2 weeks. When I call them and tell them I need to have it worked on now…they schedule me to come in in a week but with the WRONG tooth. What a bunch of morons! My back up dentist is even out of town. So much for emergency visits. What a bunch of assdarts!
Holy Shiznit this hurts! Of course I can’t see a dentist until next week. Even my back up dentist is out of town. So much for emergency appointments.
okay left one message guess it didnt work so heres again. yall are right toothaces are worst than any pain ever because its your face and its not something you can ignore. i got one now too but i’ll be takin the pain away soon as im done writing this. for those of us who dont have insurance and cant afford to get the bad teeth pulled ill tell you what i do. if you have a weak stomach dont read this but if all you can think about right now is how bad your teeth hurt read on. yes the vodka and the other shit work but only for so long and depending how bad the tooth is. so if your not goin to the dentist. GO TO WALGREENS BUY A BAG OF COTTON BALLS AND THEN GO THE THE TOOTH AISLE NEAR THE ANBESOL AND STUFF AND BUT “RED CROSS” its a small bottle comes with tweezers and cotton pellets. now for being such a small bottle its a little price almost $7 for this teeny weeny bottle but you’ll be glad you did. if you just have a kinda bad toothache then just use the red cross. but if your ready to die instead of feel having a toothache then take a piece of cotton first just a piece big enough to place in the cavity or decayed tooth suck on that tooth as hard as you can its goin to hurt like hell but only until you suck all the crap out of it. it may be infection it may be blood it may be both. but anywayz just keep doin it till you dont get anything else out. BE VERY CAREFUL DO NOT SWALLOW THE BLOOD OR INFECTION THAT COMES OUT. then after you got it all out use the red cross simply put some on a piece of cotton big enough to fit in the tooth now the red cross is very strong its clove oil (eugenol). it will burn anything it touches dont get it on your skin especially but if you do it wont kill you. anywayz so put the red cross soaked cotton in your tooth and let it sit until it stops hurting usually takes me about 5 minutes or so. I like to do the dishes or fold clothes or something while its in so it takes my mind of the burning. oh and it will make you salivate alot so dont swallow keep spitting it out until you decide to take the cotton out. or its gonna make your stomach feel yucky. sometimes i like to take a couple of excedrin or motrin to because it may irritate your gums but that will go away after a minute and so will the toothache. i can almost guarantee it i have a few horribly bad teeth due to losing alot of calcium during pregnancy and can afford to get them all taken fixed right now. so that is what i do and it may last you all day it may not but if you have to repeat the process its better than having your whole face hurt. so get on down to the nearest walgreens cause they are the only ones i know that carry the ‘red cross’ if you try this email me and let me know how it worked. delo729@hotmail.com
the comment by zoe is so true “toothache no pain like it on earth” I have had 3 kids all natural not pain killers at all with the last two and I had reather give birth again than to ever have another toothache again a day in my life. I have had so many I cant even begin to count. never heard about the vodka but just tried and i’ve been up all night, done took aleve and a kicka** pain killer (XODOL) i got one month ago from the denist when i got another tooth cut out and it didn’t stop till i rubbed it down in vodka of course if it wears off you could always just drink it and i’m sure than it would be gown for a while. i think i got the worst teeth in my family the just break for no reason they said they were brittle. denist told me it would cost 25grand to fix every thing that i needed to have done. going to see my denist monday cant take this much longer.
Why do we call it tooth ache!? Ache! more like tooth Agony, I as like most of us sit here facing my 4th night with no sleep, and yet its 2006 and technology as good as it is today we still cant have an instant fix for tooth agony.. I have seen 2 emergancy dentists in 2 days and both said they cannot take my tooth out cause its infected, so they gave me antibiotics and i have been taking them for 30hrs and the swelling only appears to be worse, they say it takes time to work, i’m just hoping it does work pretty damn soon. I also went to the docs today cause over the counter drugs had no affect at all, the doc gave me some dehydracoedine pills 1 step down from morphine, i took one 4 hours ago and also a couple of paracetamol and get this, as i type the pain is slowly backing off. I really do hope all gets better for all of us cause this is truely by far the most painfull thing since cliff richard! take care all and may the tooth fairy be with you!
The only thing that will work for a toothache is antibiotics. Trust me call anyone you know that has amoxicillin or a refill for it if you can’t get to denist, it will take the pain away for good. The infection is causing the toothache and the antibiotic will kill the infection. And if you go see a dentist DO NOT leave without a prescription for an antibiotic and a pain killer. You can also go to the emergency room for a toothache as well
I WANT TO THE DENTIST HELP ME I REALLY NEEDED ITS HURT LIKE CRAZY SEE YUO GIVE ME AHINT BYE
I know how everyone feels! I have had an extremem toothache in my back lower molar for 2 weeks now. And I am 7 months pregnant. Dont have a dentist and the pain is so unbearable at night i cant sleep. Cant take pain killers cause im pregnant and already took antibiotics and didnt help. Wish someone would just yank this tooth out for me. how long will i suffer??? This pain is unreal i sometimes think i cant make it through. the pain is constant and so sharp its UNBEARABLE!!!! HELP!!!!!
thank you all for the suggestions. i can’t believe something like this exists, its so helpful. i had root canal yesterday and just searched webmd and nothing there so i googled it. i am trying the ice on the pain now and it feels much better. i had to finance the $1400 to have it done and will be paying in installments for years. i wish we all had better health coverage. please know i am thinking of all of us as we try to get through this torture. i wish i had booze in house,
For about 3-4 weeks now my sinuses have been bothering me. When I wake up I have tons of build up in my nose and it is hard to come out fully. MY nose has not gotten any btter and it now feels like I have sores inside my nose. Then about 5 days ago my very back top tooth started to ache. I have been in severe pain and have been taking tons of motrin. I went to 2 dentists and they have said it needs a root canal because the filling in it is close to the nerve. However, I am only 21 and do not want to believe I need a root canal already. Do you think it may be from my sinuses and I just need an antibotic? HELP!
I agree a tooth ache is probably the worst pain imaginable. I have a few fairly decayed wisdom teeth and a molar that lost it’s filling and it feels like my jaw is broke and my ear drum is going to explode. I’ve tried advil,aleve, extra strength tylenol, tylenol 3, anbesol and nothing will dull the wretched pain, so it looks like it’s time to go in debt and see a dentist(oh the joy of no insurance)
I am in so much pain now I cannot stand it i took 4 ibupropen and 2 aspirin, and extra strength ambesol my right side feels like its swelling and I am intense pain, if anyone knows anything to do, its 6.30 and all the dentists are gone I am going tomorrow if I can survive tonight. Help!!!!!!!!!!!11
i feel all of you guys. NOTHING is working for me either. sending the kid to bed and the guy to buy vodka and clove oil while i try the salt water thing. i am terrorized by dentists, and try to wait the pain out, but this time i dont think i will be able to. its my canine tooth in the front, so i dont want it pulled, but after reading all this, i dont think i want a root canal either. and i have just recently discovered a pea sized painful lump directly under the tooth at my jaw. LOVELY!! HELP!!!!!!!! does that mean its abcess and going to kill me?
i am not alone! thank god for you people i was starting to think that i was losing my mind, have taken paracetamol and ibuprofen, tried the warm salt water thing and yes you guessed it…no change! I WANT 2 DIE! aaaaaaaaaaaaargh! thank you to whoever said about neat sensodyne toothpaste, hurts like hell wen u first apply it but halved the pain in a few seconds hence i have managed 2 get my hand away from clutching at my agonised jaw just long enough to type this. thats it, im gonna go 2 the dentist! just as soon as i find 1! they’ve all gone privete round here and nhs waiting lists take 4eva! plus the fact that its 3am so chances of finding a dentist that dedicated are rather slim, theres 1 who lives over the road but he appears 2 h8 me so we wont go there! i give this half an hour then im either turning to religion or suicide! owww *cries* gud luck all of you, i hope you find a quick and easy way out of this hell!
Hey Everyone, Have I got news for you!!! The best way to get rid of a toothache, is NOT ONLY going to the dentist, to get that damn tooth fixed, BUT…. The BEST thing in all the world to temporarily get rid of the pain is “Percocet!” A prescribed medication. It ALWAYS helps me out. I take it for a few days , and I dont get another toothache, for atleast another month or two!! But , I mean depending on them, ain’t the smartest idea, but it works!! PROMISE
Percocet!! Need I say MOre?
I too have had excruciating pain from a decayed tooth. I’ve found that baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) and H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) with some filtered water swished around helped stop the pain in seconds. It will neutralize the acid produced by the bad bacteria.
At first it stung and made the pain worse, then about a minute later, I noticed I had no more pain. I finally can get some sleep. Try it!
Holy crap. It feels like the entire right side of my face is about to explode. I had a killer ear ache and a killer tooth ache at the same time and started to wonder if the two were related and it turns out this is a perfect sign of an impacted wisdom tooth, which of course I can’t afford to have dealt with. My current solution: pour a shot of Jack Daniels, hold it in my mouth by the painful tooth for as long as I can. It helps the toothache but it doesn’t do crap for the ear pain.
I have had my tooth ache pain for a week now and I’m afraid to visit the dentist (only 16 years old) for a root canal. I would rather have my tooth pulled out than that!! I dont know what to do but the pain is growing inside my jaw. Sometimes when I “suck” on the tooth it would make this excruciating pain for a few minutes and I feel like I would get a heart attack from it. It scares me now whenever I think of sucking the tooth.
My parents never focused on my teeth brushing when I was little and now this happens. When I grow up, I will do everything to keep my children with perfect hygiene so they dont have to go through what I experience.
Too all the youngin’s out there. This is comming from someone who was never really “taught” the importance of prevenative dental maintainance. As a child and teenager, I never remember going to the dentist for annual, or bi-annual cleanings and checkups. I did have a couple of bad experiences with dentists as a child, which in turn, made me very reluctant to seek dental care. Now, in my mid-fortys, I wish I would have known then, what I know today. Please young weed hoppers, you must DEMAND from your parents, that you get your 6 months cleanings and checkups. Brush at least twice a day, and floss just as often. Alot of dental problems can be avioded, if precautions are taken. Don’t be like us here. It’s hard to conceive that an abcessed tooth can kill you, but it can. At the least, they can lead to other health problems. So here I sit, face and jaw throbbing. Gums swelled up like Robin eggs. Antibiotics have been started, dentist appointment has been made, but the pain presists, and all we can do is grin and bear it. Please,please, take care of your teeth.
I have heard stories that going to the dentist for cleanup actually weakens your tooth’s enamel, increasing the likelihood of dental problems.
Well thank god for google, but god sucks for creating toothaches. I wish we all had no pain ever again, however if my wish doesn’t work, I too have lots of ambesol, oragel, extra strength motrin, rinse with scope and occassionaly use a tea bag moistened with hot tap water if I am too pain riddled to wait for the kettle to boil. all of these things used together at times can advert the pain for awhile. Thank you for letting me know I am not alone, and others are awakend rudely by hell fire trying to rip thru our mouths and faces and heads. and eating, I am sooooo hungry. I hate pain, almost as much as bad tooth habbits (in hind sight of course) and dentists, oh yeah and if anyone knows pregnant people enforce the need for calcium my teeth went to hell during my second pregnancy. I am on my kids for mouth care but this fear of dentists needs to be resolved….we need to revolt and make the policies different. here’s to free, friendly dental care, that works and doesn’t make us feel WORSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! when the pain lessons, lets organize. god speed the healing
Well I am with you all on this horrible tooth pain. I have 2, count them 2 teeth that are broken (and fell off) from the gum, which leave both of them half in my mouth, The are both a little brown not black. But anything I put in my mouth and chew causes severe pain, which includes pounding in the area affected, jaw pain, ear pain, lighting like spasms in tooth area. My gum is all irrated. I have tried advil, forget it, I am so immune to advil it doesn’t work anymore. It is hard to eat cold/hot anything food/drink. I know that whatever it is it is bad, and I don’t need a dentist telling it is bad, Im not afraid but more embarrased of anything with this problem. I guess I have my ex to thank for this, (he was abusive, and knocked my teeth to brake) so hear I am paying for it….I have had 2 csections and this Is soooooooooooooooooooo Much worse. Heck I would take enougher csection so I could get rid of this pain!
Last night was the worse, had some icecream with the family, and *it* started. Tried to go to bed at 11pm ended up passing out from pain around 5am, and then waking up to a screaming baby.
Have any of you experienced tooth pain from stress. More stress I have seems to affect that side of my mouth.
Ok enough of me talking (typing).
Wish me luck, and luck to the rest of you
This is just ridiculous. mine is on my lower left molar and i feel like tearing my entire lower jaw off – it actually seems like the pain would be less!!
having toothache makes me wish i’d be born a tree.
CHILDREN, DONT EAT SWEETS, THEY ARE POINTLESS!!!
arrrrghhhhhhh
I’m in good company with my abscess I see. It’s 2;30 in the morning and I don’t expect to be getting a single second of sleep tonight. I have tried all the pain relievers to no avail, BUT – like someone above wrote – ice water is a god send. Will remove the pain INSTANTLY and completely but it only lasts 30 seconds. then you either swallow or spit, and repeat. I’ve been doing this for 12 hours – I take the ice water cup to the bathroom, the movies, I can’t bear the pain if I don’t get that ice water within 30 seconds. If the tooth is dead – ice water is the answer (until yu can get a root canal).
I get toothaches alot and the only thing that gets me to sleep anymore are swishing peroxide around my mouth taking 6 excedrine and then holding the liquid childrens tylonal on the toothache for about 2-3 minutes.. But the pain always comes back. I don’t have the vodka right now and I can’t get it… I heard about salt water but that just sounds like it would make my toothache worse so forget that. I don’t know what to do.. I need help… Yeah people say go to the dentist… well you can’t go to the dentist at 3am so what do you do????
Ok I am in excruciating pain here – started out as a cold…then what I thought was a sinus infection – but days later I am still having throbbing tooth pain. Does anyone know if these antibiotics will truly help???
use salt it stings at first but helps for temporary relief
4:30 am and im sitting here swishing ice water around in my mouth every 2 minutes. this sucks a bit of ass, i want sleep, but at least im not in pain, just wet!
I found out that Oravive tooth remineralizing paste really works! It desensitizes my teeth so I BARELY feel any pain. It is basically a toothpaste but its designed to seal in the pores on your dentin that is revealing the nerves. I would suggest giving it a try at oravive.com.
I ve too have tooth or teethpain. Its been 2 weeks and counting. It all started out as a very nasty sinus infection which spread from my nose to a clogged head, migraine type pain behind right eye, headaches, upper jaw numbneess, and stiffness in neck and shoulders. As for pain relief, I was lucky I got a script for Percocets from the Emergency Room ( so embarrasing ). The Percs worked OK @ times, (soon I was pooping them like candy). I’ve found relief from the vodka trick, Ambesol was ok, fresh garlic smashed next to area works ok (it burns), Tylenol PM, Tylenol Sinus, Motrin and Advil are all the same effect. TRY Listerine Whitening Pre-Brush Rinse!!!!!! (theactive ingrediants are peroxide and alcohol.) Rinse for 60 secs , then water, then Lesterine Regular Mouthwash. Works almost instantly!!!! If u are having teeth pain like myself, its most likely infected and antibotics are usually the trick. Well I have 3 more days to my DOCTOR appointment and 3 weeks for the dentist (4 cavities and maybe the wisdoms need to come out). Wish me luck….
By the way…this may be a dumb question. Cigarettes cant B good But how much damage can u cause w/ tooth pain?
26M Philadelphia (the cocaine trick works, try malt liquor)
Focus on the tooth that is aching and suck in as hard as you possibly can, over and over again and the tooth will eventually leak all the blood/puss into your mouth, which will instantly relieve the pain. I know it’s gross, but just deal with it. Spit it out obviously and you’ll be fine. Your tooth hurts so badly because it’s filled with infection/blood that is pressing on the nerve, cause extreme pain. Suck it out and spit it out. It hurts like hell, but it really works. I’ve done it with 5 toothaches and after I do it, the tooth never hurts again.
God! Good that I found this site. I have two tooth situations. First is on my left lower side. It has this horizontal hole just next to the gum. It didn’t hurt before and I didn’t even notice it. But now…now the gum is swollen and my tooth started to hurt today. Never before. It also has an old filling on top. And the second is on my right upper side. But that one doesn’t hurt. I noticed it also has a hole next to the filling. People keep telling me I will have root canal heading my way. And they all describe it so awful and so traumatic. I am so scared of that. I can’t sleep, I can’t eat, I have loose stool and I even threw up because of such fear.
I have a manic fear of dentists. My lower tooth right now hurts loads and I fear of root canal situation. Is it really that painful? Does it really hurt? I am scared of pain and that needle poking in my tooth. I almost think I am going to pass out on that chair. Can somebody please tell me if it is really that painful? Thank you for all the information.
woah!!! the ride of a lifetime. rollarcoaster of pain anyone?
have had bad teeth for years, and mother of all toothagonies to boot, but last night was simply the worst ever. I got on here about 3 in the morning and read every word, and the best tip on this list was excedrine migrane. for temperary relief you can keep antiseptic mouthwash in your mouth to kill the pain for about a half hour to an hour, at least to a respectable level. the best thing to help with the swelling over a longer period of time is biotene mouthwash. its ensymatic so dont follow it with alcohal or it wont work. best thing short of antibiotics. it works to kill the bateria in your mouth, have your tounge pierced and theyll tell you to use it. anbesol and oragel are a con. they work directly on the nerve true, but when they wear off witch is pretty quick they leave the nerve swollen and tender and the pain comes back exponentially. and of course you immediattly use more regardless of the warnings on the package and there you are through a whole tube bying more at the twenty four hour only to find that it isnt working anymore and the pain is hundreds of times worse than before. bad idea. heres the todo
1. temperary pain, hold a smaal amount of listerine in the area of pain for relief or scope.follow the same with bacardi 151.
2. after the pain subsides, best to take a couple of shots of that 151. down it alon with two exd. mig. two ibprof and two tylonol pm.
3. when drowsy and finally ready to sleep, gargle with biotene to relieve bacteria, works better than anything else that kills bacteria for long term effect.
4. get your self a teddy bear. its rude to wake your smoopy.
god bless you all and I hope this helps.
According to DR. ROBERT O. NARA, D.D.S. speaking at Total Health ’87, every time you have your teeth cleaned, you lose about 2 to 3 microns of your enamel. “Even in dental professional literature, they state that there is probably some damage to the root surfaces when they scrape with these scalers.” ( 92 ) In other words, one wonders if the cleaning process drums up extra business for dentists by weakening teeth and eventually allowing more cavities.
Sigh, well, my tooth pain risen again! I think I have an abscess and I am so scared sometimes I feel like sitting in a corner alone to cry. I dont know what to do, I fear of telling my parents and seeing the dentist room with all the needles and weird pointy thingies! Theres two Waterlase dentists near here and what it is, is it replaces a drill to remove dental decay and to prepare for root canal. I dont think I can get a root canal though because I think my tooth is.. dead. The color of it isnt white//yellowish anymore, but a whitish grey sort of. I’m scared. /cry /cry /cry
I feel like death is better than going through this pain. For the last three days I couldnt sleep well at night because it startles up then and UGH I just want to die.. but I wont. ;_;
Whatever any of you do, DO NOT PUT ICE COLD WATER IN YOUR MOUTH. It may ease the pain BUT once you stop doing it, the pain WILL get WORSE. I just had a near death experience from this. Do what most people do, put warn water with salt in your infected tooth area and swish and repeat.
Mommy!!! I had half my scalp torn off, a shattered cheek and orbital bone, 3 skull fractures, and a broken jaw at the same time. but compared to this… nothing. It’s all about your sanity man! anyway, I’ve also found WARM SALTY WATER to work along with being selective with what you eat. Avoid junk food (chips and sugary things) try not to eat anything acydic. keeping your mouth in the basic region of the pH scale helps. rinse with baking soda after eating, followed by salt water. also very important, if you own firearms, have a friend take them off your hands until the hellish nightmare comes to an end. Honestly, the though of ending it crossed my mind. try to relax and not move much, I found pacing around cursing just makes it throbb more. through a good comedy on the tube and try to forget (along with as many house-hold pain killers your liver can take). get your ass to the freakin dentist!!!
oh please merciful mouth!!
the last time i had a toothache this bad was 7 years ago, before there were blogs like this… now that it is here again the pain is not any less, but at least i get to commiserate with all my fellow sufferers!!!! the pain just RADIATES, like a tsunami spreading over your head, your neck and your face… now i feel like my eye sockets are going to swallow up my eyeballs… i am wallowing in tears and self-pity. i am through with dentists, pain killers and vodka. I AM SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING ACUPUNCTURE OR EASTERN MEDICINE…. ANY TIPS?
I’m finally doing it… I am off to the dentist on Monday for an extraction/root canal(maybe?) on my tooth which hurts like hell at night. I couldnt sleep at all and I spent most of my time in the bathroom rinsing with salt water. Enough is enough, I wont let a tooth take over my life. I hope you all do the right thing and go to the dentist. A tooth problem is no laughing matter.
Bloody Hell!
Had severe pain in the front tooth (which is chipped a bit)and I took some Coproximal and it’s gone. Now I have to call the Dentist and get it filled !!
Whoever said concentrate on the tooth and suck real hard, saved my life. I arose in a sweat, from a drug induced nightmare, as a man posessed! I looked at my swollen face in the mirror and reflected on that advice. Out of pure frustration I did the unthinkable, jammed a toothpick into the nerve hole, loosening up what ever poison cyst was in there, then sealed my mouth to create a vacuum. the pain was so intense I believe shock set in. I felt something give, followed by a rush of relief and accomplishment. I spit into the sink 1/2 oz. of “bad blood” and that was that. now there is no more pain. 1min later I fell into a deep recuperative sleep (one of the best I’ve had)
this may not work in every case and is very painful. but it saved me. 2 days now and no serious pain. thank’s for the idea.
(See Entry 137) I had to go to the Emergency room again. My left side of my face from the cheekbone to my lower jaw was swollen.Also, I had some baggy growth in my mouth,(connecting to the side of my mouth and my gums) So any way….so 4pm I had enough, and took a cab to the ER. After waiting 4 hours to see a doctor. They found I had a nasty absess. He told me what he had to do to relieve the pain and infection. He said, “I could lance( sticking a needle in the swollen red pus bag) or scapel( slicing it open). I choose the lancing. He sprays some sort of bad numbing stuff on the pus bag and gums and sticks a long needle in it. I thought I was gonna die!!!!!!but I didnt=(
Then he stuck some sort of vacuum and sucked it all out. It was about half the equivelent of a can of Pepsi, but instead of cola it was brown and golden pus. He keep sucking and pressing on the abscess and finally I felt some relief. Doc gives me 2 Percocets and 2 antibotics and a persciption of 20 Percocets and antibiotics. So this morning I woke up with a little swelling. I’m bout to fill the perscription NOW. I hope it doesnt return till I see a dentist (2weeks)
My teeths are in really bad conditions according to the x-rays. I’m disappointed in myself for not taking proper care in brushing and flossing and now I live to regret it. They found out I had major calculus on my teeth and my wisdom teeth seem to be growing slanted and I have one teeth that has an infection and I’m being treated with antibiotics until I can get a root canal done in 4-8 weeks from now. Today at the dentist they removed a tooth that was nt growing, it was just sticking out the gum. I have to say, the needle shots didnt hurt one bit (well maybe a LITTLE). Right now my mouth is bleeding and I’m not sure what to do besides leaving a cotton ball on the gum. Can anyone give me advice on what to do after a tooth is extracted?
I am 8 months pregnant and my teeth are falling apart — apparently, gums are receding and the nerves are exposed. Ironically, part of the problem is that I took brushing my teeth too seriously and ended up brushing too hard. I’ve never missed a 6 month cleaning in my life. I have 1 cavity and this is the thanks I get — the worst pain in my life. I went to the dentist and she sealed the tooth and now the pain is worse. I would like to extract my own tooth at this point, this pain is way worse than a spinal tap or recovering from abdominal surgery. I’d rather give birth without anesthesia. At least I’d know that it would have to end.
i want to rip off my jaw. my tooth hurts soo bad i just want to rip it out. i am trying to think but it’s hard. this pain takes over everything. the pain shoots trough my face and make the rest of my teeth hurt. i have yet to make a dentist appointment with hope that it will go away. it has beena month and still pain. i think i am going to ask someone to pull it out tonight. i just want it to stop!!!!!!!
Man my top back tooth hurts. It broke awhile ago but no pain untill now! And the wisdom tooth behind it is coming in.
I have a host of prescription painkillers and even some leftover antibiotics but id give my left foot for a shot of novocaine right now!
I have single handedly put my dentist’s children through college with having other dental issues addressed, and he cannot see me until Monday (I called this past Monday). I’m in such pain now I wish I could fix the damn crown myself. I think I should have had him call in a prescription. Idiot. I will probably die from an infection.
my story. I cracked one of my teeth on my Dad’s gummy bears that he put in the fridge (no clue as to why he does this.) Anyhoo, it’s a back molar …didn’t go to the dentist at first and now i feel stupid. I’m in soooo much pain. It’s not so much the tooth pain… but it feels like someone is driving a nail directly in my ear.
I took a vicoden …not only did that double the pain ..now i feel sluggish and in pain.
Of course i’m writing this on the weekend. But, what i did to temporarily get rid of the pain is swirl crest mouthwash around that area (removes the pain for about 30 min.) I’m going to take penicillin …and hope for the best. Pain is comming back, back to the mouthwash.
I always think ..man i could have taken a nice vacation or purchased a nice hdtv screen tv ..instead of fixing this tooth!
There goes 1500 dollars or so to get this fixed
Story:
Monday: toothache
Tuesday: dentist. Removes old filling, finds base of molar to be cracked. Explains options: root canal or extraction. We agree that root canal is better option (keeping teeth). He does state that it ‘may be beyond the point of no return’. I ask what he means, he states ‘you may still get an infection.’ So he does root canal and puts in a temp filling.
Wednesday: back to dentist – lots of pain. Puts me a 5 day course of penicillin.
Thursday: call dentist – more pain. Tells me I had the option of extraction but declined! Under his advice.
Friday: back to dentist – tells me to be brave! And to finish the course of anti-biotics.
Saturday: Absolute agony, off to emergency dentist. Won’t take tooth out. When you have an infection, the aniphestic does not work 100%. Tells me to go back to my dentist on Monday!
In agony, want to kill everyone. I have noted one valid point in my tale: why did my dentist not explain to me the ramifications of an infection. Had he said ‘I can extract or do a root canal which may result in the most painful experience of your life.’ I guess i would have gone with extraction.
Incidently: it is 5am, had 2 hours sleep for second night in a row. I am taking 3 x 500mg Penicillin, 3 x 400mg Ibubrofen, 6 x 500mg Co-codomol (nice, but get a little stoned). I also have tickets for Wimbledon on Friday.
So does anyone know if the anti-biotics will actually work? If so, when?
I have the worst toothache of them all.what is a good home remidie i can use
To Troy – no home remedies really work. You need to call a dentist. I hear that ibuprofen works well to relax the tooth. Who knows…I took Tylenol and it only helped somewhat. Good luck. My saga continues….I finally got to see my dentist after waiting 6 days for an appointment for my broken crown. I think I should receive a medal for sucking it up. The pain was lovely. I was surprised I didn’t have an infection but I guess rinsing with hydrogen peroxide helped with that. I now suspect the temporary crown is too high and now my ear and jaw ache. I don’t go back to him until July 10th.
AHHH! I had a crown on about a month ago. But the dentist didn’t do a root canal. She simply drilled off the decay around the nerve and popped a crown on it. Now it feels like someone is driving an icepick into my tooth and the pain is surging throughout my lower left jaw. Ibuprofren seems to be working for now, but my tooth hurt like this before I got the crown. And the Ibuprofen worked for a little while, then I went to Vicodin, then I had to use both!!! HELP!
Jesus Christ, the testimonies from you people is simply astounding! I’ve had toothache before and I know for a fact that they hurt like a beotch. Here’s to finding some sorta relief for you people!
god,the pain ‘ went to the dentist today and got molested with her drill , my tooth has a temporary filling on it as im in the middle of a root canal. ive taken ibuprofen , held brandy against it and found that the only cure is to get totally drunk which i now havinng discovered this plan to keep up until the next appointment in a week
I cried myself to sleep last night. And it was sad, because I think crying actually relieved the pain a little bit. Had alot of expensive dental work done back in 2003, and I think something went wrong somewhere. It looks like all my teeth are black on the inside and the process has just moved from the back molars up to the front teeth. I am in so much pain it is unbearable. My neck hurts, my ear hurts, I can even feel it in my eye. I have tried Advil, Excedrin, Tylenol, even Aleve 500mg tabs and nothing has relieved the pain. I have used clove oil, Kankha Gel and Orajel liquid. I have tried to sleep on ice, and while it dulls the pain for a moment, I can’t take it. I think I have a wisdom tooth that has come up through my gums and is pushing into another tooth (or trying to push through more gums). My dentist can’t see me for a while…I am in SO much pain. OOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Had an appointment with the dentist and he said he had to extract my upper right molar. Fair enough, went there, he took it out. Didn’t feel any pain.
I come home, and as soon as the numbness starts to fade…OW!!! It’s been 3 days since i’ve been and it’s still in agony. Plus there’s this weird taste in my mouth…Is this normal?
By the way, here’s a tip for anyone with toothache: Get a hot water bottle, fill it with hot water (Not scalding hot obviously) and lie down on it. Relieves the pain lots!
about 6 weeks ago i had an abses top left somewhere and my dentist of 20 years gave me some antibiotics. took them an booked an apointment for the rootcannal for tomora. and guess what last night my filling fell out and tyhe abses has flared up. for sum strange reaswon my lower jaw really bloody hurts too. i know i m not gonna get any sleep tonight just like last night. toothache is by far the worst thing in the world. it just tops back ache, but not by much. roll on tomorow i hope he can cure my pain…..
See…Entry 137 and 149. I’m back again. Woke up a hour ago with the same toothpain.(3:01am). First I rinsed with the Listerine Pre Brush Rinse ( alcohol and peroxide). It helped very little this time. So, I’m all out of Percocets. I walked to the store, got a bottle of Tylenol PM and Motrin. Popped 4 Pms, and 1 Motrin. Check this out!!!!!!!!!! Rinse with WARM to medium hot salt water (the more salt the better) I rinsed for about 5 mins. Woot!! =) Its throbbing but nothing like when I woke up. I’m surprised that the salt trick helped. Pms kicking now. Ninight/ morning everyone.
I am finally pain free (no toothache, no earache – new crown put on today) this site helped alot…thanks for listening
Oh my gosh the medical system in new zealand sucks!!! Cant get into dentist for two weeks i cant see my doctor for a week and i am going to die!!! Havent slept in three days and am drinking whiskey and it is only 11.00am!!! grrr i hate the medical system!!! just rang my boyfriend crying! i want to die!!!!
Man!! I am so happy to to read people comments about the same thing I am going thru these last couple if weeks has been hell!!!I have this hole in my wisdom tooth and I could not afford to get it fixed until now with my new job insurance thank God for Medical plans. I cant sleep the pain will wake me up in the middle of the night everyday!!!until I started take some Motrin. I going to try the vodka I have a appointment on Monday and its Friday I’m going to have a long drugged up and drunk weekend cuz i cant take the pain no more!!(shouting)
I just ran to the store and bought some Sensodyne- i packed it down into my molar and within 3 minutes the pain was gone !!!! THANKS FOR THE HELP !
my husbands face is so swollen right now. We had to leave work an hour after we got there. So the dentist is getting a phone call this morning. This man can withstand any kind of pain………….except a toothache. He has taken pennicillin, 12 advil, 2 prescription pain pills, and the pain still hasn’t stopped, and now the pain is shooting up into his ear. HELP!!!!!!!!! I don’t know what else to do for him. Any one have any suggestions???
I know about the vodka thing but don’t live near a liquor store. But my neighbor always has liquor on hand so maybe he can help. Does the sensodyne toothpaste help that much??? Something’s gotta give before he goes insane over a damn toothache. hope everyone starts feeling better
Can’t stand it anymore…Flew to Massachuset on Friday 6/14 tooth started to hurt. (Dentist says that flying can usually help detect a bad tooth) I have a high threshold for pain but can not stand this anymore – i am going crazy. Stayed in MA for 4 days (Heat Wave and no Air) no dentist wanted to see me up there called my home dentist. He gave me clindamyicin and vicodin (makes me itchy) I have been adding in 600-100mg Motrin, barely cuts the pain. Saw the DDS today, and the Endodontist will see me on Monday – 6 DAYS!!! Taking Percodan now and it is not phasing the pain – I am gonna ask for Demerol tomorrow if it does not subside, the antibiotics seem to have relieved some pressure. This will be the 8th root canal for me and by far the worse pain so far.
So glad I found this site, this toothache is driving me mental! I’ve had it for 3 days now, constant throbbing toe-curling pain that wont let up. And the pathetic NHS in the UK cannot give me a dental appointment until August! They dont even class toothache, no matter how bad, as an emergency..how ridiculous. I think I’ll be rattling around with painkillers for the next few weeks and I’m even going to try my luck on holiday in Spain next week and see if they can help me with a dentist there instead. Going to try the vodka tonight even though it makes me sick..anythings better than this. Bleeuughh.
Wow, I have got a terrible toothache. Started 3 days ago and have not slept since. Looked in the mirror and it looks like someone has beat the crap out of me. The entire left side of my face is swollen. My left eye is swollen shut and keeps watering and there is a little puffy bag under that eye. I look like suzy who from the grinch show or like a character from the planet of the apes. My nose is also swollen and the left nostril is swollen shut. Can’t afford the dentist, but afraid that this infection could be serious. I have heard news reports before about people actually dying of a tooth infection. I am so scared, my top lip is swollen and can’t eat, don’t think I would want to. Anyways just wanted everyone to know I feel the pain with you. I have had 4 kids naturally and was crushed between a house and van that broke my left femur in my leg and could not walk for 2 mths then had to walk with a walker for a while and none of that pain compares to the toothache.
wow… i have a decayed tooth and it dosent hurt yet in my upper mouth my gum is infected and the tooth that is on top of the gum has a slight cavity in the bottom which causes the bottom of the tooth to be sharp so its constantly stabing the infect part of my gum… the pliars are looking real nice right about now… and i dont have any vodka, but will rum work?
im sorry but i have to add that ive broken my wrist, sliced my leg open on lava rock and landed ona patch of vana all at the same time surfing down in hawaii, for everyone who dosent know vana is just another name for sea urchin, and when u land on one or many the bristles break off into hundreds of shards that stick into your skin, and you cant get them out by yourself, u need to dip the wounded part of your body in searing hot white vinigar for 30 minutes every day for 1-2 months untill it disolves.
oops forgot to add the whole purpose of the second post. all that put together isnt anywhere near the constant pain im filling, its been going on for over 24 hours and i havent gottena more then 5 minutes of sleep before i wake up with a searing pain in my mouth!!!
Toothaches are some sort of evil punishment. At least that is the conclusion that I have come to. I don’t have insurance, so a dentist will not see me. I broke my wisdom tooth a year or so ago, and now the entire right side of my mouth hurts. Not just one tooth, all of them. I have tried oral gel and all it seems to do is make my tongue numb. The only vodka I have is UV Blue, but am seriously going to attempt that. Just a note…I have a torn ligament in my ankle that I am currently awaiting treatment for, and this doesn’t even come close to the pain I am feeling in my dang mouth!
Hi I’m 9 months pregnant and can’t do anything about the horrible pain I feel in my mouth. Its 4:00 am and i cant sleep. I also have pregnacy issues to deal with and I am do for a C-section in 2 weeks. Can’t do anything about this horrible toothace, not to mention it happened on a weekend when no dr. will help.
thanks to all of you, i thought that i was the only person in history to be going through this, the right side of my face is unbelievably painful and if i rest my head on anything it just starts throbbing, i has this for about 3 months and it just seems to be getting worse, which up until a month ago i thought was impossible. i’ve tried pain killers, vodka, glove oil etc but the only thing that seems to make it bearable is keeping ice water in my mouth but as soon as i spit it out within a minute or two the pain is back, finally i realised that the pain is to much for me to handle and i’m giong to the dentist in 3 hours, i will just have to wait and see if she can take this pain away, i can’t do anything cause all that i can feel is this pain so i’m very unproductive at present, i’m not quite at the praying stage but if this dentist doesn’t fix it today i would be willing to try even stranger things :r
Toothache is the the absolute worse pain in the world. I went to bed on Monday night, fine as can be. Woke up about 3am with slight pain, took a mersyndol went back to sleep. Went to work on Tues with a tinge as the day progressed i got worse. Went to the chemist and brought sm33, a mouth wash and toothbrush & toothpaste. $26 later and relief for 30mins this is at 11am. I knew it was an abcess and the pharamist suggested i get some penacillian. I hung out at work trying to be brave, by 3pm my friend demanded that i go to the doctor. He gave me a shot of penacillian and told me to go to the dentist when the abcess goes down. By 5pm i was crying in pain and poppin pain killers like they were lollies.
Nuerofen worked pretty well for the rest of the night until this morning. I woke up in tears. I was going insane all day until about 3pm when i rang the public dentist for help they told me to come straight, luckily i was seen pretty much straight away. My teeth were that rotten and infected that I have now had 2 teeth removed, I am still in immense pain, the denist told me that removing the teeth will only releive some of the pain as the infection is that bad and deep it will probably take a week to clear up.
I hope that i can keep my sanity for that long.
i really wished i had of listened to my parents when they told me to brush my teeth, i probably would not be suffering this much now.
Thanks for listening
Cheers
Annmarie from Australia
i had a root canal done on thrusday and today is monday. I have had shooting pain everyday. I use pain relievers for a couple of days, it takes the pain away for half an hour. Then I switch to Morin now it works for a good hour then pain. i haven’t had a good night sleep for three days. I was notified that I had Voldka in the house by my husband. So I will try that. It seems to work for everyone else because I haven’t seen a complaint about it yet. I need sleep!!
I am 25 years of age since last weeks my gums are swollen the last back 4 tooth are painfull i dont know if its the wisdom tooth coming out
It is 1 am and Ive downed so many Tylenol and Ibuprofen 600s that Im suprised I havent overdosed.My whole left side of my mouth is swollen, pretty sure I have an abcess.Ive never wanted sleep so bad in my life.Its also Saturday and I cant get into a dentist until Monday.What will they do if I go to the emergency room…the pain is that bad.
It is now 5:00 am and I am still up after being up most of the night. I have had a toothache for 2 days on the weekend of course. I do not have dental insurance right now. There are no dentists that are opened on weekends. I am trying not to go to the emergency room. I have been on mega doses of extra strength tynelol. Anbesol, salt water and toothpaste did not work. I don’t have any vodka in the house as I can’t drink on the other medication I am on. I just pray for all of you that your pain will subside and that you will find some relief.
Hello All,
I just had a molar AND a wisdom tooth pulled out of my jaw. The pain was so intense I saw stars when I bit down. It is still very very sore and difficult to open my mouth. I wanted to share a little trick with you all that seemed to work the greatest for pain. One Advil Migraine gel tab. Poke a hole in one end and squeeze the gel on to the sore area around the gum and on the tooth for instant releive (mind the bad taste).
-Regards
I recently got a tooth removed as it had the biggest whole ever… i had an incensetive jerk pulling out my teeth AND when he was finished i wasnt quite sure if he got all the pieces out but assured me he did. he said there was infection there but didnt prescribe me for antibiotics or anything.
As my mouth is very small my wisdom tooth is moving into that space. Im not sure if now the gum has hardened it wont come through fully or not… (i can feel is partially out.)
Also for some reason there is a tooth on the lower jaw. a wisdom. trying to come through but there is clearly no space… it hasnt really tried to come through before but the gum looks to have changed colour abit (Bruised) and my jaw is hurting like hell… At first i couldnt tell weither the top or bottom wisom was hurting as they are both on the same side… but it seems to be the bottom one…. its hurting my mouth,right side of my face… my glands, my ear and its giving me a headache. The pain is unbearable. nothing seems to be working. (only a hot water bottle on some occasions) im not sure of what to do next. (im going to the dentist on wednesday but im not sure of what they can really do…) im abit worried
I just went to the ER for my abscessed tooth. Like some of you, I cannot afford to see a dentist anytime soon. (No insurance, and they won’t bill you anymore.) The ER doc told me (like I didn’t know) that I had a terrible abscess. My face was swollen from under my chin, to under the ear. It looked like an apple. I’ve had an abscess before, but this is the mother of mothers. I cried out loud in the ER everytime he tried to examine inside my mouth because it hurt to open. He finally said I needed to be on a potent regiment of antibiotics, so he gave me that and a strong pain reliever. Believe it or not, motrin helps more than the pain killers he gave me. I am alternating them. Hopefully, the antibiotics will kick in soon, and this swelling, which has stretched my skin so taut that it looks like I’ve had a lower face lift, will subside soon.
I am so thankful I am not alone. I have to get 12 teeth pulled and I can’t get myself to go to the dentist. First I am not sure how I will pay for since insurance only like a penny towards it. But on top of that I have horrible panic attack when ever I think or go to the dentist. All because some horrible dentist dropped the drill in my mouth while doing a routine root cancel. I had to have 20 stitches in my mouth. That was almost 9 years ago. I have been living in pain since then. Everyday I have a tooth ache. I just wish I could over come this fear. I can’t take the pain anymore and I am sure the people around me are sick of hearing my complain about how much I am in pain. How am I ever going to get 12 teeth pulled. I am so scared. I am crying just typing this thinking about it. My husband doesn’t understand since he doesn’t mind the dentist and he is not in pain. thank you all for letting me share this with you.
Hugs,
Nicole
This is the worst pain ever. Went to the dentist two weeks ago who gave me a temporary filling and a course of antibiotics for 3 days just in case there was an infection and i must say its the best £15 i have ever spent it gave me instant relief of toothache. However the dentist told me to leave it for 1-2 weeks and the nerve/root will die out then i can go and get it removed, so ive waited 2 weeks and guess what the nerve hasnt died and im in agony. Ive found the best remedy for relieving the pain is definately Alcohol, but if you have to be up early the next day its out of the question. Listerine is a good remedy, Ibuprofen (which i have been munching on like they are sweets), and milk believe it or not has releived the pain on occasions. Having a party tomoz so im gonna get absolutely wasted and then try and remove the bugger myself as this pain is ridiculous. Have you got the option of having a tooth removed from the dentist or do they decide what you should have, cos theres no way im forking out for a root canal, id rather have the bugger taken out.
I can’t believe nobody has said anything about clove oil! You can get it at any drugstore. Dip a toothpick or a Q-tip (take a little of the cotton off so you don’t get too much oil)and put it on the tooth that hurts. It will stop immediately! Plus the clove oil is antiseptic. The only downside is it may kill the nerve in the tooth permanently but WHO CARES (!) when your tooth hurts you can’t even think straight.
OUW
my wisdom tooth is killing me, all four corners have erupted through and i cant eat and find it hard to talk 
Gum is all red and swollen :\
I dont want it taken out , as the dentist said there was enough space to grow!
I rubbed ouzo/arak on it and it numbed pain for a bit, but not enough and not completely!
It doesnt taste very nice but CLOVE OIL on a cotton bud rubbed on the gums on the affected area dulls the pain abit.
(it works for me at night when i feel the pain is at its worst.)
Last week I was fitted for a crown on a molar. Tuesday it started aching so badly. But it only hurt in the morning when I got up. I figured maybe I grind my teeth when I sleep. Today, I went for the permanent crown and told the dentist about the pain. He figures I might need a root canal, even though he took an xray before fitting me for the crown and the root looked fine. He said the temporary crown looked ok and hadn’t come loose. He put the permenant crown in but with temporary cement. I’ll see him again in a week to check it out.
Anyone ever hear of a root going bad so quickly?
I cannot sleep normally this whole week because of this terrible pain on the right side my upper and lower jaw, my ear and the right side of my head.I cannot pinpoint which tooth is the cause since it feels like every freaking tooth hurts in result of this pain. It’s strange that the pain kicks in from 12 am to 5 am, it eases momentarily and then comes back again. If banging my head on the wall were an option for relief, I would do it in a heart beat. I’ve been putting so much Orajel in my mouth that my whole jaw is numb. It seems like Motrin or Advil work best for temporary relief. The only other experience that I’ve had with similar pain is when I caught a bad cold when I was younger and got sinus headaches for a week.
The new dental coverage I’ve got is an HMO plan so it turns out the dentist that I used to go to only takes PPO. So I’m screwed until I register with a clinic that accepts HMO.
The problem with amalgam fillings, apart from the fact that the mercury in them is toxic and could very well be creating a host of long-term illnesses in your body, is that in order for fillings to hold, dentists have to drill the cavity out quite deeply, thereby reducing the strength of the tooth by 75%. Fillings later expand and cause the tooth to crack and this harbours more decay and the filling eventually falls out leaving the tooth in worse shape than had the initial cavity been left alone. I can’t wait for all my amalgam fillings to fall out. But will I get them drilled out or replaced by new generation fillings? No way. I have found that the pain related to a cavity or a broken tooth, while intense, is usually short-lived – lasting generally no longer than a week max and the pain is mostly controllable during that time anyway. The body obviously has a way of counteracting the pain. I mean, you have to ask yourself “how did people cope in the days before dentistry?” I find that most of the pain of a toothache is related to food particles and tooth/filling fragments that irritate the cavity. Therefore my first line of defence is to use strong (rounded) wooden toothpicks to dislodge these particles and clean out the cavity and thoroughly work the toothpick between the adjoining teeth. Then using my thumb and forefinger I wiggle the affected tooth as much as possible from side to side and then bite down on a tissue that’s been folded over and over. I do this routine after every meal and whenever I feel pain. All this manipulation can intensify the pain momentarily, but in my experience the body remedies the situation itself within a few days. If I’m feeling excrutiating pain I find that swilling brandy or similar over the affected area in conjunction with a dose of headache tablets before going to bed works wonders. Would I get another filling? No way. Would I get a tooth extracted? Yes, but only if the pain of the toothache was so bad that I wasn’t prepared to wait for it to fall out on its own. But if you can stand a little discomfort, be patient and your body will generally rectify itself.
i got a cavity that wasn’t even really bothering me filled yesterday and now i am in HORRIFIC pain!!!! the dentist disturbed my nerve and i can’t sleep, can’t eat, i’ve been crying, even calling my mom for reassurance! OMG!! i was actually thinking i would rather be dead! someone please tell me this happened to you and it only lasts a day or two!!
april:
Don’t blame the dentist, blame yourself. When the cavity is too deep the heat from removing the decay might cause the nerve to become inflammed. If you are lucky it’ll heal up eventually, if not the tooth will eventually die. It’s your own fault that you waited so long before you go to the dentist. It takes at least 3 years for a tooth to develop a cavity.
Ban Fillings,
Maybe you should advocate prevention instead of spewing rubbish. Prevention is the best cure. Leaving infection untreated is just asking for trouble. You are lucky nothing has happen to you yet, but others are not as fortunate as you. I’ve seen several cases at the hospital emergency department where ppl almost died from complications developed from a simple decay that was being ignored. Infection, if left untreated, can spread. Maybe you should try pulling them out with pliers yourself instead of leaving them in your mouth. Try leaving an open would on your arm and bath it constantly in fluid loaded with bacteria and tell me what happen.
Had 4 wisdom taken out 3 weeks ago. Am now left with
4 major food traps at the back of my skull. Dentist
was a bit rough & ready – didnt tell me about after care.
Am now brushing rinsing gargling 4 times day – but have
major smelly breath. Anything to be done???? Anyone
out there in the same boat??
to dentistdownunder, how dare you!!! some people have no insurance and some are just plan scared to death, I know I am. I literally hate the dentist!!! it can be very tramatic for some people. I went to the dentist, to have one extracted and we decided to save it instead with a temp filling, well, it’s 2:20 in the morning, and I can’t fucking sleep, I am in soooooooooo much pain, I can’t stand it! I am popping tylenol 3 like candy, and it only lasts for about about 1 1/2 hours. Why do dentists have to be sooo crooked and take advantage of people in vulnerable states, they rip you off so you’ll come back, paying more money that you simply don’t have, as the richer get richer, the poorer get poorer. Get some compassion, and have an open mind, toothache pain is literally unbearable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
marla,
Dental decay is an infection that is PREVENTABLE. If you have very good oral hygiene, brush at least twice a day, floss daily before you brush, use a mouthrinse, and don’t eat rubbish food e.g. lollies, soft drink etc and have regular check up I doubt you’ll be having toothache right now. If you’ve been religious about the above mentioned I take back my words and I apologise. If not you brought it upon yourself and I still stand by what I said. Early decay is REVERSIBLE and early treatment doesn’t hurt (and only costs $18, you call that expensive? It’s cheaper than 2 packs of cigarettes! If you still can’t afford it and if you don’t smoke I’ll even buy it for you), when it starts to hurt the decay has been in your mouth for at least 3 years. Ignore it for another few months and the nerve will be infected. If you see an open wound or feel pain anywhere else on your body would you ignore it? I just don’t understand why ppl would ignore pain in their mouths and when the pain gets unbearable blame the dentist for their own problems. Don’t even get me started on failed attempts to save your teeth. If you want to have your teeth pull out fine go ahead, just don’t regret when your face start sinking in when the bone resorps after the teeth are gone and you end up with few more wrinkles, or when you can’t eat properly due to the missing teeth (and I’m sick of ppl complaining about their dentures not fitting properly, of course it doesn’t fit, it’s only a piece of plastic/metal it’s not real teeth for goodness sake and will never feel like real teeth! You don’t hear ppl complaining about artificial leg so stop complaining abt artificial teeth), or worse, your bite close up and the pressure snap your front tooth (please don’t cry when your dentist says I’m sorry there’s nothing I can do). Compassion? It’s reserved for ppl who deserve it. Those who blame us for their own faults are not in the list. Oh and thanks for linking to my blog, thank you for the publicity.
I doubt that you are a real dentist. If you are,you should rethink your profession .
Just consider this, if everyone had perfect teeth you would be out of a job . So it’s these poor souls on this website that butter your bread. EVERONE no matter how well they brush, floss, maintain their healthy diet will have some dental problems thoughout their life time. Fear is a HUGE factor in missing dental appointments and leaving a sick tooth.
Instead of that nasty attitude you have developed during the course of your dental practice, you should be encouraging people kindly and use your training and knowlege to help them get the help they need to get over their fears .
You have only reinforced these fears with your attitude.
I would not want to be on the other side of a drill or a elevator or chisel if your hand was guiding it with that attitude.
marla,
A secret to help you avoid the dentist. Cut out on carbohydrate in your diet. If you only eat protein and fat and minimal carbohydrate (no bread, cake, potatoes, sugar, milk, soft drink, ice cream, chocolate etc) you’ll have no fermentable sugar in your mouth to cause decay. My friend’s diet has minimal carbohydrate, he hasn’t been to the dentist for the past 12 years and never have problem. Good luck.
Gappy,
Keep doing what you’re doing now, and go back to your dentist and tell him/her to give you a “Monoject”. It’s a curved syringe that can help you to flush the back of your mouth. Every dentists should give one to the patient after wisdom teeth extraction.
Watch the meds everyone! I just spent 36 hours in the ER and ICU because I overdosed on Tylenol trying to rid myself of the worst toothache I’ve ever had. That mess will kill your liver, it almost killed me. I have finally had the tooth pulled and it’s getting better. Better to deal with the pain than lose your life… take it from someone who knows. My liver still hurts as it is trying to heal too.
How much did you take can I ask, because I am going through the same thing, I took 4 325mg tablets about 4 hrs ago, and just now took 650mg more and was thinking about having a frozen slushy malibu rum drink too
dentistdownunder,
I was quite upset last night from all the pain I was in, your remarks to some were downright wrong, no matter how you may feel. I do however apologize for being a bit on the crabby side, and I appreciate your advice, on how to avoid the dentist, I will definately try it.
Hello to all my fellow suffers, i have tooth ache, been to the dentist twice in 1 day becuase i could not get the pain to go away, so i gave up with dentist untill an extranction is available.I have learned to associate the pain with good feelings, ever heard the expression” it hurts so good”, no honestly it can be done, you can block all sensation of pain becuase if the electrical impusle can be re-rooted to another part of the brain or blocked all together, mind over mater is the stongest drug you can get and it’s free, so hurt all you want you little blighter you can not cuase me any more pain, postive mental attitude is all you need once you can control your pain you will feel much better and the tooth will no longer hurt. also if you try so clove oil rub it on the gum and cavity and the arean will go numb and the sensation of pain will ge less. Remember pain is natural part of the body nervous system and it actually helps you , though it may not feel like at the momment, painis a the way the body tells us that soimething is not right and we need to take action, i hope this had helped even if one person finds this usefull then it will have been worth it,
I am in sooooooooo much pain – a year ago my dentist totally f***ed up a crown (the temp was on too long as he forgot to order the perm, then he dropped the perm on the floor before fitting it and did nothing to sterilise it. I’m too in awe of dentists (and in too much pain) to say anything. One week later – worst…. abscess….ever… trapped under a new, raised crown too. Emerg dentidt gives antibiots and reccommends root canal – dentist says root canal not necessary (he qualified in 63 and doesn’t seem to have moved with the times).
A year of persistent problems later (each of which the dentist claimed to find “baffling”) I end up with the second…. worst …. abscess…. evere – which causes the tooth to erupt. Go to eergency chap who wants to know why this hasn’t been root canalled – long story short: new dentist, and root canal.
The relief after the RC was great – for a few days – but now I have “tenderness” (to put it incredibly mildly) on the hard palate above the RCed tooth. I cant eat, talk, and I have to trap my tongue between my teath as if it even momentarily touches the sore spot I get a sick suddder all thru my body. I cant concentrate and havent slept in nights and – added to that – I’m working away from home and so can’t see dentist tim monday (I have the 8.30 appointment!)
After having read this board I’m going to trythe “topical alcohol” approach (I may even try the ingested alcohol approach too). I wouldnt mind but the original problem with this tooth was caused by a malfitted brace about 20 years ago – it’s been nothing but trouble ever since!
I could sit down and cry – I want to go home (5.5 hours by train) and just knock myself out til monday mornig.
I have the WORST toothache then I believe anyone has ever had. My pain in my left ear, down my jaw, and cheek line, and all around my left back molers are EXTREMLY pained out to the max. I have had my left lung literally explode in my chest and this is waaay worse. I have thrown up several times because of the pain. It feels like someone has stuck a knife in my temple, and pored acid down my ear drum. My eyes turn a blood red glaze, and I’m not well because i don’t eat. Then pain is driving me to potential harmful thoughts. Please god help me if you can. I have called the dentist and they always want you to make an appoitment to get in. I have tried everything but vodka. PLease god this HAS to help me. I have no other options and it feels like my life is ending slowly. I’m sorry everyone
OMFG, OMFG, OMFG you guys please please please use VODKA and put it on a towel and apply it directly on your tooth. Please listen to me, if you want your pain to go away NOW. You will try this. it doesn’t get rid of it forever, but for instant relief it is the shit. I just did it and I feel no pain at all. I’m going to try and get some rest, and see if i can sneak in a couple more hours. good luck:)
Dentist Down Under,
Prevention of decay is all very good, but the dentists’ philosophy of saving a tooth at any cost rather than extracting it is a profit motivated practise. Drilling and filling teeth is an expensive, destructive, cosmetic and very temporary solution to the problem akin to grinding the rust out of a car body and filling it with bog before respraying – it looks okay for a while, but the damage is already done and the underlying decay will keep resurfacing.
I am not advocating that people ignore infection. The pain they experience is the body’s way of telling them there is something the matter. If they clean out the food particles and bits of toxic filling and remove the sections of bad tooth, the pain usually disappears within a couple of days without any other intervention.
The money-generating dental “profession” has only been around a century or so, yet people seemed to manage before then somehow, even if they didn’t have perfectly straight, Hollywood bleached teeth. The human race managed to survive before dentists came along by using common sense and allowing the body to heal itself.
Generations of people now have been conditioned to book an appointment with the dentist at the first sign of a toothache, or trained by the dentist to go regularly for checkups. Either way, the dentist gets plenty of repeat business and most people are totally unaware of their ability to deal with their teeth themselves.
Ban Fillings,
You obviously live in the last century. Nowadays we prefer preventive dentistry to restorative. If I don’t have to drill I wouldn’t. Like I kept saying, early decay is REVERSIBLE, provided it’s detected in the early stage, that’s why it’s important to have regular check up, unless you can cut out the carbohydrate from your diet no matter how many times you brush you still have the risk of getting decay but it’s your choice nobody is forcing you to see the dentist. If you let your car get to the stage of rusting you obviously never take good care of it, just like your teeth they need regular maintenance.
I’ve left holes unfilled several times, provided it’s not decay and the patient can keep it very clean you don’t have to fill it. The filling is only there to prevent the tooth from getting decay again, as it’s very difficult to keep clean when you’ve a hole in your tooth. If you don’t want it filled it’s fine by me it’s your tooth not mine. What I don’t understand is that why do ppl think that fillings should last forever? Your car doesn’t last forever so why should you expect a filling to last forever. When you have a heart attack you don’t expect the cardiologist to fix your heart back to what it used to be, so why do you bash the dentist when a dental treatment doesn’t restore your tooth to what it used to be? Weird.
Please do more research before you make any untrue statements. Human beings had been practicing dentistry for thousands of years. Archaeologists studying the remains of two men from Mehrgarh, Pakistan, made the discovery that the people of Indus Valley Civilization, even from the early Harappan periods (c. 3300 BC), had knowledge of medicine and dentistry. The physical anthropologist that carried out the examinations, Professor Andrea Cucina from the University of Missouri-Columbia, made the discovery when he was cleaning the teeth from one of the men. Later research in the same area found evidence of teeth having been drilled, dating back 9,000 years. Check out the news on the BBC website http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4882968.stm
Ancient Chinese medical works also discussed dental and gum diseases in their oldest medical book written by Hung Ti about 2500B.C., one whole chapter was devoted to dental and gum diseases and the treatment of this conditions.
Hammurabi’s Code created around 1780B.C. had several references to dental procedures and fees.
The Edwin Smith Papyrus (dates as early as 3000 B.C.) and Ebers Papyrus from about 1550 B.C. also discussed several dental diseases. Numerous papyri enumerate prescriptions to dental diseases, such as pyorrhea, loose teeth, dental caries and abscesses. Surgically produced holes to drain an abscess under the 1st molar were found in the mandible of a 4th dynasty mummy (2625 – 2510 BC). A loose tooth fixed with a gold wire bridge to a neighboring sound tooth was discovered in another mummy of the same dynasty in Giza. Artificial teeth holding a maxillary bridge by a silver wire was also found in the late period (Greco-Roman). Tooth extraction, treatment of mouth ulcers and treatment of jaw dislocation were also dealt with in the Edwin Smith and Ebers Papyri.
I can go on and on with more examples but I’ll just leave it at that.
So the dental profession has only been around for a century or so? I don’t think so. You are probably living in a cave or your English is so bad you don’t know the defination of “a century”.
I don’t advocate Hollywood straight, bleached teeth. In fact I always try to convince my patients they’ve beautiful teeth whenever they want me to bleach them or straighten them. Teeth are naturally yellow, I won’t bleach my own teeth so I won’t bleach others either. If you want to blame someone, blame the media. There is only supply when there is demand, if ppl never ask for “blinding white” teeth I doubt any dentist would be doing it.
Tooth is drilled is to remove decay, if you have a better way of removing it please let me know. Pain would disappear when the nerve dies, but the infection is still there, that’s why ppl end up in the emergency department dying from an ignored dental infection. They think once the pain is gone the tooth is getting better, but as long as the decay is still there it will eventually blow up, the pain will return, often 10 times worse, and if you are the unlucky one, die from a simple tooth decay. If you want to yank your tooth out just because of decay by all mean go ahead, God obviously put your teeth there for a reason but like I said before, it’s your teeth not mine, do whatever you want with them, that’s what I always tell my patients, just don’t come back to me to complain later down the track.
well guys,my story starts 10 long years ago when i broke off half of mt front tooth, got it mended and looks normal
5 years later- got neuralagia or gingivitis-cant tell the difference-but its like having a tooth ache in every single tooth in your head.
Sept 2005- found (or rather was rudely awoke with seering pain in head,what the hell is goin on, my head is goin to explode with pain) tongue finds hard smooth lump in roof of mouth(wtf??) i say to myself, day later after 3 packets of paracetamol i burst the lump with tongue-yellow golden puss and blood seeps out through my gum right over my tooth was broken as a child-keeps coming back for next year-(dentist too expensive and i could always burst it in time before it got too big and painful-kinda like series “lost”!!) anyways month ago face swollen up (wtf!!) golfball in mouth-pain so sore try to burst it with a hot needle….(doesnt work-in more pain-Next day walk to docs in crucifying pain-on the way it conveniently bursts-i think it has a brain-evil dead!!)doc xrays-says its dental prob!! (f*ck that!!)
Today – went to dentist sat-face swelled up again fri,says its a cyst might hav to get root canal on three affected teeth. Gonna cost estimated 4200 im told but gettin an dentist est today-fingers crossed!!
hi guys again, its actually €1500 not 4200, but its still a bomb!! if any one here could give me second opinion id really appreciate it! like i said my face is swollen right up to my eye nearly, kinda gone done a bit with the antibiotics-but the xray of my mouth showed a black large marbelled shape with my front right tooth and two teeth to the right side of the right front tooth sticking int the cyst or absence-whats the diff betwwen a cyst and absence-i know i hav one of them- please does any one hav advice!!
Whats up all. I definatly feel your PAIN!! I’ve been strugglin’ with this toothach for 5 days now and the pain is so unreal it can’t be described in words! I’ve tried all the over the counter drugs, the ambesol and the numbing medicane but they only work for maybe 10 minutes at the most. The only thing that seemed to help me a little bit was by taking 4000 mg. of extra strength ibuprofen that was givin’ to my girlfriends sister for after labor pains. I can’t get into the dentist because the tooth is absessed an they won’t even look at it in that condition. I need to get some antiboitaics to reduse the pain and swelling. This is gotta be the worse pain I have ever experienced. I have had about 10 hours of sleep in the past 5 days, haven’t eatin a “soild” meal and I’m getting very weak. How are you supposed to build up your immune system with food and rest when yor teeth won’t let you do either.This is like a curse to test your strength see how much a person really can take. To be honest I’m about at the end of my rope!! My neck is swelled out, my ear hurts, my jaw looks like I’m holding a golf ball in it and I’ve keep a constant headach. I’m a man don’t get me wrong, but this pain is so MUCH I wanna cry at night..so cry my eyes out because I don’t know what else to do!I’m a smoker but it hurts so bad to inhale the cigarette I’ve almost quit. I’ve got this little fear in having a dentist stab my gums with there needles and all that but It’s comming to the point where I wanna rip this tooth(whats left of it) outta my face! There is no dentist around my area that use the “laughing gas” sedation so needles it is. Scares me when people tell me that an absessed tooth could send the “poison” through out my blood stream and possibly kill me. Thats way to much information so somethings gotta be done and done RIGHT NOW!!!!!If any of you all have any advise or home remedies that really do work I would greatly appreciate it! Thanks for your time and I hope all that are suffering get back to normal as soon as possible!
holy hell i have the mother of all tothaches for 2 weeks now .. i was eating doritos and it decides to crack in half and have a razor sharp point slicing my tounge for 4 days finally saw the dentist he filed it down and told me he couldnt pull it cuz i have no insurance!! so now i have half a tooth with a temp filling in there pressing down on a nerve making my cheek swell up causing me more pain than before i went. WHAT DO I DO?? its like someone is beating my gum with a hammer for about 2 weeks now .. goodtimes let me tell ya
I can understand how you all feel,my thoughts are with you all.
I am in horrific pain, it all started with a tooth which contained a post.The post started to go loose I saw my dentist who said it had fractured the tooth below the gum, so it would have to be removed.
I went on Tuesday to have it removed ,my dentist could not remove all of it, as it was in pieces, after digging at it he called the other dentist in ( a specialist in implants)he tried but with no luck, he said they would leave a small amount in the gum & leave it to heal.He said it wouldn`t be a problem.By Thursday I was in agony so I went back..He packed it out and cleaned it up,he also x rayed it,said no problem but gave me some antibiotics just in case.It is now Saturday & I have consumed large amounts of painkillers, didn`t get much sleep last night.The dentist did say if pain doesn`t improve I would have to see a specialist who would get the remining part out of my gum, as there is a nerve close to it.I hope he is available on Monday as I cannot take this pain much longer.Definately worse than child birth.I had a 10lb 12oz baby with no pain relief & it was a doddle.Tooth ache is horific!!! I taken 2x 400mg Ibuprofen 2hrs ago & have just taken 2x 500mg of Co-codamol which you can take inbetween the Ibuprofen,so my Chemist says.Best pain relief so far!
Well once again the whole of my left jaw is aching through tootache , but this time im getting tingles down my arm ! I’m no stranger to toothache , and have to be put asleep when i have dental treatment . Anyway , to get to my point, i have tried many different forms of pain relief over the last 8 years ( yes i really am that scared of the dentist) …
The one that stood out the most for me was taking co-proxamol 500 m/g. If you chew trhe tablet around the gum area you are sure to get a lovely nights seep ……
Also, to set the record straight , cocaine is worse than any sugary sweets ………….
is it possible for my wisdom tooth to be growing back in? I am in severe pain and I’ve already had them removed 9 months ago..HELP PLEASE…… vodka is only lasting 20 min now.
My heart goes out to all of you suffering with tooth pain. I never, never experienced such agony in my teeth until last week (Thursday). Got an emergency appointment with my dentist who cleared out the infection located in the tooth and cut the nerves. It was supposed to take care of the pain. It did to the point that I went from screaming and wanting to die to a constant toothache and being utterly miserable. My appointment with the endodonist was 3 weeks away. I knew I would have NO quality of life until I saw that man so I called his office to see if I could move up the appointment. Due to a cancellation I was able to get in today (Monday). The root canal was a blessing from God. The endodontist told me that my tooth pulp was so infected that the abcess would have exploded in 2 days if he hadn’t gotten to it today (and he is out of the office for the rest of the week YIKES!) It really wasn’t all that bad; no worse than getting a filling. I’m not even in that much post-op pain as long as I don’t put pressure on the tooth. The biggest bitch is going to be paying the bill. If you can’t afford the procedure pawn something, borrow the money, sell your first born (not really, but you get the picture)! You are not going to really feel better until you get that root canal.
Hi Everyone,
I felt the need to check this out because I woke up last night with an extreme toothache. I have never felt pain like this in my mouth before and it hurts like hell. This morning I ran to the bathroom and stubbed my toe on a 35 lb barbell. I was amazed b/c this did not phase me and my tooth hurt worse. It literally feels like someone drove a nail into my back molar. I have a lovely supportive girlfriend though who is sharing my lamentation. I am now going to get numbing gel and whiskey and see the emergency dentist tomorrow.
I feel all your pain,
MC
I have a hole in my wisdom tooth, and I think my nerve is exposed. I’m not of age to purchase alcohol, but my husband did for me. I’ve tried 99 Bananas, Tylenol authoritis, extra strength, and Pm. Benadryl, Goody powder, IBProfuen, Hydrocodine, Anbesol, and Penicilen and nothing seems to work. I am petrified of the dentist due to a bad experience, but I plan to go soon. I’m afraid it’s to late for my tooth. i’m tired of overdosing and I need help. I feel like god is punishing me. On top of this pain the whole left side of my face hurts right along with other teeth. Is their anything to ease my pain? HHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPP MMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEE PPPPPPPLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!
For 3 years ive had psycho problems with my teeth giving the most(believe this) INSANE pain. NO ONE has suffered like I have. Yet the last 2 months have been hell; sometimes I lie there, begging (with all of my) the Lord to releive me from the pain of this cracked tooth. I can feel the holes and jagged edges with my tongue – ouch! sometimes I imagine that in those moments im being smashed in the jaw with a spade, cos it sure feels like that. What did I do to deserve this evil pain. its too much for a guy too take.
to the Toothache,
The bane of my life
ouuuuuuuuch!!! its weird that i was in excruciating pain last week then the pain just went away but it came back when i put cold liquid on it now there is mild pain luckily i can still sleep but the pain really comes out when i apply pressure to the tooth but i don’t feel any pain when i put liquid on it now how bloody strange.
I feel all you fellow tooth suffers!..I have this tooth pain that has been hurting for 3 weeks now, I refuse to go back to the dentist who so called fixed it for me last time, he was putting a crown on it, and then the next day I woke up in the most pain in the world then he tells me, oh well maybe you need a root canal!! MAYBE I NEED A ROOT CANAL?? I was pissed to say the least! I paid him over 400 dollors just the day before, and now the very next day, I MAY NEED A ROOT CANAL?? WTF?? couldnt he see that when he was working on my tooth THE DAY BEFORE?? I think he messed up and drilled to far or something, becuz like others I have read on here, he was getting assistant from another dentist!..Now I have to wait to see another so called professional…in the mean time I have been ODing on any and all pain pills I can get..some relief but my stomach is upset due to the pills and drinking ambosel by the gallon..I have found that the salt thing does give a temp relief, but i am gonna try to put the pill crushed rite on my tooth and see if that helps.. I having been begging GOD to help, I guess his emails are backed up due to I havent got a reply yet, but I do agree, I would rather give birth again than deal with this!!! and why does it wait till you wanna sleep to go full throtle???
i know how u guess feel i really don t know if it was a toothache but my teeth was killin me sooo badly i felt like killing my self it hurted so bad. I tried warm water with salt which help me for for 1 day ,and the next day i tried it did not work all alll. then i went to the hospital cuz the dentish were closed because of the jewish holiday.. the gave me codine and some antibiotic it help a little but not alot….Then i went to dentist right after that day .. I had a very bad infection whcih they had to pull my teeth out…….that was the day my pain was relived so happy… but i am not sure i might get A DRY SOCKET!!!!!!!! SCARED AS EVER…
wtf is wrong with you people? VODKA? first of all don’t take any pain killers and then drink alcohol. Where are you all from that vodka is the answer? LMAO at these posts. Now I have had the entire right side of my mouth feel like my gums are sore and throbbing. Turns out that it is definnitely a tooth I had a new filling put in. It was fine at first then was sensitive to cold and I could no longer chew anything slightly hard there. It also has made the tooth below it feel like it is sore. I guess it is common for one tooth to make it feel like many teeth are hurting. So if you feel like your gums are really sore and it is in more than one small area it is most likely a tooth that is dying. Don’t waste time going to a dentist. They will only send you to a endodontist if they do not do them. Most dentists do not do surgery so don’t waste your time. Call an endodontist and get the hell in there. I feel bad for you but those who have so many bad teeth an dare just taking it I have to laugh. Do whatever you can because once it dies completely
it will absess and that means infection and that my friends can kill you.
Just had a root canal done nearly 3 days ago on a tooth that had 3 cracks. Procedure was okay and tooth is just a little sore. It’s the other symptoms that are driving me crazy; tenderness on neck, pain on swallowing, “pinging” in ear — all on the same side as infected tooth. These symptoms were what led me to dentist to begin with (along with a painful toooth). Am on antibiotics, but am wondering how long until these other aches/pains go away? Also, could the prescription Motrin be causing the difficulty swallowing and pain in ear? Anyone else had something similar?
I have a severe pain in my fore teeth after exposing to cold weather. I can’t chew anything and pain is there all the time. I did not have this earlier till I come to a cold climate Pl. advise.
my tooth as been hurting for a couple weeks maybe a month or so
it will come for about a day or 2 then it will go then it will come back a few days later it at the bootm at the back can u please tell me whats wrong with it im in agony ???
First of all, I would have to say that it’s BECAUSE of your lack of attendance to the dentist regularly that is causing you the pain.
If you had had regular checkups, your local dentist should be able to pick up some of the holes and would have had preventitive measures at least to stop it from getting worse.
If you are ignorant enough to leave the swelling, abscess or hole in the mouth for a long time, YOU WILL AND CAN DIE FROM IT.
No joke here. I have seen people dying from something as simple as a tooth abscess.
If you think your dentist is not doing a good job, seek a second opinion. You can continue seeking opinions, and you have the right to.
But it’s not fair to slander dentists as blood suckers, who know nothing with the aim of just torturing and inflicting people with pain.
Like mentioned above, wanna prevent going to the dentist? Cut down on your sweets. Brush and floss regularly. See the dentist once a year at least. This can save you lotsa money and trouble.
Generally dentists are there to help you, and most of them know what they are doing. If in doubt, just question.
But it’s definitely unfair to create such a negative impression towards dentists to the whole public. It’s not doing anyone justice.
I am in a lot of pain. Part of my filling broke off about a year ago and the dentist just refilled it on top of the old filling instead of taking out the remaining filling in there. He said that the tooth was too fragile to take out all the old filling. Well that filling became loose and started moving around over the weekend and then it came out. I have so much pain. I have vicoden & neurotin and all kinds of alcohol. I have had Bells Palsy for 2 months now and my face is paralyzed on that side so I don’t know if the dentist will really want to stick a needle in it. But I am going to demand that they do this and do it tommorrow. Luckily I have FMLA at work because of the Bells Palsy and they can’t hold it against me for missing time with this tommorrow. I just want them to pull it this time, I don’t want anymore risk of this happening to this tooth again. I brush several times a day, floss and use mouthwash and see my dentist 2-3 times a year even without having pain, so I don’t neglect my teeth or deserve this nasty pain. Hopefully the rest of you will get some relief when you go to the dentist. Some say can’t afford the dentist. Well how much is your sanity and wellbeing worth. To be rid of this pain would be priceless to me. Guess that could be a mastercard commercial. Ice- free, small bottle vodka – $8 , your tooth ripped out & pain gone – priceless!
Glad i found this, I have had major tooth ache now for 5 weeks….Dentist can’t take out my tooth as it has to be done in Theatre at hospital as I take to much drugs, prednisolone steriod and methotrexate for sysytemic lupus and this can cause serious bleeding problems, so i am on waiting list for extraction.I am honestly climbing the bloomin walls with pain, taking paracetamols every 4 – 6 hours and a very strong opiate drug called tramadol slow release, this did seem to help at first but for the last 4 days, broken sleep and last night never slept at all, crying and doubled up in agony. TEMPTED to get string and slam the door,I can’t try the vodka as not allowed to drink any alcohol at all due to the sle effecting my kidneys.pain feels like all ower jaw right hand side and up face, cheeks and behind ear.so if anyone is suffering for days then you can imagine how I feel now into my 5th week…
HELP……… I can’t see the dentist unitl the first of next month… I’m putting aspirin in my tooth to stop the pain.. now that’s not working… how can I stop the pain for the next two weeks?…..
i believe that toothache is the worst thing that cud ever happen 2 a person, fuck me THIS SHIT HURTS and the worst thing about it i cant go 2 sleep and my boyfriend is fast asleep at the momemt, tried most of the tooth remedies they just dont seem 2 work except for nurofens(tablets) and guest what i aint suppose 2 take them coz im pregnant but i cant stand the pain if u’ve had a bad toothache u’ll understand where im coming from………….
I had a tooth capped twice, no just once, but evertime I lay down it throbs horribly. Does anyone have any ideas as to why and how can I help. I think we want to move. Has anyone had a similar cercumstance thar might help.
hello everyone.I feel the pain you are going through and let me tell you… i admire you. you see, im a marine in the USMC and were trained to block off pain. hell when i was in iraq i had a bullet right below my kneecap. i thought that was the worst pain possible… i was wrong. my two back molars have cavitys in them. one is deep and narrow the other is deep and wide with a side missing on it. the pain is constant. i could block it out at first but after 4 days of no sleep, and constant pain it gets just a little hard. if anyone has any suggestions id be very gratefull please dont make them up. only tell me them if youve actually tried them and they worked for you.thank you all.
God Bless
Whoever dubbed this PAIN an ACHE should be SHOT!!! Its like the difference between a splinter or getting ran over repeatedly by a TRAIN!!! Im not very religious but i’ll tell u what, between my Snotty, drooling, Sobbing, I sat rocking with a pillow on my head and promised God i’d go to church every day if he could just take the AGONY that is my impacted, broken, infected wisdom tooth AWAY!! I have suffered with other tooth agonies, but this one takes the CAKE! I am also 7 months pregnant with a high risk pregnancy and am limited to Tylenol and Orajel or Ambesol.( WHAT A JOKE!) IM sure by now that my poor baby is completely NUMB due to the amount of Benzocaine in my amniotic fluid! What the HELL!? If i WASNT pregnant, i’d be DRUNK by now on Vodka and i dont even DRINK! 2 winecoolers puts me to sleep. And besides, I dont even have a bottle here. Im a NURSE, have been for 7 years now, and we learn to rate pain on a scale of 1-10, well this pain here is like a friggin BILLION! My ear, my jaw, my neck, even my shoulder hurts like hell. I now have a LUMP under my jaw bone, and (oh did I mention its the middle of the nite?) I HAVE to suffer til at LEAST the morning. The ER wont TOUCH me cuz im pregnant. As if us Pregos dont have enuff shit to worry about! To all my fellow sufferers, Im here with u, in my little part of the world in New York state, and u would think that in our great age of technological advances that SOMEONE would actually INVENT something that might HELP stop the pain of a toothache? We send people and monkeys to the moon, and theres no OTC remedy for A FRIGGIN TOOTHACHE?>>> GOd help us all!!!!!!!!!!!
Help! Okay, I’ve got an abscessed tooth, and yes yes, I know, I need to see a dentist. Let me tell you baby, I want to…but I’m broke…so its not a choice right now. I think the abscess started in my very back tooth on the left, then infected the one in front of it…so a double abscess, really.
I want to die. Now that the pus bubble has popped, its not only excrutiating, its disgusting and humiliating b/c i live in a dorm and work at a day care…how horrible is it to be holding a five month old littl boy and try to coo at them and they recoil because your breath smells like pus???
sigh
I’ve been in crazy insane pain for well over a week. In the beginning I was trying the warm saltwater thing and it helped some, but now it hurts more than helps because my pus bubble has popped and there’s a nice little raw space in my mouth. I was told the pain would last about three days and the pus seeping out would take about a day, maybe a day and a half. Well let me tell you…nuh uh.
I have no Vodka, if i did i’m not of age and if i was of age i have no money. The crushed up aspirin thing sounds interesting, but I’ve been told since i’ve got the open wound it could cause an ulcer…so no…not going to happen. Because of this, I’m scared to do anything that actually requires putting something on the area, in case it got in the open sore.
So right now I’m living off Ibuprofin’ gargling constantly to clean the area, numb it and get rid of the TASTE OF PUS IN MY MOUTH….EW. And trying my best not to have nightmares of all of my teeth falling out of my head.
Does anyone have any suggestions that might help me in any way? I’m terrified and
Krazy Kate can you go to the emergency room? You need antibiotics stat, the infection will only get worse. Also call around to a few dentists. There are some great ones out there that will treat you if you are in severe pain and they will bill you. Don’t put heat on your face, try a bag of ice wrapped up in a washcloth, and some ibuprofin, take 4 200mg tablets it equals prescription strength. You also may want to look into clove oil. This stuff works wonders on toothaches and would be ok if it got into an open sore (natural antiseptic and pain reliever) It’s available at your local pharmacy in the toothpaste isle and is usually CHEAPER than oragel and works circles around it. In the mean time, I’m thinking about you and hope the pain subsides. It’s enough to drive someone crazy, and like someone said in a previous post I’m surprised we don’t see more toothache related suicide statistics. Yeah it huts that bad. I’m going to the dentist again today(another damn abcess). I’ve had 4 root canals in 6 months, along with 5 fillings, and a lot more work to go
Okay, blc4198, since you’ve had an abscess before maybe you can give me a bit of advice. I didn’t go to the dentist, even though i know i need to, cos i dont have the money for it right now. The abscess popped on its own over the weekend and I was really careful not to swallow any of it, and I gargled w/mouthwash constantly to clean it. And I’ve been sucking on the area so that the pus come out onto my tongue, cos even though its nasty, I dont want the stuff touching the teeth any more than it needs to. Now, Thursday, no more puss is coming out, and even last night it was almost completely blood and hardly any pus. I’m able to eat pretty well and there’s not that much pain in the tooth, cos see, the thing is…the abscess somehow came from the tooth that already had a root canal. So my question is, since it healed pretty well on its own and i’m almost positive the infection came from the cap, how bad am I fucking my mouth over by not going to the dentist until I can afford it. I do plan to get my teeth taken care of eventually. I just have to save up the money for it.
blc4198,
Good advice, glad to see someone talking some sense here
Placing aspirin in your mouth can cause “aspirin burn” aka ulcer even if you don’t already have an open sore.
krazykate1332,
Don’t worry about swallowing the pus, it’s only an inflammation product made up of a thin protein-riched liquid, dead white blood cells and dead germs, the pus itself does not cause infection, it is the result of an infection. The infected tooth is like a time bomb in your mouth but unfortunately nobody knows when exactly it’s going to blow up again. You would usually get temporary pain relieve after draining the pus from an abscessed tooth but because the root of the problem is not treated it will come back. The cap (I’m assuming it’s a crown that covers the tooth) does not cause infection it’s there to protect the tooth so it doesn’t crumble into bits and pieces after a root canal. If you already had a root canal done it could be either re-infected or a failed root canal (no matter how meticulously we clean the tooth during root canal treatment there is still a 3% chance that the root canal might fail). My advice is to call several dentists and ask if they offer a payment plan. My boss allows patients who can’t afford to pay off gradually or if you’ve any special skills you can negotiate with the dentist, one of my colleague had a landscaper done up her yard in exchange for dental treatment, and another one was offered a cattle (!).
Alicia’s Suffering,
Why don’t you go to the dentist and get an emergency root canal done? It only involves taking out the dead nerve and dressing the tooth with medication. It’s not a long term solution but it’ll help relieve the pain until the baby is due and it only costs 1/12 of the root canal fee, heaps better than drugging yourself and the baby. The amount of money you pay for analgesics that don’t work would have cost more than the emergency root canal. I’ve done a couple on pregnant women and they’re all doing well.
josh,
Don’t you marines in the US get free dental treatment? Go to the military dentist asap.
I just had a lower back wisdom taken out on Halloween night of all nights – now that was frightening! It was somehow infected becuase apparently the dentist realised half way through that he should really have sent me to the Hospital for the treatment. The treatment was pretty bad but I just hoped that day by day the pain would ease off. Anyway its day 6 and without paracetamol and ibuprofen the pain is unbelievable. The
painkillers do not always seem to work like last night. I have three children and the youngest would decide to start teething 2 days ago!
I am in the UK and luckily you can see a dentist fairly quickely here although there is a shortage of NHS dentists so they are all private and very expensive. Due tp my age – 42 – teeth extractions take longer to recover from. Still quite swollen and pain does not seem to be subsiding.Anyone in a similar position? I empathise with you all!
dentistdownunder,
I just wanted to say thank you. You’re very helpful and gave me solid advice without making me feel like a bad person for having a messed up tooth, which a couple of dentists have in the past. I’m not that scared of dentists, b/c I know they don’t get some kind of sick pleasure out of hurting me and only want to try to help me. I think it’s really cool that you come on here and give people professional advice in a completely uncondescending way. Thanks for telling me the bit about the pus. A lot of people told me I could like die from swallowing the stuff :-O
If the problem is my crown, where the tooth is messed up or something, would they simply pull it all out and leave nothing but gums there? Cos I’ve got to tell you, all it is is my wisdom tooth that i never got removed, so I’d just as well have it gone, you know?
Im in the same position as you Sophie..
Its also been around a week since I got the pain , just as the cold weather was reaching Scotland.. Tried whisky and chewing on ibuprofen but the pain just keeps coming back.. Don’t know if the nerve ending will eventually die out and the pain will be gone for good , or if I’ll have to admit defeat and see a dentist within the next week or two..
Argh! About three months ago i went to the dentist about a hole in my tooth. They were going to extract it but once i told them im one to faint he decided not to do it. So about three months ago i got a letter from the dentist in wolverhampton so he could do it. I really cant wait. My tooth is sending shooting pains up my face to my ear. My cheeks swollen and i look like ive got a gobstocker shoved in there. I look like a right freak. Ive tried putting ice on my cheek to reduce the swelling but its only made it worse. Pain killers dont work until three hours into it and by then i only get an hour of numb relief. Ive gone without sleep these past few days and im so tierd. I cant get into the dentist until 3 days. Someone hit me back if you have any ideas on how to help me
Pleeeeeeeease! xx
If you are ignorant enough to leave the swelling, abscess or hole in the mouth for a long time, YOU WILL AND CAN DIE FROM IT.
No joke here. I have seen people dying from something as simple as a tooth abscess.
whatever you can because once it dies completely
it will absess and that means infection and that my friends can kill you.
Georgie,
Do you go to the dentist today?
Good luck!
Just got done reading everything here, first time I’ve laughed in 4 days (even though it hurt like hell). Loved some of the comments, especially the one about giving your life to Christ – toothaches are definitely hell on earth. I have an abcessed upper eye tooth, face swollen and pain so bad a kick in the nuts couldn’t be as bad (though I won’t test that theory)! I have been on 2 different types of antibiotics in the last 4 days – amoxicillin and cephalexin and have gone through 28 vicodin in that time. What finally has eased the pain was baking soda, table salt and a wet cotton ball. I mixed equal amounts of the first two and dipped the wet cotton ball in this and placed it between my lip and gum (on the abcess) and left it in there for 3-5 hours before replacing it with a new one. Soon after placing the second one in their the abcess popped spewing blood and pus. I then rinsed with mouth wash followed by hydrogen peroxide (which foamed like a son of a bitch). In about 10 minutes time a wave of relief unlike any I’ve ever expierenced washed over me. My pain was at about a 12 on a chart of 10 (WORST PAIN EVER)!! and is now down to about a 2-3. Sex with a supermodel couldn’t make me happier right now!! Getting raped in prison sounds more appealing than going through that again. I have an appointment on Wednesday to remove what’s left of my upper teeth and get a denture. Until the last few days I was very apprehensive about having this done, no longer, I welcome it with open arms if it means I never have another abcessed tooth.
One final note, I wish I had taken better care of my teeth earlier in my life (I’m 35) but still feel that dentists don’t always understand why people don’t. I think a lot it has to do with the high costs and lack of dental insurance that is offered (at least in the U.S.) and a general phobia about somebody poking around in your mouth (very invasive to say the least). Human nature also plays a role – if something doesn’t hurt we don’t think about it, especially for poor people like me. When you have to worry about rent, food, gas and the many other everyday living expenses sometimes preventive care gets lost in the shuffle. Most dentists make pretty good money and I’m not saying they don’t deserve it but maybe should be a little more understanding to those who don’t. I guess if you are a Republican you can blame it on me for not making enough money but we all can’t be rich. In order for there to be rich people there must be poor people(at least in a capitalist society). Anyway good luck to all suffering this horrific pain. I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. I’m going to sleep the sleep of angels now, 4 days with minimal sleep is horrible.
I found that using a syringe with a hole in the needle to wash down the side of your gums with Corsadol Mouthwash definately helps as this was recommended by my dentist.
It does the same job as the wash that the dentist will use to clean your gums before even considering taking you wisdom teeth out!
If all else fails try a bottle of whisky should numb you for ages.
i was at the dentist the day before and my wisdom teeth started hurting the next day its grew sideways how didnt the dentist spot this.pain is right upto my eyeball. ive tryed ibrufen,paracetamol, co codamol, antibiotics, vodka, bonjela, nurofen plus ,salt water, garlic and oil. nothing has worked reali except for swishin cold water round it n doin this every ten seconds n spittin it out.. if ya leave it more than 10 seconds its fukin kills. been doin this for 2days feel like im drowning but geting used to it.. cant wait til me appointment in a few days help!
HOLY CRAP; I WENT TO MY GIRLFRIENDS HOUSE FOR DINER, AND I BIT INTO A PIECE MEAT THAT HAD A SMALL PIECE OF BONE. MY TOOTH BROKE RIGHT IN HALF. OH MY GOD! I CANT DISCRIBE THE PAIN THAT RAN THROUGH MY BODY; IT WAS SO BAD THAT I COULD NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT YELLING, MOVING OR ANYTHING. I THINK I EVEN STOPPED BREATHING FOR A LITTLE BIT. EVERY ONE WAS LOOKING AT ME. THEY DIDNT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON AND I JUST COULDNT TELL THEM; CAUSE THE PAIN HAD ME CEASED. WHEN I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO MOVE AND TALK I SPIT THE PIECE OF TOOTH OUT WITH THE REST OF THE FOOD I HAD IN MY MOUTH. I RAN TO THE BATHROOM AND LOOKED IN THE MIRROR. WHAT I SAW WAS THAT ONE OF MY MOLLARS WAS BROKEN IN HALF. I SWEAR THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE WORST PAIN EVER. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT’S 3AM NOW AND I CANT SLEEP I MADE A DENTEST APPOINTMENT FOR THE MORNING. CANT WAITE TILL THEY PULL IT OUT, GREAT HUH .
i am in so much pain! im sitting in my lounge at 7.30 am on a sunday morning with a warm thing strapped to my head and vodka burning the hell outta my mouth!! i think i have a abses but not sure if the vodka thingy works for that,,, it still bloody hurts i know that much!oooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwcccccccchhhhhhhhhhhhh
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i want to cry
child birth wasnt this bad
toothache never happens on a week day
i hate my tooth
id pull it out myself but i think it would hurt
NOTHING AT ALL WORKS!!!! MY FACE LOOKS LIKE A BLOW FISH RIGHT NOW & I’VE DONE A-Z! JUST WAITING ON THE DENTIST GOOD LUCK.
Sorry about the delay Kate! Haha yeah i did go he didnt do anything for me though he just gave me some antibiotics. I havent had toothache since its been heaven! I really feel for you all with toothache. It has to be one of the worst things ever. I hope that you all feel alot better soon!
Im eighteen in two days!
xxxxx
I have had a pain in my jaw since the day after thanksgiving…I had visited the Dentist last week and he said need another root canal big cavity…I never had pain or saw any black or anything in that tooth and now I have pain in the cheek and jaw..Its Sunday night and I called the dentist of course pager service, forgot the football game is on, and the Giants are losing he probably wont be in a good mood..I have antibotics and think I am going to start them tonight…I feel like someone punched me in the jaw…
If you are afraid of root canals they are not that bad, I was so scared 3 weeks ago when I had my first one and it was really not that bad..just make sure you go to a good dentist or endo specialist..In the USA dentist on every block 20 or more in my town…Feel sorry if you dont have Insurance my bill would have been about 1700.00 for the root canal and crown…only cost me 165.00..I always make sure I have antibotics on hand stashed away never know when an emergency holiday weekend you need them…Never been happier to see the dentist in my life, Cant stand the pain…comes and goes. Just when you think its gone it starts again…Is it Monday Yet…hang in there….
I have been in pain for days, I was using toothpaste and orajel and biting down on a warm cloth, the pain came and went, of course the night is killer. Today I felt like I couldn’t take it anymore so I decided to look online for information – home remedies- . I saw that people were saying you can die from an infection so I decided to go to the emergency room being that I have 4 kids and they need me. I got their and it was at least a 4 hour wait. I decided to leave and take my chances. While online I saw that people were using clove oil and thought I should stop at the pharmacy on the way home to buy some of that I found something called Red Cross Toothache Medication and it says use only if you have throbbing pain so I got it it was less than $7.00. I came home and decided to get back on here to read about this product because it says do not touch tissues around the tooth…sounds hard not to, anyway, I decided to rinse my mouth out with water and I decided to take 3 teaspoons of childrens motrin grape flavor and I took a 4th teaspoon but did not swallow I let the medicine cover my infected tooth, after I couldnt stand it anymore I swallowed it. Now I feel 95% better. I have not used the other medicine yet because my tooth is not throbbing, I will wait until it starts hurting again but then I will use the motrin first, if that works again I will not use the “toothache” medicine if it doesnt work then I will use it. But this relief that the childrens motrin gave me feels great, I don’t know if its the medicine itself or the fact that I let the medicine marinate on my infected tooth..try it and let me know if it works for you.
Oh, one more thing, I read that cashew nuts have some properties that help cure an abcess tooth and I forgot to tell you guys that when I stopped in to buy the “toothache” medicine I also bought cashew nuts and ate them on the way home…Was it the motrin or the cashew nuts I do not know but I had a good night sleep and I am not in pain this morning I can feel the area is still tender but no pain. I chewed the cashews on the side of my mouth that wasnt hurting and I chewed each one untill is was watery then I swallowed it, I ate a few handfulls. So if the motrin doesnt work try the cashews.
One home remedy that is useful to keep on hand (may not help if you are in immediate pain) is to steep whole cloves in vodka for at least one week, then discard the cloves and store the liquid in an airtight container. You would use this on the gums directly to help numb them. I make a new bottle every year just so I know it’s fresh, but it should keep rather well. Both the cloves and vodka have antiseptic properties and the numbing effects are great.
I’ve also read that vanilla extract has the same numbing effect.
Another great alternative is acupressure: to the index finger on the opposite side of where the pain is (for instance, if a tooth on the right side of your mouth hurts, massage your left finger), apply firm pressure just below the fingernail for a few seconds. This will give short-term but immediate relief.
OWWWWWIEEEEE i feel with you all, I tell you one thing, i am so stupid for not taking care of my teeth, I cannot wait to go to the dentist tommorow and get this friggin thing outta my mouth.
I now also finnaly landed a job that has Dental Bennifets, and now have to deside if i want dentures or implants, as most my teeth are probaly to far gone to be saved
the only thing i have ever found that helps with the pain, is holding water in your maouth (cold water) and spitting it out and contiune ( if you stop the pain is 100 times worse.
good luck everyone
I was born with a set of teeth that were destined to help some unknowing dentist retire in comfort. I went through the pain of having my four wisdom teeth extracted only to discover months later that two addition ones were coming in right behind them. My dentist said that second sets of wisdom teeth were very rare. Oh lucky me. Yes they had to be pulled as well.
Now at 59 I find that steel reinforcing pins, root canals, crowns, caps and snow-white fillings have all added to the natural beauty of my smile! What I wouldn’t have given all those years for some really effective medication.
I totally agree with all of you guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have been having pain in my teeth for the past month. I had a root canal done 3 years ago and it was a poor job. It got fractured internally and chipped on the top. I saw a dentist who did a filling and I was fine for 2 weeks; then my other tooth on the left side began hurting. I have been in tears for the past couple of weeks. The dentist did an extraction of the tooth because it was decaying thanks to my wisdom tooth that was growing sideways. As I type, I am excrutiating pain. I took some mg of morphin, 4 extra strength advil, zopiclone (sleeping pill) and will be taking another one soon. It is 10.37pm and I have to be up at 6.30am for work tomorrow. I have also taken lorazepam to relax me coz I am not at all relaxed!!!! I am in pain. I really need help.
OH GODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!! My toothache is back and its bad.
I go to Wolverhampton on thursday for my consultation for my tooth extraction. Its going take ages. I almost forgot how much toothache hurt and then it came back and bit me in the ass.
I hoe your all allright x
Has you ever been told that once you experience pregnancy… You’ll also eventually start experiencing TOOTHAHES that feel like a stick being shoved in places you don’t want to imagine? Well, I have. I had never before had a toothache or tooth problem, for that matter… Until I got pregnant. My mother-in-law informed me of how the baby will pull all the calcium from your bones, and guess what? Boy was she right! It seems as if I’ve had nothing but toothaches since my son’s birth and that was almost 4 years ago. For the last week the whole right side of my face and neck have been in excruciating pain, almost as if someone has beaten me repeatedly in the same spots again and again. As I sit here and type I feel this pulse in my right jaw and IT HURTS LIKE HELL!!! So I feel for you all that have the same type of pain and I pray (as I do for myself everynight before bed)… That someone someday will come up with something besides the Vodka and the same old pills … (that in my opinion, unless your trying to kill yaself… don’t work, anymore) to cure this very common aggrevating problem. God Bless and Good Luck with your PAIN!!!
ok, I have tried everything that everyone here has mentioned…. saltwater mouthwashes, ambesol, oragel, aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprophen, vicodin, codiene, vanilla extract, clove of oil…. everything…. NOTHING HAS WORKED…. my face has been feeling like a bomb is exploding every 2 seconds…. it pulses with pain… however, i just thought of the wonderful detoxifying effects of tea. I decided that black tea is best seeing how it is the most powerful detoxifier. Anyways, it has finally relieved my pain by P…. not bad, it has gone from excruciating explosions to a dull pulsing pain…. hasn’t stopped in over a day… anyhow… what I have done is grabbed like 20 teabags of black tea and brewed up a single cup… and have been swishing it around my mouth for about a minute or two before drinking it…. it has taken some of my pain away…. I’m out to search for the sensodyne toothpaste that you all were talking about, but this pain is truly the worst thing I have ever felt in my life….
ok, so I went to the dentist today, and since my current insurance doesn’t cover root canals, I have to wait until january to get it done…. I’m switching insurance plans, and my dentist decided that he could remove the nerve inside of my tooth and fill it temporarily with a temp filler. it felt much better when he was doing the procedure and about 30 minutes after…. however, once the anesthetic started to wear off, I got a searing pulsing pain in my tooth…. also, to those who say put aspirin or tylenol on top of the tooth, I will have to say not to. Placing aspirin or acetaminophen on top of the tooth causes aspirin burns…. which makes it painful to fix later…. it may provide temporary relief now, but you will get pain later… Also, if you are taking pills, don’t just swallow them…. my advice is to chew them up in your mouth with the water before swallowing them, it makes the drugs work faster and provide relief much faster than waiting for the drugs to disolve in your stomach…. and if you can, you should buy the extended release tylenol tablets… its 650mg of Acetaminophen. If you chew them up or grind them before taking it, it won’t be extended release and will give you the 650mg immediately… I take that as if I were taking regular tylenol but I grind it before swallowing…. it has eased the pain that I’m experiencing right now by 2 fold…. anyways, hope you all go to a dentist soon…. and tell the dentist to take his time…. because while he’s operating on the tooth, I was in heaven… no pain at all…
oh by the way, if you are experiencing swelling of any sort, don’t take tylenol, it doesn’t help with swelling… motrin, advil, aspirin, bayer, aleve and other drugs containing ibuprofen, naproxen sodium, and aspirin help with inflammation… acetaminophen only helps with pain…
im 34 weeks pregnant and been suffering from tooth ache for a month ive tried anbesol and whiskey and other things what can i do to take the pain away as the densit wont take it out till my baby is born any ideas what i can do
thanks
The best thing, and only recently mentioned, is black tea. but don’t make tea, use the teabag. Put the teabag between gum and cheek. I run it under cold water and immediately put it in my mouth. It pulls the infection out within about 10 to 30 minutes, but keep the bag on longer. Or replace as necessary. It should stop the pain in a few minutes as the tannins in the tea begin to work. You will see a lot of pus on the bag the longer you leave it in.
It is amazing in its ability to relieve pain. Not a cure, but very very helpful for infection and relieving pain. Google teabags infection or teabags gums or something similar.
To dentist down under: stay there. No one needs your paternalistic, holier than thou sermon like rants. Some people have autoimmune illness, lack of enzymes to break down normal bacteria, etc that cause problems. Carbs are the last thing I would ever eat. Soda? never touch the stuff and I have a 19 year old who has never had it either, nor does he eat junk food. OH MY GOD! We drink water! We eat vegetables!! We eat organic! We don’t eat chips or cookies or ice cream. We brush, we floss, we even take Vit C and calcium and magnesium. We use Co Q 10. What we don’t use are flopping off at the mouth dentists who make it harder for people already afraid of dentists to go there. We go to dentists that understand the role of genetics, and in utero influences, and enzyme deficiences and inflammatory chemicals and autoimmune illness and that despite “good dental hygiene”, people have problems that are not correlated to brushing and flossing.
Compassion 101. Think about it.
Yesterday evening I had a terrible toothache because of an abscess. It look like I have a walnut in my mouth. I really didn’t want to go to emergency room for antibiotic prescription. I call a healthfood store to see if they carried a natural antibiotic because cause I had a toothache. She told me they carry a product called “IMMUBOOST Blend SP-21″ made by Solaray. She told me that she had used the product personally when she had an abscess and was able to eat later that day because all pain and swelling was gone. Within 4 hours the abscess burst, I rinsed with warn salt water and hydrogen peroxide until bleeding stopped. All the pain and most of swelling was gone like magic. The next morning the swelling was completely gone
I have told all my family and friends including you about this product so that they will have around just in case.
This is the kind of stuff most people don’t know about. Go sget sum and get rid of that toothache.
Go get some clove oil & use that with ibuprofen/pain killers/whatever and then wait for the little bastard to die. Clove oil stops the abscess and infection that are giving u so much pain… (and me)Or pliers work too. Extremely painful short term but oh what a relief
Vodka, rubbed onto the infected gum/teeth is a god-send for pain relief? Is it a good method?
Must who does not use alcoholic drinks how do?
Had a filling replaced a few weeks ago–a little over a week ago the tooth cracked or something—had some pressure and pain since filling—heard a pop and passed out for a minute—awoke to stars and pain that was previously unfathomable—and I’ve ahd bad road rash, severe burns, compound fractures and once almost a hundred stitches in my gut with a carpet needle and no anesthetic—nothing compared to this—not even close.
Vicodin wouldnt touch it—finally had the first part of a root canal done—a large lump formed on my jawbone (walnut sized) and pain became intolerable.Then the burning acidic saliva came. By the gallons. Dentist seemed baffled and finally put me on antibiotics—yesterday something happened and it started shrinking fast, pressure went away even in my ear—best feeling of my life.
Swelling comes back some but now I’ve been gagging/hacking/choking/puking up pus and foamy white mucus for 30 hours with a 103 fever.
If I survive this and it ever happens again I think I’ll fucking well shoot myself right at the beginning.
I still prefer thsi over the pain but I’ve friggin lost 15lbs the last week. Worst experience ever. No question. Think I would rather pound one of my testicles off with a hammer rather than go through this again.
Last Wednesday went to the dentist and got a back tooth pulled. It was not in sever pain yet could still handle the hot/cold, but when something hit it, I about feel to the floor in pain. I knew it would be long until the nerve was completely open. I figured I would get it taken care of before all the pain hit. It took forever for the dentist to finally get it pulled out. I thought my jaw was going to break. I hurt worse afterward than I did going in. If it wasn’t for the vicodin I wouldn’t have made it through. Finally a piece of bone or tooth worked it’s way out and I was in relief….. until yesterday (wednesday) On the other side of my mouth a upper tooth has decided to abcess on me. I have never had a tooth abcess and I never want to again. Yesterday the tooth mildly hurt. Today when I got up I was in extreme pain. Also the one side of my face is so swollen that I can’t hardly breath out of one of my nostrils. It feels like I’m breathing thru a straw. The swelling is growing and is up to the corner of my eye next to my nose. I called my dentist who of course can’t see me until Monday, but did put me on a round of antibiotics along with more vicodin. When I touch my cheek I can fill the pus pocket. I have read different things to try on a abcess to help it drain, but with the pocket being so high on my cheek bone, I don’t know where to the “boil” is located on my gum. I’ve tried peroxide, and warm salt water hoping that it would help drain some of the pus, but no luck. My face keeps getting bigger and bigger. My upper lip is twice the normal size. I feel like someone has beat the crap out of me. I can’t eat, because one side still has the fresh whole from the extraction and the other side is hurting so bad I can’t stand the bite down on anything. I would try the vodka, but as much pain as I’m in now I probably would just drink it instead of rubbing it on my gum. I’ve learned pain pills and alchol don’t mix. Does anyone have any ideas that could help me? I think if I could figure out how to get it to drain and relieve some of the pressure I would feel somewhat better. I too have been up most of the night searching the web for answers. And if their are any dentist reading this, there are so many urgent care facilities now for medical conditions, you don’t even have to really have a family doctor anymore. Get sick, run to the urgent care center down the road that’s open 24/7. It would really be nice if dentist would do this as well. Dental pain is one of the worst pains ever, as probably everyone who has told their story here would agree, and by reading some of their stories would do just about anything for a little relief for the pain, I too am one of those. If I had a urgent care dental office down the road, I sure wouldn’t be here telling my story, I would be sitting in the waiting room. Sleep…. hmm I forgot what it felt like. A week now and probably 2 hours a night is all I get.
Right now i am sitting here reading peoples stories and beleive it or not just about and hour ago the back lower tooth has throbbed so bad that their is no pain in this world to describe it. But after reading some of the stories some of them have made me laugh that there for 30 minutes the pain just went away. And I know that there is some people out there that when you hurt so bad it kind of makes you feel better that you are not the only person hurting. What i I am trying to say you are not hurting alone. I have done the salt water,brushing the tooth,antibotics,and pain killers and you feel good for about 10 mins. and it starts all over again.But i have no dental insurance. Heath insurance but no dental. And dentist offices don’t want to hear you when you say NO INSURANCE.They are ready to cut you off.SO what do you do?Right now i am using my health insurance and going to the emergency room and I have hit up 3 emergency rooms and they have prescribed antibotics and pain killers and right now that is all I can do and pray the pain goes away.
Thank god for this site! ive had toothache since about 5-6 days ago n my god its ssssooooooooooo painful!!! it just started off as a slight pain i fort nothin of, then the next mornin i woke up n the right side of my face was huge! it proper swelled up, i cant open my mouth more than an inch, i cant eat, sleep or work properly at work! i went to the dentist n they said they cudnt do nothin for me!! TYPICAL!! so they gave me amoxcillan antibiotics, well 3 days in n its still exactly the same! its really gettin me down now seein as its only a week till xmas! uve heard the song all i want for xmas is my 2 front teeth? well all I want for xmas is to get rid of my 2 back teeth!!!
im goin get a bottle of vodka and try that see if thatll numb the pain. i just hope its better for next week!! and hope u all get better soon too
shaun
my tooth is realy hurting it feels like plack is super smart and there taking a drill and drilling my gum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this realy hurts i have 12 year mollers growing it fells like my bum is hafe open and half shutt and its terring my gumm day after day after day after day over and over i ceep putting ambasal on it but it dosent help it hurts realy bad its taken me an hour to write this because i ceep studddddering beccause it hurts so badim 10 if the dentist hade a scale of how much it hurts it would be a 8 because people with root cannal or scervy this hurts realy realy bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i also have a tooth ache, i woke up 4am and coulnt sleep anymore because it hurt sooo much!! its 10.30am atm and my dentist is at 3.30pm i dont think i can last… im worried because its the same tooth that they said something about it cant be refilled if it hurts again… i think i have to get that root canal, i dont want to wait anylonger i want this PAIN GONE~~ Ouchhhhhh
I have been through this now for the past 2 months. I have actually had a couple of experiences. I have had an absessed tooth before ( a root canal gone wrong), because of this my jaw swelled like an orange (size wise) from the side of my face. If this happens you need to take some antibiotics. If you “can’t” afford the antibiotics, get yourself a heating pad and some excedrine migraine. The Excedrine will kill the pain, and the heating pad will make the pain bearable until the meds kick in. If you can, get one of those microwave safe pads heat it up nice and hot (where it almost burns your face) and place it against the area of pain. Lay down, get some sleep (you will get a bit)
If the problem on the other hand is a broken tooth. This is worthy of death. It hurts so bad. I had this happen where I broke a top wisdom tooth, and that was really bad, I left it go for a while and when I got it pulled I got nerve damage and lost the ability to use my face for 6 months. (The Dentist was not graceful with the removal). Suddenly I find that I don’t like dentists, which has brought me to now….
If you have an exposed nerve, again get yourself some excedrine migraine. The vodka thing is fine if you don’t work. If you have to work follow these steps:
Get yourself a 5 dollar dental pick from walmart. It has to be the actual hook pick, not just a tooth pick. They sell sets of 2 for the travelers picks. They are sufficient. Be prepared for the worst pain you have ever experienced in your life.
At first (the first 3 weeks of having the nerve exposed) you can just pick out the excess food that is touching the nerve. (sometimes it is hiding behind/under the skin, you will have to pick around till you find it. You will probably think you died when you do this.)
After you have done this, you can use some listerine to take care of it.
After the first 3 weeks or so, this won’t help. You will wake up in the middle of the night roughly every 5 minutes. Maybe less.
At this point you can get almost immediate relief putting the “Excedrine migraine” on the tooth. Bite down gently and leave it there for a little while. I mean until it is practically desolved in your mouth. DONT RINSE, it will defeat the purpose, but boy does it taste bad. This will kill the pain for 4 – 6 hours. Sometimes even more.
I am told that it will eventually fall out. I don’t know how long it takes, but I am still moving forward. It can’t get much worse than this. BTW You can’t do it without Jesus, so don’t even try.
Also I have heard that you can die from the infection if it is left go for to long. I don’t know if I will wait for it to fall out or get it ripped out. Either way, I do know that I don’t want to go to the dentist.
Good Luck all. Hope this helps. I am like 2 months into this one. I broke the tooth and the nerve has been exposed for quite some time now. *Haven’t missed a day of work.
Ok. I have had 13 kidney stones, and tooth pain comes just a close second to that. At this point I would say it is worse, but there are things you can do to help tooth pain. I have been on anti-biotics for a few days now, with little relief, I am chewing on a toothbrush, just kind of rubbing my gums gently with it, as it seems to help. I have been living on a steady dose of Ibuprofen, Tylenol 3 with codeine, and Vicoden. Although they help very little. There are alot of good suggestions out there. I woudl suggest the high proof alcohol (vodka, spiced rum, jack daniels) and just swishing it around and spitting it out. As it has helped. I haven’t ate in 5 days now. I have slept an hour and a half a night on a broken schedule all from a broken tooth and a abcess. It’s cool though. Complainging solved nothing, and cutting my gums open with a razor blade (yes I am crazy) and dug the infection out. For the first time in DAYS.. No pain. Minus the cut on the gums. I may have snapped, but I will be sleeping later. I didn’t kill anybody, almost though. Ok so tired, need sleepy sleepy. So, go. Use the alcohol method, live on ambelsol, and ibuprofrens, and if all else fails, and your are like me and can not get to a dentist for 2 weeks. I suggest doing the crazy move, numing your entire mouth, and just cut it out. It is either that, or deal with no more food and no more sleep. brain is shutting off. I bid you a farewell tooth pain…
The BEST relief(temporary) for toothaches better than booze and anbesol is EUGENOL.aka OIL OF CLOVE. Be careful with the oil it will burn other parts like lips and face. It will give hours of pain relief.
hi everyone , pain is not the word , im in pain right now from a infection that i had for awhile now and yesterday i had to go to the dentist because my face looked like a chipmunk and lots of pain , anyway for those of you that have pain i use (muclemist) this stuff works miracles , all i do is spray some on my finger and rub on my cheek as ofter as i need to and the pain goes away for some time anyway , hope everybody feels better for the weekend and merry x-mas to everybody.
don
new brunswick canada
its me again!! anyway ealier this week from monday-thursday were the worst days of mylife because of a stupid tooth i was waking up every 5minutes in the night unable to sleep from the pain i was even crying!! i was so close to geting a hammer or something and wanting to rip out that damned tooth!. the only temp pain relief that helped me was taking thoes painkillers which only lasted for a half hour but besides that i was sucking on ice for the whole time which helped a bit.. i had a infection in my tooth were alot of puss was under my jaw which made my tooth Farking hurt like a bitch.the tablets i took for the infection really fucking helped, after a week of taking them BANG my tooh ache disapared oh boy its the best feeling in the world, i had a 8 hour sleep the other night that was fucknig awesome, i could eat again,i was back to my old self! , oh man how good it feels. i mean i still cant chew food on the saw tooth cos it still kills like a bitch but no every 2second palsin pain. im going back to the dentist next wednesday to get my root canal to finnish this mother fucker off! anyway just wanted to share my story to u guys… no one else but u guys really understands how much a tooh ache hurts…for u guys that are still in pain i feel for yous i really do, good luck and may god be on your side
Got an abcess just as the dentists went home for the holidays so couldn’t get anyone to call me in a perscription — bad, headache, ears ringing, shaking chills –too sick to get out of bed. Started to eat 3 crushed raw garlic cloves every few hours, 2 IBPropin (willing to risk the kidney failure on this one) and a golden seal/echanacia mix. Put a clove of clove between tooth and cheek, rinse every hour or so with salt water. Pain goes away and can eat a little – the garlic and herbals kill infection, etc. But it comes back if I don’t keep regular. New out here and have to risk getting someone to see me. I will literally sit in someone’s office if no one says they will. These things are life threatening and I’m not going to take no for an answer.
Swelling won’t go down though, thinking of lancing it soon. Tired of being sick even when the pain goes away.
Im 16 years old and need to have a root canal done.
A little less than half of my tooth broke off while eating icecream[like 4 months ago] & after that i had no pain, went to the dentist to fill in a cavity that i already ahd an appointment for & told the lady about my tootj that had broken or whatever. She told me i had to have a root canal done. [still waiting for an appointment btw because in my dentist they dont do it they have to get papers signed elsewhere or some bullshit] so Its been like 3 days & i havent been able to sleep well .
and let me tell you its 1000000000000000% true that the pain gets worst at night.
Up to know this has been the worst pain ive ever experienced, im rethinking ever having kids. l0l.
Oh, i have tried aspirins [dont work].
Salt and warm water [dont work]
Hydrogen peroxide [dont work]
Tylenol [dont work]
Antibiotics kind of work, at least i can sleep some before the pain starts. Currently talking ibuprofen, & now im about to take the pennincilin.
Good luck guys i DEFINETLY feel your pain.
OK, I have finally succumbed to the toothache problem myself after listening to years of other aches and pains by others. I am going to chronologically detail my journey so others can find relief and humor in my plight.
Day before Christmas, I was starting to feel a dull ache in my #30 tooth. My favorite tooth. The one that has once been saved by Dr. my ****n DMD in Hacienda Heights, CA. He works weekends including Sundays until 7pm. Credentialed up to the kazoo. He saves tooths rather than be quick to perform root canals and extractions and all kinds of expensive quick fixes.
Hell, I even had my silver amalgam changed to ceramic without injections of numbing agents. He’s that good…anyway, wanted to lay the groundwork that I had this planned for at least 6 years for this type of emergency. His office is at least 30 miles from my home but I have the kid’s orthodontic braces being done and the wife’s care as well and I pay cash.
Here it comes. I was ready to feast on my favorite dishes. Prime Rib, fillet mignon medallions, sushi, fudge brownies, peanut butter brittle, coconut cream pies, gallons of ice cream, roasted cashews, crispy French pastries, champagne, good Davidoff cigars and brandy. But my frickin #30 was hammering me to the extent that when my doggie, Lexie nuzzled me in bed to take him walking, I was ready to get out into the cold just for relief. I went out to one of those surrealistic dog walks like a madman possessed. It hurt so bad my soul was screaming! I was ready to go prescribe myself but I got on the cell and called at 9AM on Christmas Day.
I went in for an emergency check up. He had a digital Xray taken and we both looked at my #30. I didn’t see a prominent crack or cavity. Then of course the digital xray resolution wasn’t what I would call enough to see hairline cracks either. He stated that other than the tooth being more calcified than the other surrounding teeth, It looked normal. Then he proceeded to probe around like a deep cleaning procedure that sent me to the moon in pain. If that wasn’t enough, he then got the old Freezit can out and put a small amount on a swab to tap on each tooth for thermal recovery – this checks to see whether the nerves are alive. It wasn’t as bad though as the next test which consisted of tapping each tooth with the blunt end of a metal probe. Went nuclear in pain.
I was sweatin about this time but kept my professional cool. I just told him that #30 is my favorite tooth and that it is the only reason I go to his practice. My whole family pays in cash for services with no questions asked. I know what happens when a patient goes to a cheap and flaky dentist. I see these cases often and it isn’t pretty.
We talk about the possible conditions and decide to get me on 500mg of Amoxicillin 3 times a day. I get back by 12 noon and by 1:40PM the feast is layed out. Me smiling and everyone opening presents. Half of my tooth was throbbing and decided I was not to be denied my feast that I starved myself for weeks a little at a time to justify my pigout. I stopped by the hospital on the way back, filled the antibiotic and prescribed myself 3 grams of medical grade cocaine. The rest was a disaster. I felt numb to pain but had no desire to eat. I kept drooling on my cigar and dribbled my brandy like a complete slob.
I cut a swatch of gauze and moistened it, spinkled the powder and placed it between my cheeks and my #30. I must have swallowed 3 of those gauzes.
I was told by the little woman to go to the library and stay there so that I was not so embarrassing. There, I met with a husband of one of the guests whom I explained my plight. He carefully listened and told me that my problem was simple. I have a particle of organic matter that most likely got pushed by the dentist using the pressurized cleaning process. It happens many time than people know. Investigations have shown that Teledyne’s Water Pik and the like equipment contributes to the same problem. An unexpected boom for the dentistry industry. I realized why my frickin dentist saw me! he didn’t even charge me too. I went sober, got up and went to the bathrooms and got the water piks and tossed them out. I now have to take antibiotics with antihistimines for at least 7 straight days. The pain will be there until the body absorbs the rotting organic matter or I can have oral surgury and expose myself to even greater problems.
Moral of the story. You don’t have to be a doctor to lose your patients. Get rid of that water pik and know that a lawyer who made money to keep quiet about a dangerous product from Teledyne is telling the truth.
Hey people, i must say I am glad that you are all in pain, because that way I know I’m not the only one here thinking of killing myself to kill the pain. A few days ago one of my toth broke, and the nerve is open and ready to be attacked. Last night I had the worst pain ever. I fell asleep with a bottle of Malibu (was the only alcohol i had in the house) next to my bed. From previous toothaches i remembered smoking a joint would relieve the pain. This time around it doesnt work. I get stoned AND feel the pain (live in holland, weed is legal).
Clove oil and SUCKING (like someone mentioned) everything out of the tooth really helped. I even have a smile this afternoon haha. But be careful with the clove oil….i missed the tooth, and ended up filling the right side of my mouth woth clove oil. It burned the hell out of me…even my lips felt like there was an inferno burning. Have to go to the dentist, be she has time for me AFTER januari 15th. I dont know how I’ma survive that….
Hi there Guys,
I discovered this site the over night while not able to sleep due to the immense pain of toothache. Unfortunatly I don’t have any remedies as I feel toothache is toothache it just fecking kills. I’ve decided to blog a text message I sent to my bf while in a night of pain…..he suggested I should drive over his n he’d help take my mind of the toothache, unfortunatly due to the advice of others I’d been drinking vodka…..BOO
This just summed up how I felt before I got to see my beloved dentist.
’2b honest I don’t know where I’m finding the humour from. There is nothing funny in this what so ever. I’ve realised I’m slightly sadistic aswell. I’m poking my tongue in it-it makes it hurt more n I realise the constant pain is slightly better then the sharp shooting pain of my infliction. Fuck it I’m going to have another vodka. Website said to swill but I’m not spitting out vodka thats against my religion. Please help me!!
I feel for you all, but the dentist is your only help…ask then if you can pay in installments if your a bit skint.
Love to you all.
I think that the best thing you can do is go to your doctor and ask him to prescribe you some antibiotics. Being on antibiotics really helped me although my problem hasnt gone away. So also make sure that you make an appointment with your dentist as soon as possible! I really really hope that you feel better soon xx
The antibiotics are right for pain, but they make the stomach, better not use many.
Well can I just say cant believe when I looked up tooth pain advice I would find this. Really got me thru the last hour!! Dinner smells lovely but I know I am about to waste my time even going down to dinner. In so much pain wondering when I will pass out but at the dentist tommorow to start root canal and fillings. I paid out a fortune 2 years ago I wouldnt mind but seem to have bad luck with teeth!! In agony again though as wisdom teeth coming at the same time oh joy!!1 Well to everyone in pain right now, you are not the only one and good luck
Where do i start? I am going to die. Feels like someone is torturing me… I tried everything nothing helps. The pain just wont go away. extra strength oragel was working a lil but now it makes it worst. I was popping 3 asperen ever 2 hours. Now the pain is to the point even vicaden XS dosnt workI went to hosiptal they gave me antibiotic and the vicadin XS well wrote me a script. Worked for 2 days best two days all week. I have no money so i called around to all dentists to see if they would work with me on payment plan. NONE WOuld.. they said $200 up front… I want to take plyers to the tooth so bad. I am even having a hard time typing. errrrrrrrrrrrr
Oh also work in 2 hours havnt slept in 2 days
OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG IM DYING Its approx: 3:59 AM.. yes thats almost 4 in the god damn morning. omg omgomgomg i have 2 teeth hurting right next to eachother in my lower left jawbone the very last tooth and the one before that. and just recently like maybe 5 hours ago the tooth directly above those started hurting. I’ve just been sitting here reading this blog and have almost crushed a thing of maximum strength anbesol. My tooth has been hurting for almost 2 days now. I took too much tylenol yesterday and my stomach felt like there was something melting through it so im done with that BS but now i feel like im overdoing the advil gelcaps.. i feel like slamming my head down onto a 6 inch nail this hurts so bad someboddy pleaseeeeee kill me!
I’ve got a persistent nagging toothache that seems to be spreading around my entire mouth and won’t stay localised in one spot. That’s weird enough, but I only get it at night. The whole week has been the same – fine during the day with no painkillers at all, but aching at night. Not just when I’m trying to sleep and have nothing else to think about, but starts about 9pm everyday regardless. Is this a real pain or psychosematic? It seems to respond to painkillers…
yeah thats the thing 4 the last 3 days i’ve had a REALLY bad toochache, but it dont hurt till just as i’m going to sleep – its really hurtin now but im tryin 2 ignore it {wich is hard}.
hope all u lots teeth stop hurtin as 4 me it will be a few hours till it fades away a bit – or i fall asleep.
Ok everyone listen I found a way to ease the pain.. Well this works for me only problem is it only calms the pain for about 3 to 5 min. Small piece of ice. Dont chomp it just put it on the top of the hurting tooth and apply a lil pressure by biting down lightly. Let it sit and melt. When its done melting the pain will be releaved. Problem is by the time you almost asleep the pain comes back and you have to reapply the ice. I can feel the pain generate gradully back starting with a switch and working its way from the tooth all the way to my temple and down too my neck just under my jaw. Its a crazy feeling as it gets stronger and stronger to the point my eyeball feels like its going to pop out of my head. You ever watch the swarznager movie where there on mars and they fall out on the planet and there eyes start popping out and there head looks like its going to expload. Thats how this feels.
This works for me and its safe no over dosing on any meds.. hope it helps you all out. at least it may take the spikes out of the pain
I need an Answer please i have had this really bad toothe ache since monday and it is now Sunday and i have taken t 3′s , Advil regular tylenol’s nd nothing works i need sleep……I don’t have the money to go to the dentist either…what can i do ???? It is 4:21am in the morning and i am really tired………
Tooth ache like hell got dentist app on tuesday feel like it weeks away
I have a tooth ache but only at night??? I have no idea why but its not that bad, one advil and its gone to I guess after reading these I will just deal with it.
Holy @#$% went to the dentist on thursday to have temp inlays put in and the bloody dentist accidently drilled through into the root of my tooth !!!! he quickly patched it and put the temp inlay in (proper inlay in two weeks ) he said i might get some pain and if i do call him. well by 3 am the whole side of my face felt like it had 200000 volts going through it!
took two t3s and 600 mg of advil poured some clove oil in my mouth got back into bed tried to sleep, not going to happen, by 7 pm the next day ( sunday , dentist closed ) i had had enough so went to the medical clinic. dr gave me more t3s and said it was infected! really, i said! on way home looked around for some heroin !! just kidding But really i wondered if it would work.
same routine sunday night only this time i couldnt sleep at all with the searing pain and the wonderful thoughts running through my head as to how i was going to go postal at the dentists office the next day. Ok saw dentist yep infected prescribed antibiotics & more 600 mg motrin, and get this said he couldnt see me for three weeks as he was all booked up! I said you have got to be #@$!*& kidding me ! So now i am not sleeping much as you all know, feeling angry, in the worst pain i have ever felt, hopped up on t3s and looking for a new dentist…………. wish me luck !
Extreemly bad toothache. Past Sunday tooth (crown) felt strange and slightly loose. Monday pain relieved by tylenol, ibuprofin & 3 beers. Tuesday face slightly puffy – called dentist – redirected to a local oral surgeon – made appointment for Thursday. Had job interview only relief from the pain were taking 4 200mg ibuprofin & 2 tylenol at a time. Once they wear off it takes 2 hours to get the pain under control. Call dentist and pleaded for earlier appointment. That night slept two hours only to wake up in excruiating pain – lower jaw swollen – right eye sock hurts. Applied ice to jaw – slight relief. More ibuprofin through out the night. Today will see oral surgeon. My lower face swollen & lips look like I’ve been punched – even my ear hurts. Looked up home remidies for tooth ache on the net – placed clove on gum – helped somewhat – massaged ice into the v created by thumb and 1st finger for 5 minutes on each hand. Seriously this actually worked to relieve much of the pain – the area where the ice was applied is now however swollen. God help me I’m falling apart.
About a week and a half ago I was experiencing a pretty bad toothache but chose to ignore it being I have gone through hundreds of toothaches in my life and they went away after a week or so. BUT this one swelled my neck and made it impossible for me to even open my mouth. I became concerned. I finally went to a dentist yesterday and his exact words were, “you should be in the hospital.â€
He told me that my life is now in danger.
Being the stubborn Irish/American Indian that I am, I chose not to go as he directed.
He put me on 2000 mg penicillin a day and gave me Tylenol 3s to help the pain {which they don’t}.
I have not slept in several days and have not eaten in 5 days.
He couldn’t do anything for me as to take the tooth out because I can’t open my mouth, so he has me on the penicillin therapy and made an appointment for 10 days to extract the tooth. If I live through the infection that has traveled to my jaw, wind pipe, and tong.
I used to laugh at the thought of dying from a toothache because I didn’t think it possible. Well, today I fear for my life because of a toothache. Tooth problems are hereditary in my family being American Indian and I am quite experienced with them. I get many a year. NEVER THIS BAD.
In the year 2000, I was hit by a car and left for dead. I was found 12 hours later and put in intensive care for two weeks in a coma. I was initially listed in GRAVE condition. It took me a year to recover. The right side of my face and head are titanium now.
This tooth pain I have endured for the past week and a half has dwarfed that experience and caused me more pain than I remember ever going through in my life.
If I make it through this with my life, I WILL NEVER IGNORE TOOTH PAIN AGAIN.
A TOOTHACHE CAN KILL YOU!!!
I dont know if this has been mentioned before but baking soda is supposedly good for toothaches ?
Hey Guys / Ladies. Well I was looking up the temporary cavity filler called “Refilit” and found this site. I wanted to see how long does it last. Well anyway heres my story.
I go to the dentist twice a year, and have been going to this same dentist office all my life. A normal cleaning is 75$. I have no insurance but since I know the lady Dr. that cleans my teath, she gives me a 15$ discount. (Ironically she is also the wife of a teacher I had, when I was in school lol) Anyway I have had a total of 6 minor cavities in my life…I’m 26, and have had them all fixed when they were found.
The Dr. that does all the minor/major repair work is the owner, and I’ll give him credit that he is actually really really good at the work he does. I will mention his website for that reason.
http://uxbridgedentalcenter.com/about.php
But I don’t exactly agree with his prices, I actually think its outragous. But sure, insurance providers are there to be raped of their money. But someone without it…he should knock down the price.
3 of my fillings fell out after 5 years. *I* think it was due to my wisdom teeth trying to grow in, (yup, their just starting to pop through my gums and it friggen hurts too!) and the pressure crushed the fillings…2 turned to mush, 1 fell out while eating and i swallowed it heh. I had them fixed. Took him 15 mins to drill and fill. $380 i believe i had to pay.
1 year later the other 3 fell out. which made 2 of the NEW ones fall out as well. I had 2 cavities on 2 different teeth. I was like WTF! Now I have 2 teeth with mega holes in them now. “OH…they normally are good for about 5 years.”
So….you mean every 5 years I gotta go through this?!? Well F**K THAT!! Thats how I understand it unless I misunderstood. Nevertheless, its more expensive now because I have two…1/2 teeth and one thats a hair bigger than half from it chipping away. So the price I was quoted was about $1200. (4 cavities, extract 2 top wisdom teeth) I REFUSE to pay that kinda price for 15-20 minutes worth of work. And NO EXTRACTIN ANY WISDOM TEETH! They are fine
Six months later I had my teeth cleaned, and she told me just try to do 1 at a time. I said to her, tell the Dr. Ed I want the same price as I paid last time for 3 fillings 380$….The cavity is only bigger because he enlarges it everytime he fills it.
Well she did mention that to him at the end and he came in the room within 30 seconds because he probably though I was trying to blame him that its his fault and make a lawsuit or something. I tried to reason with him about having no insurance ect, ect, ect….but to no avail. His last words to me were before he left the room were…and I QUOTE “Well if you want to let your teeth rot, then let them rot. Then we can start fresh on a clean slate and go with dentures. Which will cost even more.”
So I have been letting my teeth “Rot” for about a 4 months now since that last cleaning. F**K it, i won’t pay that price. I’m NOT looking around for any other dentists either. And if thats true, that I really can DIE from a tooth infection, so be it.
Thats my story I felt like I wanted to share.
REMEDY IDEAS!!!
Try using Listerine. It has 21% alcohol in it. It seems to calm down the pain for me. Although Vodka can have also work where you can get drunk and not feel the pain as much either LOL 
My wisdom teeth are starting to break through my gumline and since its a very tight fit, its pushing on my other teeth and making my cavities act up a little. Not to mention my gums are sore as hell too to make matters worse. I have found at time the pain to be almost unbareable, but I don’t really drink hard liqur. But think about about it…its alchol, OF COURSE it will numb or at least calm the pain somewhat! Can you think of something else that has alcohol in it…how about MOUTHWASH!
Hope that helps.
— Wolfe
Kick and punch ur pillow until u realize it doesn’t help. Then stop all noises, and stop all lights so ur head doesn’t pound as much. Then think about crying, but then realize ur too old for someone to come to ur rescue. Then brush ur tooth around the gums form like 4 min, it will take away the pian for 2 min…. then just thank urslef, that u know when this is over….u’ll never under estimate the dentist……then debate what to do……then use mouthwash……..rinse rinse rinse……..then look at ur tooth in the mirror…….ur mind will suddenly stop pain for a brief 5 seconds…..then come to this blog snd many others to figure real anmd better solutions……..hopefully u reading this took away of 2 min of pain time…….but now, that ur thinking of the pain again……..it hurts even more……..i amk sorry……..lesson to you…….ur mind is more powerful than any cure…….i would say try and get ur mind off it, but that doesn’t work since u know ur doing it…..maybe tune into ur favorite song, and hopefully u’;ll forget u read this……..goodluck…..
p.s……… my tooth hurts more than anybody’s tooth ever hurt in the world…..and just writing this paragragh alone took away the pain for 5 min or so…..so thank you
i’m down with the person who said “i’ll never under estimate a toothache again, it’ll kill you!”
Thats totally correct…..as well as “toothache makes everything else second!”
I think we should all join together and create a club…share our pains and sorrows…..then maybe get some milk……wait, “milk was a bad choice”. Yeah i was kidding about the club… but not the pain……..i think expressing my pain through electronic words on a comp screen really shows my inner beauty……wait no it doesn’t…….. OOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Labour is prolly have as painful as a toothache…..am i right??
(guys come on……how would you know)
Even though I had a dental appointment the next morning, I was in so much pain I tried to pull my own tooth with a plyers, but it didn’t work and the tooth broke off right above the gum. Once the tops of the roots were exposed I was able to drill a hole in the top of each root with my dremmel tool to relieve the pressure. Once I did this there was a foul smell because the pulp of the tooth had died long before it started to hurt, so I did my best to clean the roots out with a special tool. I don’t suggest doing this if you intend to save the tooth, as it can cause further complications for your dentist, and end up costing you over a thousand dollars extra, but I have had such bad results with root canals in the past, I planning to get it pulled any way, so while I did make things a bit more complicated for my dentist, I am glad I did this. From what I have learned, much of the reason for the pain we feel from a dead tooth is a result of the decaying pulp causing gases to put pressure on the nerve. Prior to having any pain from my dead tooth, I had a continually re-occuring pimple or pus pocket on my gum, but because it was almost a quarter inch from the bad tooth, I never understood it was related to my tooth decay trying to drain. The other interesting thing is that this bad tooth had not been a problem until I started to do a lot of cardio exercise in conjunction with consuming an abundance of fruit in greens in the form of smoothies. To me it appears that the exercise I started doing was excessive, and robed my body of the energy it needed to keep this potential infection from spreading, or perhaps the exercise made my blood clots around the infection start to decompose. What ever the case thank God for dentists.
Hello again. I just wanted to say that I’m actually better now. I figured out what my mouth pain was. It was my bottom wisdom teeth. They are growing in and trying to force their way through my gums. Man….it’s like trying to stab yourself with your fist. lol
I just kept pressing down and rubbing on the skin to help it break through. I actually can’t feel it anymore….hopefully it stays that way.
—Wolfe
I have been smoking for aprox 35 years
since about november of 2006 fire safe cigarretes were introduce in california
since then i have very bad toothaches on all the teeth it seems that there is a correlation between the two since several smokers that i know have the same symtoms its not only me so i guess now i really have to quit for real if i want the toothache to go away
i would like to ask people that have the same symtoms to write here and find out if this is really related i am at a lost
I can’t believe what I’m reading here…I sympathize with you all because I’ve been there when I was younger, and I had to get a tooth pulled as a result, but by that time I was taking good care of the rest of my teeth on a regular basis. I have a few fillings, and one that is large enough that the next time it is replaced it will need a root canal or have to be pulled (in which case I’ll get a dental implant to replace it.) But…I sincerely hope that all of you out there take control of your oral health. It is absolutely imperative to brush thoroughly with a flouride toothpaste twice daily (three times is better), FLOSS daily, really limit soda and sugar and most importantly, see a dentist every six months for an exam and cleaning. Someone halfway up there said that they heard dental cleanings damage your teeth in the long run…that is hogwash. I’ve been having 6 years of clean, cavity-free checkups now (except for getting the large filling replaced.) But see, my dentist detected that it was leaking on one of my 6 month check-up intervals…so I got it replaced before it caused me any problems.
I’m actually thinking of becoming a dentist…looks like I wouldn’t have a shortage of patients to attend to. Please take care of your teeth.
ok this is what i found to work for the past few days. 4 advil because they are something to help the inflamaton that is causing the pain but can only take 12 a day = to 3 800mg of motrin that will work too just 800mg no more and 3 times a day tops and for me that only works for 3 hours. you want to hear something to make you laugh MY DOCTOR seen that it iwas abstract and told me to take tyanol and keep sucking on the 100proof youcon jack. i suppose that will go great with the cops when i get pulled over . well i have gone 6 days and nights with this throbbing pain and in the morning im going to stand in a first come first serve line for a dentist.COME ON 8 AM. as for the doctor im going to see her one more time and not payin g to see her im going to tell her she needs to stop her penis envy and get some damn dyke telling me that she can bive me regular tyanal to someone that has a problem with their stomic ( it bleeds from tyanol) and people pay to hear her say on their problems lol too funny she need to work in a 3rd world country o well try the motrin or advil people and get to the dentist. At leats that will bring down the swelling so they can do something about your pain and another thing BAKING SODA on the tooth and around it will draw out the infection quicker than any medication ANTIBODIES ARE A SHOT IN THE DARK HIT AND MISS AND THEY CAN MAKE YOU REALLY SICK THEY SHOULD DO BLOOD WORK TO SEE WHAT ANTIBODI IS THE STRAIN THAT IS AFFECTING YOU B-4 TREATING IT
Night all advil kicking in time to get 3 more hours of sleep
DEAR DENTAGIRL
OK WE ARE HERE BECAUSE WE ARE IN PAIN AFTER READING ALL THIS YA THINK WE WOULD GO THREW IT AGAIN JUST CAUSE IT IS FUN? DO YOU HAVE A TIME MACHINE? NO OK THEN WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS TO TELL IT TO THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD OK TO STOP THE PAIN B-4 IT HAPPENS not throw it in our face WHEN WE ARE IN PAIN. AND YOUR ADVISE TO HELP ANYONE WOULD BE…… ?
DanO
Lucas yes my tooth started hurting when i started somking again after two year without . o and our water here in Michigan is suposed to be the best city water around IT REAKS OF CHLORINE LIKE A PUBLIC POOL ill bet that is great for the body and teeth too. but that is how the government uses us 4 testing and that is a whole nother topic People LEARN ABOUT YOUR BODY AND WHAT YOU BUT IN IT ITS YOURS AND NOONE IS GOI9NG TO MAKE IT LAST LONGER
DanO
Night
DanO,
You’re expecting advice? See a dentist! Then do what you have to do prevent it from happening again. I agree with DentistDownUnder’s comments up there that tooth decay and teeth problems are preventable.
@DentaGirl: I quote “DentistDownUnder’s comments up there that tooth decay and teeth problems are preventable.” She is the truth, I do not have decay why I prevent.
DanO…
Hmmm I’m NOT a doctor in medicine, but I do have Logic. In regards to the Baking Soda to treat an infection and antibotics statement, I would have to agree with you there. And thats what I would use. I’ve had antibotics twice in my life when I was a sick during childhood…you know, that pink chalky stuff? But the Dr. already knew what the lab results were beforehand. But ya, thats a good point on the hit or miss. But theoretically, wouldn’t most tooth or gum infections be caused by the same type of bacteria? But again your right….Dr’s should NEVER ASSUME anything.
HEH I COULDN’T RESIST TO ADD THIS…..That would be another great way that the dentist can rape you or your insurance. Add a lab test and culture to the bill.
LOL
-Wolfe
Hi
I tried the vodka and it really worked, I soaked a cotton ball in it and left it on there for 3 minutes POOF the pain wad gone foe 4 hours thank u!!!!!!!!!!!!
ANBESOL JUST DOES NOT WORK AND GIVES YOU HEART BURN.
hi people ive had a bad tooth now for a few weeks and i agree tooth ache is the worst kind of pain ive ever experienced, iwent to the dentist yesterday an got what i thought was the affected tooth taken out but i was woken at 4am with agonising tooth ache yet again now im a tooth down an still have chronic toothahce IM WOUNDED.400mg ibuprufen isnt workin anymore neither is clove oil i cant have alcohol for 24 hours cos of the the dentist said not to does can anyone suggest anything else?PLEASE HELP IM GOIN INSANE.
@Pete: Comes back to the dentist’s and explains what to do to him, creed is the best remedy.
I have just tried the Vodka trick for my toothache. I have my fingers crossed that there will be a delayed reaction as the pain is not any better yet. I have no idea how much longer I can stand this pain. I have tried Ibuprofen all day (lots and lots), clove, vanilla, orajel and Vodka. I have tried heat, cold compresses and saltwater rinses. It is only 2 am Saturday morning. I won’t be able to reach a dentist until Monday at the earliest and I know I will not be able to get in that day. I have no idea how much longer I can stand this. They should have on-call dentists at the emergency room.
Oh..Denta Girl…sometimes a toothache is caused by a tooth broken by accident. I think you should become an Oncologist. Then when you tell your patients they have cancer you can lecture them about how it is their fault for having an incorrect diet or being near cigarette smoke. I pity your patients considering your superior attitude and lack of empathy.
wow toothache again I suffer from it every so often now I’ve got it in a broken tooth which only has the root I thought it was dead as it’s not hurt for years but no today it’s fighting back and not alots working this time I normally use
clove oil
teething gel
holding water in your mouth
salt water rince
corsadil mouthwash
just trying the vodka trick
last night I attempted to get drunk to ease the pain but it did not work
moaning helps too, Ive also got my two kids in bed ill and my wife is at work!!!!!!!!!!!
Trish i bleed 4 ya. Try 4 200mg MOTRIN IB and take it with something on your stomic.(so you dont upset you stomic) im going on week 3 and the dentist pulled a tooth that he assumed was the problem but it turns out is not so now i have one less moler and still have an infection to deal with. GOD I LOVE PAIN (IT LETS ME KNOW IM ALIVE) any how try that and post weather it works or not. and as for the vodca try that cotten ball trick with 100 proof youcon i have a stomic that bleeds and it dont upset mine so try it it has to be better that an 80 proof vodca
DanO
My face hurts really bad. Somebody just shoot me.
Just read about cloves on herbal remedy site. I had no oil but I did have ground cloves. I mixed some with vegetable oil and put on swolen gum area. It is helping. Thank you thank you herbal remedy site. Maybe I can actually get to sleep for a bit. Wish me luck.
It’s 3:30 a.m. and I just woke up because of my tooth hurting so bad! I want to go to the emergency room but I don’t know what they can do for me there, should I go? I have to mention that I’m taking several meds for hypertension, kidney, and heart problems. Please tell me what to do! The on;y pain reliever I’m allowed to take is aspirin, and it’s not working. Also my tooth is bleeding.
Oh Trish, if you learned to actually READ my post you’d see I never said I was a dentist. If your tooth breaks due to an accident, you see your dentist immediately. Most dentists do offer an emergency number to reach them. But see, if you aren’t already visiting a dentist on a regular basis which is what you should be doing, you’re shit out of luck when you need one. Maybe you should become a stable cleaner since you seem to like shoveling shit.
Dentagirl,
I have been told by two separate dentists that the first and foremost factor in having ‘bad teeth’ is the physical make-up of your teeth (i.e. LUCK), second comes diet and third your dental health.
I have had many, many problems with my teeth, some of which were caused by too much diet soda when I was younger (acid erosion). However, I have been very careful with my teeth for a long time now (and spent 1000s and 1000s of pounds on them) but at present am in absolute agony with a tooth which needs a root canal. The tooth needs a root canal because there was a crack in my filling WHICH MY PREVIOUS DENTIST DID NOT SPOT.
Why do you want to go into dentistry? Fot the money? Or for your obvious care and concern about members of the general public?
To all you others out there – I hope you are getting on ok. I am currently on antibiotics, nurofen plus, clove oil. The pain seems to be worse at night (seems so for lots of you guys).
so, this is my time line of pain:
late November- get 3 cavities filled; they are immediately sensitive to hot and cold, begin brushing with a sensitive toothpaste
early December- get all four wisdom teeth removed and experience lots of pain-end up having to have one of the sockets stuffed with clove oil for several days…(ps- if you have to have this done- ASK- nay, DEMAND that you be given the curved syringe to flush out the sockets once the stitches get well enough- they didn’t give it to me and it was GROSS to get them flushed at the dentists office.)
finally, the sockets started healing up lovely and everything was peachy, with naught but the sensitivity to heat/cold and the occasional twang to lead me to be suspicious.
then two days ago, the left side began to ache persistently, working up to a full on nightmare. i haven’t been able to eat, sleep, or drink. nothing helps. and as yesterday it snowed and everyone closed up, and as today is Friday and the the office is closed, i get an extra long weekend to suffer… however i did call the dentists emergency line and my dentist is calling in antibiotics and pain medications, and i will pick up some of the clove oil because i have tried everything else…… anbesol, tylenol, aspirin, motrin, ibuprofen… vodka even.(got well toasted and burned my gums with it, but still was in agony) a warning on ice water- it may help your teeth feel better immediately, but then they also begin to feel immediately worse… i drank about three gallons of ice water and a gallon of milk in a day trying to feel better before giving up to try the warm salt water, making the transition from cold to hot was the most painful thing ever… i thought i was going to die. anyways, god bless all of us suffering through the insane torture of a damn toothache… i just failed two tests in easy classes because i couldn’t focus long enough to read the questions properly..
well, im off to the pharmacy to get my medication and see what happens.. luck to all.
ps- it looks like i have to have a root canal… will update once that joyful event occurs.
aaawwwwww my tooth is really really sore i dont like alcahole cloveoil dosnt work i cant get a dentist i nead help im in agony n i cant stand it no more had toothach 4 about a year and its just got worce n worce i had an abses but popd it myself.. that was nothin compaired 2 this pain…….hhheeelllpppp
The whole clove between the cheek and the tooth works. It deadens the pain. I think it numbs your nerve ending. I have had one in my mouth for about an hour…best relief I have had in 6 days.
Please Lord free me from this un holy pain!! Pain rules my world with a iron grip!I am dealing with 1 broken tooth. The tooth has been broken for a couple years and has flaired up like the hell fires. The pain is unbearable and i if i hadnt found a way to manage it i would be begging for someone to shoot me. Ice my friends, simple and cheap, works wonders. Im going threw 5 KGs of ice a day just to stay sane. But ive had enough now. My 3rd sleepless night, im ready to face my fears and see the dentist. Life is pain and pain is life! All the best with your pain and lets hope we never have to go through it again.
Any way tou lot just bean to the dentist and had a root canel filling the pain has now gone ,but not from the pocket it cost £226 thats about $350 .So i will leave this site .untill the next time brush your teeth take care gary
If your poor like a me, a quick, temporary,cheap fix is availble from the dentist for arount $30. My tooth was killing me, unable to sleep, contant pain, just plain horrible. The dentist just put some sort of white putty in the hole in the tooth and all the pain went away.I belive some of the pain is because of the cavity or abses is exposed to air. Cover that hole up with something. I would guess even blu tack or something in the hole would shop the pain untill you can see a dentist. I am now going to buy some of this dentist “gum” or whatever it is, in the medical draw for next time. All I can say is if your really in serious pain nothing short of a trip to the dentist will give you any relief. Good luck each and every one of you in your battle with pain. As from now, no cordial, soft drinks or cakes for me.
I am in soooooo much pain. I was told my wisdom teeth would come in fine, and the top did, but the bottom is giving me grief. Im allergic to alcohol and cold(i have cu) so i am unable to use those relievers. Pain meds are all I have and those arent even helping. I have no insurance to go to a dentist so Im basically screwed hoping it will just go away.
I am not rich just hard working and saved a bit no holiday this year but a smile i have got
I just had a root canal this morning, and I’m so glad to have had it done. To those of you out there that won’t go to the dentist because of fear, believe me, what you are experiencing now is far worse than what you will experience at the dentist. The dentist part was a piece of cake!
Also, please use the temporary pain relief ideas here as just that – TEMPORARY until you can see a dentist. And if your pain goes away by itself – please don’t think that means you’re healed. What it means, most likely, is that the nerve just died. The infection is still there. I went to sleep last night with a painful throbbing in my tooth. When I awoke this morning, the throbbing was gone. The nerve died overnight, but when they opened up my tooth, they found active infection. So now I’m on antibiotics, no pain killers, and I feel good.
Of course, this procedure isn’t cheap, but it NEEDS to be done. Beg, borrow, steal the money if you have to. Get it done now and you could be avoiding having to spend even more money and and a potentially life threatening situation later if the infection spreads.
Oh my godddd!!!!! I was walking around my house today screaming like a caveman!!! biting my couch in pain and agony…..finally I went to the dentist that gave me a filling a month ago… I made an appointment for in 3 days… And she told me ice helps…. I was like no you don’t understand.. I need something…I have to work……so I got Amoxcillin which is a penicilin which will take care of the infection right quick… and make then pain go away!! yes…. and it only cost like $15.00 I was ready do dish out 250 with this kind of pain!! you can’t put a price on pain relief like this…But Its not over yet!! The pain won’t go away until tomorrow… Today I tried oragel, salt water, garlic, biting on a wet cloth, and ice…. everything helped for a little bit, but then when i took it off for a sec it would come back 3 times as much!!.. I ran out off ice, so ran outside and grabbed some snow of the ground and put it straight in my mouth!! awww feels so good…. thank god it snowed today…. so yah now im eating ice cream!!! It helps cause your being normal for a couple mins….until you run out i guess!!! ok good luck everyone
and remember with out the bitter the sweeter is never as sweet !!
my tooth aches so bad i have to get up and go for a walk in the night,got no dentist so not sure what to do
Im reading this as my tooth POUNDS! Im am glad to see that many of us have been in the same boat as I am right now. Ive taken Ibuprofen 800 all day, and 4 Darvocet in the past 4 hours. The pain seems to come on really bad when I lay down to catch some sleep. Vanilla extract on a qtip seems to be helping for the time being. 6am, havent slept a wink, and Im dizzy from pills.
All this from a little ole tooth. HELP!
New news! God has led me to a new remedy. Well, firstly , I got this conviction that I didn’t want to be “guzzling” painkillers all day and night. Firstly, because it not safe. Pain killers are not safe. Just check out all the warnings on the bottles when you buy advil or bayer. I got to the point with my toothache that not even 4 advil was working. Any more ,and I would have been on the verge of ” overdosing”. So just prayed that God would help me to Get back to good health naturally with taking pain killers and being in pain for the rest of my life. I started looking up alternative methods for pain. One was brush, floss every night before bed, then rinse your mouth with warm salt water. Another was , taking my first 2 fingers and touching the base of my jawbone, then you take an icecube(either bare or in a plastic bag) and rub it on that area marked between your two fingers. Do this for 5-7 minutes. It actually worked! It reduced the pain by 50%. I was able to sleep for the first time in a week. Drink water too! I ‘m also looking in to other alternative pain methods, so i’ll keep you updated.
Fractures, punctures, abrasions, and cuts.. all childs play compared to a bad tooth ache. Oddly my ear hurts worse than the tooth thats causing the pain. But folks, im here to tell you: there is worse pain out there. When i was 16 i had a severe burn to 1/3 of my back, and that actually trumped this tooth ache i have now.
Pain scale (1-100):
small metal fragments puncturing skin and lodging deep within-1
skinned knee- 5
cuts- 2
broken toe- 4
back totally screwed throwing a couch across the room-65
severe tooth ache with pain across jaw and into neck- 75
severe burn- 100
Dental appointment after 3 days of waiting is only 20 minutes away:)
Hi again guys. I left my last message at the start of the year and I’m happy to say my tooth is so much better. I’ve got myself a lovely dentist who finished saving my tooth yesterday with a naughty bit of root canal. It hasn’t been cheap, I’ve spent the best part of £300 saving one tooth (which is soo much money when I only make minimum wage.) I’ve also been informed I will need 5 more fillings. Its not the best start to 2007 but atleast I have been able to stop the pain and find the cash to get my teeth sorted over the next 6 months. For all you guys who just simply haven’t got the cash I do have sympathy and obviously my sympahty goes out to all you peeps who are feeling like shit due to the blighters in your gob!!
Love to you all.
I have been in so much pain and now it hurts in my ear.Went to the dentist 5 days ago she tells me I have to have a root canal and she told me I bet your in alot of pain cause there is infection she says most all the time tooth pain is caused by infection build up.And she scheduals my about to have root canal 5 days later. I have been tring all kinds of pain meds tyelonal 3′s perkacet,Vicoden and nothing helps at all even have tried the vodka with no help.For a while I would wet a cloth and place it in microwave for 1 min then wrap it in a dry towel. and placed it on my jaw seemed to help ease it somewhat and also did ice packs but now nothing helps. I called my dentist twice asking for antibodic and a pain pill he told me take 4 ibprofan 200 mg tablets did not help and she never did call me in an antibodic which would relieve some pain as infection starts to go it relieves pressure which is what is causing the pain. So I went to a walk in clinic and they gave me a pain pill and antibodic I am still hurting today but it is a pain thats not as bad and easier to cope with I doubled up on antibodics whe it said take one I took 2 and hopefully by tomorrow I wont be hurting as bad. but as long as theres infection you will have the pain. and alot of times if you need root canal and you have infection they have told me before sometimes they can’t get you all the way numb I am changing dentist but have to go tomorrow to get my tooth taken care of. because my pain for over a week is to much to bear.
ok, its 3:34am and I have the most painful toothache i have ever felt. I have tried vodka salt water, ibuprofen, but these don’t work. What I am finding to help is swirling water around my mouth over the sore tooth then spitting it out. I was swallowing it but i got sick off getting up and going to the toilet.unfortunately this only lasts a few minutes at a time but it’s better being in agony. I am meant to have a root canal next week but I just cant wait that long. I will die if I don’t get this pain fixed!!!!!!!!!!
I’ve suffered from a toothache for the last several days. I am in a remote area and not able to see a dentist right away. The tooth already had a root canal several years ago. I’m taking antibiotics – although I wouldn’t suggest doubling up on the prescription as suggested in someone else’s post, mine warns that the medication is most effective if an even dose is established and some antibiotics have intestinal side affects that are magnified if you double up.
I’ve had several people suggest different things for the pain and a few even worked. I had an earache as well, so I was told to take an antihistamine and lay off any dairy products for a while (dairy promotes the production of mucus, as does chocolate). The antihistamine cleared my sinuses. This helped alot! Also suggested was a paste of aloe gel, baking soda and clove oil – this also helped alot until the antihistamine kicked it. Red Cross Dental Medication makes your tooth or mouth numb for a while.
Motrin, Oral B Oral Mouth Cleanser, moonshine, a clove on the gum, hot water bottle all worked for a little while. Keep trying until something works – and get to the dentist!
My crowned molar started hurting one night and the very next day (friday) I called the dentist and made an appointment for the following monday. The weekend was horrific with so much pain. Long nights with no sleep & crying thinking how could I pry the crown off my tooth to bring me some relief. Was too scared to do it though. Monday morning I woke up early to get to the dentist.. I get there and I’m told my dentist had a family emergency. Ok then maybe one of the other two dentists in the office can see me. No, the receptionist tells me I have to come back tomorrow, they’re booked. I tell her with tears in my eyes I’m in extreme pain, can they see me on emergency basis. She says she’s sorry come back tomorrow. I left crying from the dentist office and on my drive home I just stopped at random at another dentist clinic. They saw me right away and took care of me put me on medications. My blood pressure was way up high. They called my dental insurance and got everything ok’d for emergency treatment. I am changing dentists and never going back to the dentist office that turned me away.
I am having pain in my bottom side of of mouth. My enter ear and towards the back of my neck, behind my ear. Also I have head aches,a fever last night with cold chills. I felt like I couldn’t breath over night, as if I air supply was blocked. Before I went to bed, My husband bought me some Aleve medicine/motrin. I only took Aleve medicine, so I don’t know if it was causing me not to breath properly. I also, had a little chest pain before I took more medicine. The next morning I felt find, went out for a brief moment more and now my tooth started hurting again around 1:30/2:00. I did take some motrin this morning and now the pain has returned, but just not as bad as last night.
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Man I feel for you all! I’m right here hurting too. I’ve had lots of teeth problem in my life, and have more fillings and root canals than I care to remember. One thing I’ve learned is that your pain WILL NOT go away until the infection is gone. Go to a urgent care clinic and they will give you some antibiotics and probably some strong pain killer too. the pain killer will get you through for a few days until the antibiotics kill the infection, and then the pain will subside until you get the tooth taken care of.
I feel all your pain. now 35, its only now after 20 years of poor dental maintenance that my mouth is healthyish. abscess over 4 years, holes, cracks, lumps of brown tooth, root canal work gone bad, crowns, a wobbly tooth for years (the worst one) and dentists seemingly creating work for next week, its all in my records.
finally after a long break from mr phang, i went to a new dental surgeon close to my workplace, nice honest people, and technology seems to have been applied. now, 4000 sobs over 4 years worth of payment have put everything right, i can smile, chew, crunch and i don’t have “that taste”!
the thing that made me do it and suffer all that “lets see how many hands we can get in his gob” treatment was a simple feeling of self preservation, a close friend had a heart attack at 40, doctors blamed diet, smoking and dental hygiene, it seems that the blood vessels in the jaw and neck lead directly to the heart, which suffers the infection.
the price of a good second hand car has made my life so much better. I cant do anything but recommend it, sorry!
Stu’s email above is right. Your dental problems affect your overall health. I went in with an abscess and the pain was already radiating to my lower neck. The dentist told me an abscess can affect your heart and brain. That’s pretty scary. The key is to get on penicillin as soon as possible. Toothaches don’t generally go away without treatment, so if you think you are going to just wait it out, I can tell you it will only get worse each day. Abscesses do not go away without treatment. I’ve never heard of anyone dying because of an abscess but I’ve heard alot of people dying from heart attacks. It makes you wonder how many of those heart attacks came from abscesses. I’m sure more than we think.
I just heard a story about a farmer who spent three nights taking out his bad tooth himself. He used a pliers. The story came from his wife who was pregnant at the time time and she said it turned her stomach, that blood poured down his chin as he twisted away at the tooth.
After 3 days he proudly showed her the black tooth.
Allie,
Sounds like you have a personal vendetta against dentists. Dentists, like all doctors, are human, which means they make mistakes. If you are not happy because your dentist did not detect a crack in your filling, then by all means see another one. It’s your right. And BTW, was it the dentist’s fault your filling developed a crack in the first place? No, it was probably caused by you biting down on something hard that broke it, which you should know better.
Some people are more susceptible to developing decay then others but knowing that, shouldn’t that be a greater incentive to take especially better care of your teeth? If you knew the soda wasn’t good for you, why did you continue to drink it?
I love it how several people on here get all bent out of shape when someone suggests preventative care. All I’m saying is, do what you need to do to get your tooth fixed, and then do what you have to to ensure you don’t suffer from the agony of a toothache again.
I want to be a dentist because obviously, from reading the messages on this board, there’s a ton of people out there who sadly aren’t doing enough to prevent problems with their teeth. More education and prevention is needed. Do you think dentists really enjoy looking into mouths full
of cavities and other problems because they want to make money? No. Their jobs are so much more easier when someone comes in with healthy teeth. In my opinion, the mouth is the most important part of the body which overall health is connected to.
Now, for those who want to know how to relieve a toothache, any dentist will tell you to take ibuprofren or another OTC painkiller. If the toothache is due to a cavity that you can see, gently clean out any food particles and brush with toothpaste, rinse, and then pack part of a cotton ball that’s been soaked with clove oil into the cavity. Note: do not expect your pain relief to last forever! Every person and situation is different. It is not recommeneded to put crushed aspirin or another OTC into the tooth because the acid can damage the tooth structure and tissue even further. By the time you get a toothache, you WILL NEED a root canal or an extraction. There’s really no other way around it. If you don’t believe me, you can read it yourself at http://dentistdownunder.blogspot.com. Scroll to FAQ’s.
Thanks and stay healthy.
Hey all,
Like the rest of you I am having some severe pain in my mouth.
Back when I was in high school I had to have a dental procedure done by a surgeon where I was to be put asleep. I accidentally ate that morning and had to stay awake during the entire procedure. This experience has scared me and left me very fearfull of the dentist.
I just graduated college and haven’t had dental insurance for about 5 years. I put off getting a few cavities fixed since I didn’t have insurance and figured I could wait untill I secured a full time job.
Obviously this was a horrible idea. I went from having sensitivity in the few areas where their are cavities.. to a tooth that has become rotten. I now have excruciating pain in my ear and head from time to time. I know I need to go to a dentist but am trying to find a dental clinic to go to because I won’t have the money to cover a high expense.
I am extremly embaressed and fearfull to go. I have cried about this for nights. I am honestly petrified to get this fixed. From looking at me my front teeth look fine but I know I have countless cavities (as I have always been cavity prone).
Anyone else deal with anxiety over going to the dentist? What do clinics normally charge? Are they used to patients like me who put off getting care?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Embarassed and uninsured,
Have you looked into sedation dentistry? You can do a search for it on the Web…I see and hear lots of advertisements for it lately. I believe they give you a pill to help relax you while they fix your teeth. Don’t know if you live in the U.S. but if you do, you can try looking up dentists on http://www.ratemds.com. There are patient reviews on there for all kinds of doctors (including dentists) and you can see who is good with scared patients.
I used to be scared, too. My parents never took me to a dentist when I was a child (my dad had a phobia of dentists) and I was a sporadic kid with my brushing and flossing habits, so I ended up with an absess molar that broke off so much it had to be extracted. I only now realize how dangerous it was to let it go that far, as the infection could have spread throughout my body. I know you’re scared, but trust me, the dentist gives you novacain, so you feel nothing during a procedure. I don’t think I’ve ever felt pain in the dentist chair. Once I had the tooth pulled and realized how painless the dentist was, I had all of my teeth fixed (they weren’t that bad – I only needed five fillings) and now I go every 6 months for regualr checkups/cleanings and take fasdicious care of my teeth. As far as payment is concerned, dentists are human, too – most if not all will be willing to work out a payment plan with you. I don’t know how much root canals cost, but it’s cheaper to get cavities filled, so the longer you put off getting work done, the more expensive it can cost you in the long run.
Good luck…I hope this helps. If you go I hope you’ll post on here again to let us know how you did.
DentaGirl
I have been dealing with a horendous toothache for a couple weeks now (I live on an island and can’t see a dentist for some time yet). I’ve found that a combination of the following works well for me:
1- Brushing several times a day
2- Rinsing with Listerine every time I eat
3- Peppermint tea – not hot, but warmer than room temperature
4- sleeping in a semi-upright position
Hope this helps some of you fellow sufferers!
The Vodka cure works the best when you just drink the Vodka.
I have had bad toothache now in several teeth for exactly 2 months today.
2 months ago my top-2-back-teeth were hurting like mad. I went to the emergency dentist and she extracted the one which hurt the most.
Next day I wake up and my mouth is full of of infection or whatever, horrible taste. I ring dentist to tell her and she says its an infection and to use saltwater every 4 hours. Didnt make a bit of difference, eyes/ears/gums/face all hurting, so I went to anyother emergency dentist and he filled it up for me, and got rid of pain.
But there is still alot of problems cause where the tooth was taken out, I still get pain. I’ve been on 3 courses of amoycillen and they do sort it out temporarily but they always come back.
I asked my regular dentist, if the tooth next to it was an abcess and she says “not yet”. Well maybe not but its a rotten tooth with only half-left, anyone can see it needs to be taken out.
NOW its starting to hurt again, not constant pain but I think its only a matter of time. I dont even have a dentist appointment until March.
Anyway I also have toothache occasionally in 2 of my bottem teeth, which are filled with temporary-fillings. They only really hurt of a morning so I can cope.
I guess I’m lucky I live in a city with 3-emergency dental clinics and lots of NHS-Dentists.
Here I am, can’t sleep at 3AM, waiting for the pain killers to kick back in, reading all your stories helps me somewhat get through this.
Waiting before the infection clears (on anti biotics) before going to the dentist
A Tylenol #3 and 800mg of ibuprofen is barely enough to somewhat numb the pain. By far the worse pain of my life. I’d rather break bones again.
I am so glad for a site like this….I’m glad to know I’m not the only one who has been dealing with an IMMENSE amount of pain. I had a wisdom tooth awhile back that was packed in the back of my mouth and was giving me TERRIBLE pain because of an infected nerve…I had pain in that side of my face and terrible ear aches. I had the tooth pulled and guess what? I dealt with dry socket then…
To top it off, I broke a tooth on the same side of my mouth and the nerve was exposed and so I was dealing with pain from two areas. The tooth became badly decayed so I finally went back to the dentist (which I HATE doing by the way) and he pulled the broken tooth and gave me penicillin and hydrocodone. A week later I am doing SO much better I can’t even explain it. I don’t know why I let myself be in that much pain for that long. Believe me, I would rather break seveal bones than feel that kind of pain again.
OOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay, I’m ex-forces and can take all sorts of pain and laugh! But this toothache at the back of my mouth is gripping me and inserting rusty nails into my gums and then using broken glass on the same area. I’ve packed ambesol into the tooth which has limited effect.
I’ve just taken a 50mg Tramadol tablet. Last time I took one of these the pain went and didn’t return for nearly a week. Once the tooth was numb, I sucked the poison out (really couldn’t feel it) and spat it into the toilet. This, I believe, erradicated the abscess.
Just waiting for it to kick in now….then it’s sucky suck sucky…yum!
Come on you pathetic wimps. Grab a hard wooden stick and go to work on the tooth. Yea, that’s it. Back and forth. More whiskey. Getting loose? Good. More whiskey. Looser? Good. Now, here comes the hard part. Wrap electricians tape around the jaws of waterpump pliers. Snag that crappy tooth and twist while pulling. After removal, rinse with salt water and finish the whiskey. Good night.
I’m in the middle of a root canal on a lower tooth that I’m now in my 3rd visit due to calicified roots. They stuff gauzge-like stuff down there to loosen it up and you come back in a week. Now he was going to take the cap off the next visit so he could get to it easier. My cap came off over the weekend, luckily not much pain–but my tooth disentegrated when the cap came off. QUESTION–does anyone know what they do with a tooth that’s broke off at the gum baseline? There’s not any tooth to hold a new cap on!!
donna,
Normally when your tooth breaks off like that they will go in and pull it but some dentist do different things. To everybody that has posted something up about tooth pain. I just had my wisdom tooth cut out (not fun at all),stay away from salt (a must),don’t rinse on the side that hurts(only if u have a hole in your tooth that’s a not do or it’ll hurt worse),honestly u may find pain meds that work but most don’t just to be honest!! I couldn’t deal with the pain so I thought I was takin the easy way out by havin it pulled and that wasn’t easy at all. I’ve bought some many pills off the streets for pain it’s a cryin shame. The dentist won’t go without pain meds so why give only a little pain meds? Good question right? Yeah, I know maybe one day they will treat people the way they treat themselves(with pain meds)!!!
As far as broken teeth go….YES they hurt like hell – especially when it’s broken so bad that the nerve is exposed. I remember drinking pop and just getting this terrible pain where the tooth was broken off. This tooth was in the very back of my mouth and the dentist said he could do a root canal on it but I told him to just pull it because it was way back there. That little sucker took FOREVER to get pulled out but looking back, it was so worth it. No more searing pain in that side of my mouth, in my jaw, in my damn EAR….it’s finally gone. I even have the stupid little tooth as a reminder and boy does it look bad. Once again though….I’m so glad to hear other peoples’ stories and know that I’m not the only one that suffers!
I sympathize with all. Just back from dental surgery having one of my molars removed and receiving a bone graft. I chose to ignore and hoped the problem would go away with a combination of therapies including using antibiotics, home remedies and strong narcotics (Dilaudid). While this dealt with the symptoms and provided relief, the problem never really never went away and in fact only got worse. The net result is that I had to have part of my jaw bone removed and will be dealing with this for up to a year. While not feeling on top of the world, the pain is mostly gone. Another 48 hours and the front of a moving subway train was beginning to look
appealing.
Most importantly the infection must ultimately be tamed using antibiotics or a combination of therapies. Dealing with the infection is absolutely critical, particularly as the potential exists for other problems to occur. In my case, I allowed extensive bone damage to occur, because I didn’t deal with properly! Secondly, there is a real risk if left untreated, that the infection can further develop and get into the bloodstream and you don’t want to be dealing with that or the potential consequences there of.
Had an associate who like me chose to use bandaids in attempting to placate. Well he finally got some relief after the infection spread to his brain!
my tooth hurts right now just went to the dentist this weekend to have them clean and have a mouth x-ray he said one of my teeth was dead and now it hurts like hell that damn vodka sounds reallllllly good right now.
Front Tooth Pain… HELP PLEASE!?
I had a filling placed on the backside of tooth #7 due to a small cavity between tooth 7 & tooth 6 on Jan 24 and that tooth is still bothering me now, sensations in my front teeth and aches/sharp pains daily and I feel it when I bend over, chew gum, etc… It seems to be hurting on the opposite side of where the cavity was, around the corner of tooth 7 where it meets tooth 8. I also keep feeling grit between tooth 7 and tooth 8 and I’m not eating or anything. Does anyone know what’s going on here? Is my filling coming out? Could my bite be off? Or the filling placed too high? I’m using sensodyne and Gel-Kam. This tooth isn’t sensitive to hot, cold or sweets but my dentist told me that after a filling is placed the pulp may become bruised, to give it time to calm down or it will need a root canal. It did seem better until today when I got my teeth cleaned and now its worse, the back of the tooth and in between where the tooth was filled does feel wierd to me but I have never had fillings before. I recently got my teeth cleaned , 3 days ago and it just got worse after that. My dentist checked the tooth and said there was nothing wrong with it and said if it continues he’d recommend a root canal which I will use as a last resort. He told me this tooth had very little decay so I don’t understand how this could be happening to me. Should I consider desensitizing this tooth? What could be causing this pain and discomfort? When you have a root canal on a front tooth does it require a crown? What kind of crown? How much do they cost? I’m already out of benefits for the of 2007.
Why is it that health issues always hit the wall when you are in a situation that makes it exceedingly difficult to get things taken care of?
Wouldn’t you know it, it’s happening to me too. I’ve had lots of fillings done over the last several years, some deep, due to the fact that: in my youth I was not encouraged to see the dentist and almost never did so, as I started college and my first employement I had no money, and now after a bit at my first decently paid job I have insurance to take advantage of.
It’s one of those filled teeth that’s just starting to give me trouble and I’ll have to place a call to my dentist. It started as just a twinge, I figured I’d bit something wrong or had a piece of food causing an inflammation, so after a careful cleaning and flossing – no change. It has been on-and-off for a few days now, and of course I’m in contined training for my job of a type where if you skip out, you get a few weeks off with no pay, no work, and have to start it from the beginning again. I feel awful for the previous posters and can only hope that my tooth will remain bearable for the next 4 days and not reduce me to a useless fool until I can get out to a dentist.
If I botch this training up, I’ll have to do it again anyway, so here’s hoping I can get through it OK. I’m calling my dentist tomorrow to set an appointment for as soon as I get back home.
Best of luck to all, I hope it gets better. Sometimes false teeth seem like less of a bother….
Hello everyone, I too am suffering from massive tooth pain. I have my root canal tomorrow (Finally!!!) but it’s been a long time coming! I am 6 ½ months pregnant so everyone is scared to work on me! I finally had to call and rip my dentist a new one in order for him to take me in. Anyone who’s looking for relieve should use anti-inflammatory medicines. I’m not able to take any because I’m pregnant, so I’m stuck using useless Tylenol. My dentist told me that the root is so inflamed and it doesn’t have anywhere to relieve the pressure so the pain just build and builds and builds. Eventually, it will rupture and the pain will go away or your dentist will have to drain it for you. Anyway, an anti-inflammatory medicine should help with the pain until you can go to the dentist. Don’t be fooled though…..if the pain suddenly stops, it doesn’t mean you’re good to go!! It just means the pressure from the infection has been relieved but you still have bacteria so go to the dentist!!
I had a two root canals done five months ago on two of my top teeth. Recently the filling fell out of them, (the teeth were right next to each other), and the pain started a few days later. To make matters worse, I have an extremely infected tooth on the same side of my mouth that has decided to flare up, making the pain in my mouth unbearable. I was in tears. I called the Dentist who cant see me until April 3rd, however he did prescribe some vicodin. Well, the vicodin did absolutely nothing for the pain and it caused me to throw up non stop. I went to Fred Meyer’s and they actually sell temporary filling, next to the Orajel, on the toothpaste aisle. It was easy to do and it has actually helped tremendously. It was only five bucks so I recommend you try it. As for the other tooth, it had been two weeks and I couldnt take the pain and throwing up anymore, so I caved and headed for the emergency room this morning(Sunday). They switched me to percocet, 1-2 every four hours, gave me penicillin, and told me to take up to 800 mg of ibruprofen every 6 hours. I went right home, popped all them pills, and for the first time in two weeks I have NO PAIN!! NONE!!! I actually ate dinner and managed to keep it down……………So, needless to say I highly advise you call your Dentists and ask them to prescribe these for you………………Good Luck
Hi, I have a abscessed tooth! I took 3 lortab tablets for the pain but it didnt put a dent in the pain. I was in so much pain that I went to the ER to try to find relief. They gave me a shot of Morphine, Visteril, Torradol…but it just wasnt enough. They had to give me a second shot of Morphine, that I think helped? After that, I went home and slept like a baby only to wake up the next morning with the pain back again. I have been sitting in bed all day sipping on a cup of ice water (swish it around the infected tooth for relief). Any other home remedies for pain relief?
Wow!! Never had a tooth ache like this before.
Last week cracked a filling on the molar top right side, it was soooo painful! Managed to get some paracetamol and calm it and it was fine up until last night.
Last night stupidly ate on the bad side which has now given me the mother of all tooth aches and like many others on here im at my wits end as to what to do about the pain and typically its sunday today and the dentist isn’t about until tomorrow!
I’ve been taking strong paracetamol which is ok but doesn’t kill the pain completely. But i’ve just swished some whiskey around the bad tooth and that seemed to numb the area a little.
Good luck to you all and your poor teeth, maybe from this we will all learn to take more care of them and see the dentist more regularly?
I have lived through tooth pain on and off now for a few weeks. Some days I think it’s related to the cold I’ve had for a while now. I’m going to make an appointment with my doc in the morning.
I’ve been dealing with pain, that averages about a 7 on the 10 scale all day today. I’ve taken so much ibuprofen, tylenol, naproxen sodium and aspirin, I’m afraid I’m going to OD. I’ve also read so many comments here about trying to swish with vodka. Unfortunately, by the time I saw that tip, it was too late for the day to try and get any, because our stores here stop selling by 10:00 pm on Sundays. I did have some beer, however, so I’m quite intoxicated as I write this. The pain is there, but I think I will be able to sleep just fine… for the first time in days.
I’ve tried everything…. salt water, which usually does help, but hasn’t today… and of course, the coctails of over the counter meds. I’m sure mine is either an absess, or it’s caused by the cold (sinus infection). Either way, I’m making that appointment for my physician.
I don’t have dental coverage with the insurance at work, and I can’t afford a dentist, else I’d have these damn things pulled. Incidentally, it’s in two teeth, top and bottom on the left side. I’ve no idea why my bottom tooth is hurting. I really think it’s pain association rather than a problem on the bottom.
I think it probably is an absess. If I can find a dentist locally that will work with me on payments, or an oral surgeon my regular insurance will help with, I’ll get done what I need to do. Otherwise, I’m doomed to live with this pain because I only make enough money to meet my basic needs, and not enough to pay for dental care.
Of course, like many, I’ve not had the best habits of dental care, so I’ve got teeth rotting out like crazy. The odd thing is, the teeth that have the most wear are just fine. It’s two of my molars on the left side (top and bottom), which are hurting me now. This is the worst pain I’ve ever had, and the worst part is… it’s constant. I’ve almost been brought to tears because of it.
Good luck to you all. It’s nice to know that places like this exist. I’ll be thinking of you all, and hoping that you find relief.
Regards,
V
OMG I wish someone would just give me the courtesy of shotting me than to live wit this never stopping toothache.Ive tried everything except the vodka due to the fact that im kinda religious .Any other remedies pleas?
Wow my tooth hurt so much. After not sleeping for two straight days I finally went to the clinic. The doctor gave me antibiotics and T3. Hope it takes care of the pain. I cant get into the dentist until next week. It was so weird it went from being a normal tooth (no sensitivity at all) to an infected mess over night. I think it might have something to do with my wisdom teeth coming in. It feels like they are crushing the other teeth. This is the worst pain I have ever experienced in my life.
I feel for you all. I’ve came here in hope of distracting myself for a while because this toothache is nearly too much to stand! Hopefully the pain killers will kick in soon… we can all have hopes.
I’ve found keeping yourself busy as possible serves as the best distraction but its 5:35am and i have to be up at 7am for work. No rest for the wicked
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WOW denta girl your a nice pice of work we are sick and tired of suffering and being ripped off at some overcost help just so some trukey can have a ship so cruse on… turns out after 3 teeth the dentist pulled and 400 some odd dollars HE WAS NEVER RIGHT I was having a reaction to SOY and it gave me an infection. GOOD MEDICAL WORK THERE NOT THIS NATION IS JUST A BUNCH OF MONEY HUNGRY RIP OFF ARTISTS. (just like the government… but that is another post)
Fair well all and make sure the know what the problem is and you dont loose 400 bucks and 3 teeth over thier stupidity
DanO
I think I’m going crazy.
I’ve had a toothache for about a week. Was able to see the dentist quickly 3 days ago, only for him to say “yeah.. i see the problem. You’re scheduled for an appointment on the 30th, we’ll let you know if anything opens up before then.”
Nice.
Best part of all of this… I work in radio. I NEED to talk for a living, and now I am going to have to do it with intense pain for the next 16 days.
Wonderful.
Strangely (unless I read the haeding wrong) everyone is competing in pain and I have seen no solutions. I will say in my case (which may or not be as bad as others) It really is down to Money. I have 4 teeth at the back and front that have cavities, I went to the ER yesterday it was so bad, Im up writing because I just cant sleep, Antbiotics and that Codine stuff aint working at all. Sadly when I get it extracted this weekend it would be nice if the Dentist would say ” Since your teeth are sooooo bad, I’ll give you 4 for the price of one.” very unlikely although there does need to be a break for people without money. Hey the pains going away now that the sun is up. Theres definately something about that night time pain thing. Thank you guys for giving me something to do.
blessings and ease of teeth to you all because
I KNOW THE PAIN. :>)
Any solutions.
fuck you get a dentist dumbas
This is what I know and hopefully it will help someone else. I have had tooth pain before just as described above with the throbbing and pain and sleepless nights. What I have concluded is this. In some cases, not all, the pain is not actually caused by the tooth itself being infected it is caused by the trauma to the gums and cheek tissue surrounding the tooth. You see I had a filling fall out on the side of my tooth next to my cheek. As I ate and talked throughout the day, the rough, sharp edges of my tooth scrapped and wounded my cheek. By the end of the day I was sure I was experiencing an absessed tooth. I could not pinpoint the exact origin of the pain… all I knew was it throbbed, got more intense when I laid down… I was sure I needed a root canal.. the pain was torture….. to make a long story short… after having pain come and go for weeks…. I determined that I needed to patch the hole in my tooth… so I bought some dental wax, the kind made for kids with braces and stuck it in the hole…. and smoothed out the rough edges of the tooth that were cutting into my cheek…. the pain disapeared…. the wax doesn’t last long… and can get stuck to food and come out… but it really can help you get on with your life. Unfortunately it doesn’t take away the pain of trauma to your cheek or gums immediately but if you have a cracked tooth or have a filling that fell out and have a rough jagged tooth give this a try.. it really does help me. Then the irritation and swelling can go down and I can get into see a dentist and get it fixed…
Another thing that I have noticed is that when my bite is off I have severe pain…. the dentist over filled a tooth and I have a high spot. I tend to hit that tooth first when I chew food because it is high. Anyway the tooth rocks now because of the force and this tooth gets the pressure of my entire mouth… eventually it will get irritated and get super sore and rock…the pain can be as bad as you all have described…. if I mess with it with my fingers in my mouth it gets worse… if I lay off it for a few days and eat at the other side it tightens back up and calms down…. I’ve been back to that dentist 8 times to get my bite adjusted and he just can’t get it right… so I have suffered over a year with this bite problem….. with all that I have determined that there are alot of incompetent health professionals out there and I’m sure there are many unnessary root canals being performed….educate yourselves, get second opinions and be your own health detective…If you can be specific with where the pain is originating from and what caused it the dentist has a better idea of how to help you…. If you don’t like your dentist… go to another one or two…. some are better than others…. god bless you all… and thanks for this site…. this is where I come when I get tooth pain and just reading this can help the time pass more quickly ….
Are fillings supposed to hurt like this???Ive just had my first fillings ever ,in the 2 back molars on bottom left side of mouth,mouth still little numb from the novacaine but whats weird is like this pressure i feel on my other healthy teeth,god i hope that this pain will fade,why oh why dont they just agree to extract a persons teeth???i asked for it like 3 times and the dentists explanation was”if u have a splint in your finger,will you go to the dr and ask him to cut off your finger??”who gives a sh…t ,as long as the pain goes away,im sure i wasn’t in this much pain before the dentist saw me,and in 10 days time I have to go back for them to change the temp filling to a perm one and have to have another tooth filled on the upper jaw,right opposite the ones filled at the bottom,sounds like fun ,doesnt it!!:-(true what people say,TOOTHACHE WORSE THAN CHILDBIRTH!!!
Ouch! It hurts so much!!!! My gums around my wisdom tooth is hurting and the pain seems like it’s running all around my bottom gums. Please help!!
everybody i am not sure that this works but i have heard from many sources that if you have a tooth ache on the left side of the jaw put an ic cube between your thumb and first finger on your right hand and vise versa on the other side of the jaw.
also there are some kinds of fillings that can make an allergic reaction. check into it!
I have to agree with those who say tooth pain is worse than child birth!! I would rather give birth a million times over instead of going through this! I am waiting to get in to see the dentist and hubby and I will be heading into a clinic today to get some antibiotics. I don’t know how much more of this I can take!!!
Ouch ouch ouch, what’s root canal… …its a what now… …it costs how much?…. ….i will never eat sweets/candy again!
iIcant believe it worked!!!! My tooth hurts sooooooo bad. I read about 1000 posts about vodka, but dont have any. So i tried the only thing i had. ….Tequila. It is working and imediatly. Dont know how long it will last though.
OK GUYS, I HAVE THREE THINGS THAT HELP WITH TOOTH ACHES. MOST OF THE TIME THEY WORK SOMETIMES THEY DON’T BUT ITS WORTH A TRY RIGHT. FIRST IS PUT A WARM (WET) WASH CLOTHE OVER THE PART OF YOU MOUTH THAT HURTS. IF THAT DOESN’T WORK THY TAKING A WET TEA BAG AND PUTTING IT ON THE TOOTH THAT HURTS. AND IF YOU DON’T HAVE VODKA YOU CAN ALSO USE REAL VANILLA EXTRACT. JUST WHESH IT AROUND IN YOUR MOUTH AND IT WILL NUMB YOU RIGHT UP. I REALLY HOPE SOME OF THIS WORKS FOR YOU. I KNOW HOW MUCH TOOTH ACHE SUCK!!!
OH MY GOD
toothache pain is the WORST
i’m taking percocet, toradol and clyndamicin but of course it’s the sunday of a long weekend. i had a root canal about 2 months ago and now the tooth has cracked. i thought once you had a root canal you wouldn’t feel pain in that tooth – guess i was wrong!!!
to top it all off – my dentist called in my prescriptions today thank god for that at least – and then tells me he’s closed for THE WEEK because of some course. so i’m 8 days away from relief.
good lord help me!!
I’ve been on amoxicilin for about 2 1/2 days right now while waiting for my root canal, and so far it hasn’t helped. But what has helped – in fact its a bloody miracle, is Aleve. It gets rid of 99% of the pain for 14-16 hours for me off of one pill. When the Aleve wears off, the pain is bad enough to wake me up in the middle of the night. Pop another Aleve and I’m back to sleep in 20-30 minutes.
OMG!
my molars are starting to grow and my cavity is acting up.
so much pain.
and i’m only in the 6th grade and i have EOG’s tomorrow.
can’t function.
any home remedies that you know of.
if yes please email joiiroxii@yahoo.com
3 Months of toothAche should end this Thursday i hope 31st May 2007.My problems started at the age of seven being pinned to a dentist chair by my father as the Dentist pulled a tooth out with an absese on the side of the root.NEVER AGAIN, anyway as it happens i could have had the tooth pulled 5 weeks ago,but the fear would not allow me to let him do it.Now to Pain Relief, i started of with Bonjela A mild gel,,then moved onto clove oil and 3 bottles later just bought Orajel as the clove oil was blowing my head with constant use any way 1st aplication of this Orajel and the Ache as gone,dont know how long it will last but only 2 days to go,Good luck to every one,
I have horrible teeth, but I am only 24 years old and I take really good care of my teeth. My dad had this dental desease called pierea, and I think that I have it. I have all of my wisdom teeth still that bother me alot, as some of people said that they are afraid of the dentist, well you are not alone, I am deathly afraid of them, if they come close to me I start to freak out. I have a cracked and slightly briken wisdom tooth on the left side of my face well my whoe face is so sore and my ear and my cheeck, all of a sudden last week well it never before bothered me, but then I was dressing my son for school and all of a sudden a sharp, sharp horrible pain made me scream and drop to my knees. I have had toothaches before but never like this one. This felt like living was not worth the pain. I have had 2 kids, childbirth maybe something that they say is the worst pain in the world SORRY, no. I even had surgery on my chest were they break your sternum, this is so omuch worse then them both. It is excrussiation pain and I can’t take it. I hope that god is with you all and helps take the pain away, please prey for me too, I can’t take it anymore
Hi everyone, I am here feeling every single one of your pain. I have had a debilitating toothache for 4 weeks now, like the kind that forbids sleep, and prefers to have you convulsing and crying like a baby, the kind that make you ask why me? This sight has provided some much needed comic relief to me. A friend of mine has 4 kids, including a set of twins, and she said she would rather live those childbirths again then experience another toothache of this magnitude. And the question about the number of toothache-related suicide attempt statistics made me chuckle, and yes that’s all I can do at this point. I also have looked longingly at some tools in my b/f’s tool box and though of the many possibilities…
But I went to the dentist, I showed her where the toothache was, she told me it was my decaying wisdom tooth that was the culprit and not necessarily the tooth I thought it was, although that was where all the pain was centered. The pain moves around in what was described to me as a “nerve tube”, and decay or a cavity in one tooth can be displaced to another, even to another side of the face or from bottom teeth to top and vice versa. So now I need all 4 wisdom teeth extracted as well as a botched root canal lack there of tooth. I wouldn’t wish this pain on anyone. The worst part is the day after my visit, after the dentist filled the cavity in my tooth I believed was hurting, the pain came back TENFOLD now including the sight where she gave me the needle, the muscle there, causing it difficult to open my mouth or even talk. She sent me on my merry little way with no prescription for anything. So 4-5 Advil every 3 hours is providing me with 90% relief, to the point where I am able to actually be productive or think about ANY thing else… Now my gland is swollen on the same side as my decaying wisdom tooth, my throat hurts and I have become a snot factory. Help!! P.S. I don’t have dental insurance =) I love life
Hey the vodka thing seems to work. Especially once its warmed up (it was in the freezer). Thanks!
My teeth have always had problems, even when I was on daily fluoride gels as a kid. I would brush 5-6 times a day and still get cavities.
Since moving out on my own, I haven’t been to the dentist in about 10 yrs. I simply can’t afford it and health insurance is a @!^$# joke. So now my teeth are rotted and ugly. I think I have perhaps 3 teeth that don’t have a cavity right now. And I know I have awful breath that no gum or mint can cover.
The last 2 years or so have been bad. I’ve lost several fillings, and have pieces break off all the time. My back molars are down to the gums. I had a molar split in half and I pulled 1/2 of it out myself. I think my wisdom teeth are coming in now, so that isn’t helping.
I’ve been lucky so far and have not had any serious infections or abscesses. I don’t know what I would do if I did. I heard in the news a few months back about a kid who died from the infection getting into his brain.
The pain comes and goes. Sometimes I can go several months with out hurting. Other times it lasts for weeks. I can usually suffer through without anyone aware, but other times the pain is literally blinding. Sometimes its just one tooth, other times it is spread over a group of 5-6 teeth. And painkillers against a toothache is like a BB gun against a rhino.
I have found for me, sometimes sipping a small amount of water into my mouth every 30 seconds or so and running it over the painful teeth can help keep the pain down. Some days (like today) I will drink around 15 glasses of water. I feel like I may die from water poisoning, or at least puke if I take one more sip. And it can be a big hassle to keep a bottle of water in hand at all times, and be running to the bathroom 10 times a day.
I am so very tired of it all. Yes the pain, but more so, the embarrassment. Trying to never laugh or smile facing a person, wondering what they must think of me when they catch a glimpse. Keeping a distance when talking to hide my breath.
I hope that by the end of this year I will have a solution. I dream about being able to afford getting implants, the titanium posts and porcelain veneers. I would settle for dentures even.
I’ve been checking into cheaper options such as flying to Costa Rica. Even with flight and hotel its cheaper than the dentists here.
Thanks to all the posts. Reading them took my mind off the pain a bit. Its also nice to find some comfort in numbers. I know your pain. Now I am off to bed with a small glass of vodka.
OHMYGOD! Tooth pain is the worst. I have been suffering since Feb. Let me say that I have always always practiced nauseatingly good dental hygiene and my dentists have always told me I have excellent teeth. I brush and floss, don’t drink sodas, yadda yadda. Never had a cavity either. In Feb, one of my lower teeth started having a tickling pain. The nerve was so sensitive that I was actually using my finger to “brush” my gums to get rid of the sensation. Made an immediate appointment and my dentist saw a black spot at the base of the tooth. Okay, went to endodontist for root canal. He did one cleaning but the infection was too bad. So I took a course of antibiotics, but the pain was building up to a hammering intensity, and I went back, at which time he took out the temporary filling and all the fluid that had been building up came leaking out. He left the filling out and till my next session next week, I’ve been taking a second round of antibiotics and using a lot of mouthwash. Did several nights of vicodin, but mostly Advil. I cannot be sleeping off medication because I have small children who need me. Hopefully next week will cure things. Meanwhile, the abcess, which was previously very spread out and huge, has receded to a ball at the base of that one tooth. I hate it. I hate my mouth so much. My dentist said it was probably caused by an impact injury, such as a baby’s head crashing against my chin, causing my teeth to crash together. Or even a childhood injury. And I only felt the pain now becase of bacterial infection. There never was any pain before, and I go every 6 months for cleanings, so I do take care of my teeth and things like this can still happen. Take care, everyone. May we all find pain relief soon.
Ahh the old enemy is back, i had toothache on and off for years (scared of the dentist so i put up with it, absesses, the lot)…..then a few months back i couldnt take anymore so i went and had 2 fillings.
2 months later on the other side of me mouth a storm is brewing……ahhhh pain ahhhh pain….like other accounts nothing really works but you live for the hope that something will…….i am up and down the house like some mad man trying to relieve from the pain
have been reading loadsa websites and i just tried something that has worked (a little)……it tastes foul though and my breath is now like a swamp
anyway…..half a cup of vinegar….table spoon of salt then swill it…all of of…in about 6 goes
im quite suprised, but i defo off to the dentist this morning.
good luck with your pains
Stefano from the UK
email me if you have any great remedies……hoboexile@hotmail.com
hi its me again
just wanna say again the half cup of vinegar with salt in and swilled is doing the trick as we speak
so try it, it just may work for you
im gonna try get some sleep (although i worry as soon as i get me head down it will return)
you would think in the year 2007 these scientists surely could have come up with the perfect tooth ache pain killer by now surely.
peace and let none of you suffer from tooth pain ever again
owwwwww… it’s only been 2 days and sweet sassy molassy… it hurts!!!! Left upper (or lower) I can’t tell, it hurts so bad. Anbesol (sp?) maximum has been working, but I fear that will soon stop. I think I’ll try the vodka tonight… I hope everyone feels better soon.
1 (200 mg) ibuprofin every 4 hrs (take a second pill if still hurting after 1 hr), dip a toothpick in peroxide and clean all plaque out of the cavity. THe pills take about 30-40 minutes to kick in but once they do, it pretty much kills the pain for me and lets me sleep. Some dentists like to prescribe 800 mg of ibuprofin. TOO HIGH DOSE!! Take the smallest dose possible and spread out as long as possible and take with food. I dont like the prescription pills like hydrocodone/ibuprofen that mask ALL pain such that I can be sitting in a bad posture position and I dont get the muscle signals to adjust or get up and stretch, then when the effect wears off, I feel all kinds of neck and back pain that was masked all day.
4.30am in uk….suffered with toothache on and off for the past 3 years…worst pain ever…vodka definetly seems to be helping…need a dentist sooo bad, i feel for all you guys i really do…not being able to sleep is the worst thing ever espcially when you feel completely knackered but as soon as you lay down the pain starts…horrid…anyway guess im gonna be staying up all night tonight like ive done so many times…good luck to everyone!!
Well, I thought that I was the first to feel such pain. It hurts so much, I really thought that it was something serious and i was going to have my teeth taken out. it’s been about four day with this dreadful pain. I have not sleept well these past few days. i’ve had maybe 10 hours of sleep in the past four days. I taken tylynol, motrin. exedrine, orajel, and even vicadon, nothing has worked for me. the only thing that seems to calm the pain is sipping cool water holding it on the side with the pain, and spitting it out when it gets warm. I’ve done this all day and night for four days. I really am sick of doing this but the pain is unbarable. I’ll be going to the dentist tomorrow. the strange thing is that i have a really bad half broken cavity on the right side but the pain is on the unbarable on the left side. the tooth take really causes all the pain has been filled about a year ago. If i don’t do my cold water method, the pain spreads to the bottem side of the jaw, my ear, my cheek, and even to my eye. i’ve cried from the intense pain. sometimes i just feel like ripping it out like tom hanks on castaway. I really feel for him now! well i’m going to try to sleep.
Good luck People and i hope you guys feel better!
oh dear God. I never had any toothache till last month, one of my teeth broke. and I am afraid of the dentist so much so every time I get on the floor where he works, I start running back home. Till now all the meds worked. But tonight nothing. My jaw feels like falling off. And I don’t have any votka at home. And I have 4 exams next week. + tomorrow is a holiday. whou, what a surprise! daaamn that tooth. Somehow it seems I’ll have to go and see him (pssst. don’t say dentist out loud) next week, ’cause this is unbearable…
Good luck to you all.
****PAIN****
so I had root canal a few months ago with no problems. But now all of a sudden, EXTREME PAIN. cant eat, drink, sleep. so, went back to dentist today and they didnt even do anything. They said come back in 7 days for an x-ray!!
Damn.
Well I have been in chronic pain dealing with toothaches since this past December!
Every single month I have had atleast 2 toothaches. I have had 2 failed root canals by 2 different dentists (on 2 teeth). On June 13th I had my 6 remaining top teeth extracted because of toothaches and had a top denture made. Well now my 6 remaining bottom teeth are ALL giving me toothaches too UGH!! Why is this all happening to me??? I am soooooo depressed that I think that I’m having a mental breakdown. Every day since December, all I do is cry! I used to get 1 toothache a year, but now it’s 20 toothaches within 6 months, what’s going on??? My dentist did some kind of test on my teeth, and he says that the nerves in my teeth are all dead, how can that happen, when my teeth don’t look that bad?? I go and see my dentist next Tuesday, July 3rd so I am going to tell him that I want ALL of my remaining 6 teeth extracted, and than get a bottom denture made after my gums are fully healed. And than I will NEVER EVER have to go thru another toothache as long as I live, Thank God!! I have been on vicodin off and on now for about 6 months (prescription from my dentist) so now I will have another thing to worry about after I get my remaining teeth extracted (going thru horrible withdrawals) UGH!!! 
I never had any major cavities so I don’t understand why all of my teeth are giving me toothaches, do you think it’s because I have some major infection going on like in my jawbone that has been spreading from one tooth to the next since December?
I just can’t wait until the day that I wake up and be pain free and drug free.
Kim
Oh I forgot to mention that after getting my 6 remaining bottom teeth extracted, that I would have a total of 20 teeth extracted, since this past December, all because of toothaches.
Kim
To the guy above who was embarrassed because his wife found him crying because of toothache pain:
Man, there isn’t anything to be embarrassed about. If you’re not reduced to tears, you’re not having a real toothache.
22 years ago while a senior in college, I was hit head on by an uninsured habitual offender drunk driver. The impact knocked several teeth out in front and broke off several in the back. Not to mention a broken jaw, collar bone, nose and collapsed lung. It took nearly a year before I was able to continue with my eduaction. I have had problems with my teeth since the accident.
I am in agony right now!!!!!!! I have never in my life had a pain such as this and now I can see that the right side of my face is beginning to swell. Unfortunately tomorrow is the 4th of July so I probably wont be able to get in to see my dentist anytime soon. It is soooo bad that I almost wish I would die just to stop the pain.
Someone said earlier that laughing helps out so I’ve been watching my Seinfeld dvd’s since about 2am and now it’s 5 and I don’t really feel any better.
Oh well, at least I’m off for the rest of the week.
Hi Everybody,
This is an update from the guy above (not God) but the guy who was in agony less than 24 hours ago. In my desperation to find relief for my tooth ache, I ran across a bottle of Oxycodone (generic for Percocet) that was prescribed for me in March 06 after double hernia surgery. Thankfully, there were 9 pills left over which I began taking at 7:30 this morning. Within half an hour, the pain had subsided considerably. In addition, I also ran across a bottle of four pills of Cipro(anti-biotic) which I had been prescribed at the same time because of a staph infection I picked up while in the hospital. After getting the OK from my local Walgreens pharmacist(both bottles expired 4 mos ago), I have started taking them as well.
All I have to say now is HALLELUJAH!!!! I am a new man, the pain is gone. The swelling is still there but within a day or so the swelling should begin to go down as well. I can’t get in to see my dentist until Monday but at least now I wont have to go through the weekend in pain and hopefully not looking like the Elephant Man.
Another little tid bit of info the pharmacist shared with me in regard to prescription medications, is that most meds are still effective sometimes up to two years past their expiration dates. The reason the pharmaceutical companies put the expiration dates so far in advance of the actual date in which the meds in essence become “placebos”, is so that you will have your doctor call in another prescription for you to purchase from them.
So if you in desperation run across an old prescription of pain pills, don’t be too quick to discount their effectiveness. When in doubt, call a professional.
Hopefully someone else will benefit from this information.
God Bless >
John 14:6
Oh my god!!!!!! It is 4:30 in the morning and I have to be
to work at 6:30. I havent been able to sleep because my tooth hurts so bad. My eye, head and the teeth surrounding the molar that I need the root canal in HURT LIKE HELL!!!!! I go to the dentist tomorrow and I can not wait. I feel like I won the lottery b/c they fit me in so quickly. Nothing works for me and if it does it’s only temporary. Good luck you guys and I will let you know after I get the root canal done how it went. Also try an endidontist. They specialize in root canals.
I feel for you people.
I have an issue with dentists. In my youth I spend every thursday for two years in a dentist chair to have my teeth straightened.
Then I had all four wisdom teeth out at the same time (done by local dental hospital. During this they managed to chip my molars. I was young and didn’t think much of it at the time. Leaving me with an odd phobia for dentists (I get cold sweats too) – so I don’t have a regular checkups.
Since then I have had to have two root canals done on those molars after being in serious agony. My only trip to the dentist as the pain was so bad!
Now one of those root canal crowns has failed after about 5 years.
I got woken up at on saturday night with major tooth ache, I thought I could control this with pain killers until I have a chance to get the tooth looked as I was to go to Iceland for business.
On my first night in Iceland I find that have a infection abscess starting to appear under right jawbone (not an internal abscess), later that night this is so hard that it traps the nerve to my lips = making my bottom right lip completely numb. Nasty.
So I battle through the next day with a presentation on painkillers – looking like a lopsided hampster – then fly home with people looking thinking wtf is wrong with you? The flight attendants (iceland air has the most beautiful women which too my mind off it slightly, as did the book I read).
Once in the car I noticed that I could not breath properly as my neck down to my colar bone was inflamed. So I ring ahead to a mate to take me to ER once I get to his house. We decided to go to an out of hours surgery at the local hospital (it helps living near Ascot as the racecourse has a minor injury clinic right next to it).
The doctor looks at it and agrees that it’s a serious abscess (now on the cheek, pushing the bottom of my mouth lining up, squashing my voice box – making it hard to swallow and breath as the inflammation has worked down the neck too.
He says “nothing for it – you’ll need two strong antibiotics”, so I’ve been prescribed Metronidazole (400mg) and Amoxicillin (500mg). He also stated that should also use an anti-inflammatory which is Ibuprofen (200mg) plus a painkiller Coodamol (500mg Paracetamol+ 8mg Codeine).
So now I feel like I’m spaced out due to the pain killers numbing effect! I don’t take any form of drugs as I don’t get pains or even headaches. I gave up caffeine 4 months ago too!
So the moral of this experience. Ensure you have regular dental checkups as prevention before is better than ‘cure’ after.
I will now loose this molar which is annoying (my own fault as I didn’t face my phobia of dentists). As I had the other molar removed to uncrowd my mouth as part of straightening this means I will only have premolar on the right side – not a good point to be at 33!
What is worse is that this all causes a slight self-reinforcing negative feeling as I perceive that I have bad teeth so therefore I’m very self conscious about showing my teeth when I smile or laugh with my mouth open.
In short it hits my personal confidence.
When I have kids they will not be allowed sugar and will have the best regular dental regime I can afford!
Now, the day after the trip to the doctor’s I have decided that I will arrange a regular dental checkup (in addition to having the tooth removed asap).
Thanks for listening, I hope my experience will push some of you to make better use of your dentist!
Yours, sitting here looking like a Hampster,
Nick
To Nick K
I am a Registered Nurse in the US. The symptoms you describe would lead to an admission to the intensive care unit for continuous monitoring of your airway and the administration of intravenous antibiotics, pain medication, and anti inflammatory medication.
It is of great concern that you were sent home. I have taken care of several patients in the intensive care unit with symptoms that you have described.
I think you should go to the emergency department immediately for more evaluation and admission to the hospital.
The swelling in your throat could continue gradually until it reaches a critical point – and if that occurs you need to be where immediate life saving intervention can occur – in the hospital – preferably in the intensive care unit.
With proper care and treatment you will not die from this infection.
You should also be sleeping with the head of the bed up at least 45 degrees until the swelling decreases considerably.
Sitting here with my own intermittent exquisitely painful toothache from hell – terrified of dentists – waiting for Monday to go in and get treated. I have to say that this one is probably the worst pain I have ever felt. Vicodin barely touches it.
Take care
Steve, RN
San Francisco, CA
Steve you are entirely correct.
The condition is called Ludwig’s Angina. Rare nowdays, it is has a 50% fatality chance prior to antibiotics. Post antibiotic era this is now 8-10%.
Just to let you all know, the antibiotics are working, the inner abscess did actually rupture by itself (well I was brushing my teeth with my electric toothbrush and after spending 20mins with spitting vile pus out) which cleared the impact on the airway and my voice box.
I have a dental appointment tomorrow – now I can open my mouth and we’ll take it from there. I plan to make this a regular occurrence from now on.
I can foresee that I’ll be on antibiotics until the abscesses have gone – currently these reduced but the remaining is now solid/hard. I suspect that this is now just a waiting game as the body slowly reabsorbs the dead structures.
An interesting website is this one:
http://www.doctorspiller.com/Root_Canals.htm#Abscess
Have a look at page further down for Ludwig’s Angina, I’ personally glad it was not an upper front tooth with an abscess affecting the brain!
Still all this was brought into perspective as a work college died over the weekend in a traffic accident – RIP Paul.
Start a new job tomorrow, and what happens a few days ago? Hello major toothache, the pain is maddening. It’s Sunday today, so obviously can’t see a dentist. I can’t call in sick or ask for time off on my first day. Argh!
I’ve dropped a couple of cocodamine, and am trying Anbesol gel, the pain has reduced, but i can’t believe what bad luck this is!
Hello, I am about a month pregnant and have had EXTEAMLY bad tooth ache for the past few weeks. I am currently taking antibiotics but its not helping. also taking tylenol but again not working. the tooth needs pulled it is almost compeletly broken and hurts like hell. will a dentist extract while pregnant??? and what other pain killer could i try while i find a cheap dentist to take the tooth since i have no insurance? SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME!!! IM BOUT TO PULL IT OUT MYSELF!!!
OMG. That’s all I have to say. If what I read was right about tooth aches hurting worse than giving birth then I can’t WAIT until I have a baby! Looking for to giving labor because this mother effen tooth ache is driving me insane. It’s 4:14am in the morning California time and I have to get up in a couple hours to go to work. I will make it to work but I know for sure I’ll be half dead. I’m sitting here right now reading these blogs and gargling warm vodka since the Grey Goose I had in the freezer would most likely send me over the edge since it’s cold. So I put some in a little mouthwash cup and put in the the microwave for 30 seconds to warm it up. I’m gargling some then spitting it out, so and so on. I guess it’s working? I’ve already taken more than I’m supposed to of Ibruprofen and Motrin. I’m suprised I haven’t overdosed yet! And my poor kindeys! This can’t be healthy. It’s like becoming part of my daily routine along with taking my regular vitamins! My whole right side of my face is throbbing and even affecting my eye! I shouldn’t have put it off because of the cost. My dentist gave me a prescription for antibiotics, vicadon and Motrin until i can afford getting a root canal which are simply horrible. Even though they numb it, it still hurts. It’s a lot of pain but it’s worth it in the end. I’m calling the specialist tomorrow and demanding they see me ASAP! Well at least i’ll be hopeful! Until then, I’m going to start working on my suicide note..lol..totally kidding but sometimes you wish you were dead..like in the situtation! Good luck to you all fellow tooth achers!
I have an exposed nerve in a broken molar and can’t see a dentist for a few days (daze). I have a perscription for a medication called vicoprofen. It not only takes the swelling down but will relieve pian for a good six hours. Along with clove oil, fresh coffee grounds (against the molar ) and Top Care mouth wash, I recomend Pepsi One combined with a pint of brandy to get you through. Your life in some cases will be somewhat returned to normal and for the majority will be a unique and life enhancing emotional experience.
i just want to die, 3 toothaches at once just un-fucking-bearable.
Cracked tooth hurts like shizzzz. ouch.
Two extra strength tylenol and it still hurtz.
Damn overpriced dentist.
okay im serouisly dying here
all day at work.. ive been over using orajel like krazy
i wanna eat it hurts so bad it brings tears to my eyes
i have no idea why .. GAHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
make it stopppppppp
i never felt a pain like this before.. id rather get my wisdom teeth pulled again
.. BUT i do take some confort in knowing im not the only one here thats dying with tooth pain
I had a horrible toothache side of my face was swollen and the gland in the left side of my neck was swollen as well, I got some cephalexin antibiotic and it worked like a miracle, within two days the swelling was gone and my tooth no longer hurts. The pain is caused by bacteria attacking your nerve and causing pressure and swelling so all of those other remedies will ease the pain temporarly but it may take your body quite some time (2-3 weeks) or longer to fight off the infection so my advice would be to do whatever you can do get the antibiotic cephalexin which is a generic version of keflex you can get it over the internet without any problems i was able to get 100 pills for 40$.
ok i have had a toothache for the last 2 years off and on and cant save the money to go to the dentist…. i had a really bad one tonight it woke me up at 4:30 in the morning well i did what ya’ll said to try the vodka thing… the pain was going away… i tried orajel and it didnt work i tried a heating pad over my mouth nope i had to get on the internet and google it… putting vodka on your tooth works wonders… thanks
I know how you all feel….trust me. I had a broken tooth and went nearly half a year with it until it just got unbearable…not to mention a wisdom tooth that was pulled from the top of my mouth and later caused me to have dry socket. And the pain would be the worst at NIGHT…I would honestly sit up in bed crying cause it hurt so bad. I couldn’t afford to have the broken tooth pulled…I went to my parents who thank God helped me out by paying for it becuase I don’t have dental insurance. The only thing I can say is that the home-made remedies only work so long – the pain only gets worse….I really REALLY feel for the people who can’t afford to get done what needs to be done by a dentist. I don’t know what I would have done if it wasn’t for my parents helping me out.
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i am going to remove all my teeth…
i will plant SHARKTEETH instead so i can eat ice cubes without problems…
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I know how painful toothaches are. If none of the common remedies such as painkillers, clove oil, salt water, peroxide, baking soda, garlic, etc doesn’t work maybe oil pulling can help. Visit the two urls below to read what it is and how to do it.
http://www.earthclinic.com/Remedies/oil_pulling.html
http://oilpulling.com/
Virgin coconut oil might help as well because it has antiviral, antimicrobial, and antifungal properties.
http://www.coconutoil.com/research.htm
Of course, these remedies won’t replace a visit to the denist office but I wanted to post something different from the typical remedies. Oil pulling and virgin coconut oil may help with many other illnesses as well.
WHEATGRASS will sort you out. buy four ounces of freshly juiced grass. ask the guy in the shop to give you some of the spent shoots as well. gargle about three ounces in your mouth for five minutes and spit out. soak the old grass in the remaining juice to make a poultice. stick it in your mouth and pack it at affected teeth for as long as you can. the wheatgrass will draw the infection from the gum. works for toothache/abcess/ulcer/gum disease.
and no, you can’t smoke it
OH MY FUCKING GOD!!!! i have a tooth missing on the right side of my mouth.. the second to last molar or whatever that i had pulled due to a failed root canal.. well the furthest tooth back thats all by its lonesome has developped a hole in teh side.. its fairly large and well like the dumbass i was.. i was in digging around in there with a tooth pick trying to get all the crap out of there and well i think i cut the nerve or whatever because it started bleeding and then out of NOWHERE the MOST INTENSE PAIN EVER!.. imagine taking the nerve out of your tooth and just pulling it out and omg omg the a/c is on in the house so every breath of air through my mouth is causing the most intense fucking pain i’ve ever fucking felt in my whole fucking life!!!!!!!!
I honestly feel for you all. I had an extraction this Monday gone. There was a bad infection and I sobbed like a baby – on my knees at one time. After two courses of antibiotics the infection has cleared. But the adjoining tooth constantly hurts and is higher than the rest of the teeth. It’s obviously been tugged out accidently. I’ve got a constant migraine on that side too because of it. I feel like taking a hammer and banging it back in.
I pray you all feel better soon.
Nadia.
Activated charcoal helps to draw out the infection. You can buy activated charcoal at most any health food store. Take about a tablespoon and mix it in with a little water,mix to a paste consistency. Smear it on a small piece of gauze,and place it directly upon the hurting tooth and the pain will stop shortly.
It’s 3:30am, another almost alnighter of pain! I went to my dentist last week complaining of the whole right side of my gums aching. I had 3 canker sores also. She insisted it was not infection because it was only one side of my mouth. Instead she suggested maybe I had a piece of food stuck, or it was hormonal.
Ok I’ve been in pain since then and its now above and in(around) my front right tooth and it started looking grayish last night!!, excruciating pain at this point and yes-gray. I called the office within a minute when they open, and my dentist has tuesdays off. So I called 4 times until they could send me to someone else in an office affiliated with them 30 min away.
Went there and the dr. took an x-ray while I nearly sobbed in pain.
Said INFECTION…antibiotics, 30 mg codiene(which is not working)…recommended root canal & crown. My insurance is maxed out till January…this sucks.
Damn my dentist for not listening to me last week!
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my gum is swelled up big time =[ what should i do??
it really hurts me Owwee Ow Ow Owwww
Hi there im in mother fucking pain. And im telling you clover oil is a fucking godsend, 10 times better than vodka.
I need to get my wisdom teeth out and i think now is the time
also everyone who gets a show search for dentistdown on this site…listen to this homo, he knows what hes talking about
im out
wez
my side of my face is like a balloon. I’ve just stuck a pin in my gum and am trying to suck the shit out. tastes bad but stopping the pain. nothing else is working for me.
Well im just hopeing i’ll fall asleep and the tooth fairy will take it. I’ve left her a fiver under my pillow.
safesafe good luck peeps.
toothache is the worst pain anyone can experience in my opinion. Me lucky I live in an area with lots of NHS dentists, 3 walk-in centres and a dental hospital.
I really feel for the people who can’t get a dentist or afford it.
It’s a serious problem. I wonder what the suicide statistics are for it, I’m sure it has happened. I mean, it makes you depressed, even more depressed if you can’t be seen by a dentist or afford it.
Well, having not seen a dentist for about 10 years…
And having a previous history of spending about $1K per year with my previous one… I was due for a $10K job…
I had a few cavities, some worse than others (most all lingual, e.g. not affecting my outer “smile”).
Then a molar filling came out, and that pretty much lit up every nerve that was connected to every other minor cavity in my mouth. Especially since I Smoke, and Drink Very Strong Coffee.
The pain, well… Ha.
Let’s just say the pain is absolutely *incredible*. No, not incredible — it’s fantastically AWE-INSPIRING. If I was a third party observer I’d have to simply remark that it’s a simple, magnum opus work of art by our Creator in its simplicity, magnitude, and brutality. Overkill. Like dropping the A-bomb on Hiroshima just because you’re Pissed that you fell from a tree in one of Hiroshima’s parks as a small Child.
It’s the type of pain that is intense like childbirth, but unrelenting, repeating. Like shitting a watermelon out of one your eye sockets every time your heart beats.
I’ve broken bones, dislocated various things, received dirty lacerations. Watched with curious amazement as half-fast 20-year old “surgeons” stiched up said lacerations with thick black sutures, sans any anaesthetic, as the endorphines took the edge off.
That was Nothing compared to this. Doctors have a 1-10 scale, 1 is like “yeah. it hurts, I think”. 10 is you on your hands and knees, praying to any convenient god or person, “just f-ing kill me. Shoot me, smite me NOW, please” and willingly making attempts at any available full gun holster, grabbing at the nearest gun (if you’re on this list, have your significant other LOCK UP YOUR GUNS).
I’m experiencing 8.5-9.0 at night, consistently until my *8* scheduled root canals next week (gee doesn’t that sound fun, but I’m actually looking FORWARD to them — that’s pretty messed up, methinks) I’m probably destroying my liver with the cocktail of drugs and alcohol I’m ingesting, but your liver isn’t much use if the pain makes you want to sincerely decorate the wall behind you by blowing your own brains out.
I completely understand how “tooth manipulation and mutilation” is a common and effective form of torture in certain unenlightened regions of the World. Why not? I’m sure it bloody-well works, most of the time…
My best advice to all here:
Do whatever it takes to knock yourself the hell out at night. Doing so will let the nerves un-ennervate, which will give you at least a few hours of time where you’re actually SANE and can THINK CLEARLY in the morning.
This may include drugs, booze, drugs+booze, or drugs+booze+friend knocking you out with a baseball bat.
Hopefully in the small window of time you’re thinking clearly you will make an appointment with a GOOD dentist who will either yank the offending teeth or perform root canals as neccessary and proper.
Good luck, and may the force be with ya..
-A Fellow Traveller
i use vineger put on a cotton swab for my toothache pain,works real fast.
I need help. My tooth is killing me. I am terrified of the dentist. I had a very bad experience when I was pregnant with my son. I had to have my wisdom teeth on the left side top and bottom pulled out. I was 8 months pregnant and they pulled both teeth with no pain meds just 3 nurses holding me down. Needless to say I do not like the dentist. I have a cracked tooth and tylenol is not working. Please help
I really, really, need help. I have a very bad cavity and I don;t know why it hurts becuse I already got a root canal in that tooth and I have another tooth where the filling fell out. I’ve tried ibuprofen, advil, crushed garlic, peanut butter and garlic, salt water, ice, hot bottle, warm water with baking soda, ora-gel,listerine(stingy but not effective). I haven’t slept more than 4 hours each night because it’s hard to fall asleep then have to stay asleep. Please help me! Any suggetions would be greatly appreciated! : (
A good suggestion for temporary relief is to smoke a joint and hopefully fall asleep before the pain comes back!
Wow, what a bunch of misinformed people. So here’s the rundown…from a dentist no less. First identify your problem. a) a hole b) An absyss (or gum inflamation) c) impacted tooth (or root problem). For holes, all you need to do is fill the hole and prevent it from touching the air. Clove oil works best when used with a small piece of cotton and then shoved (i mean SHOVED) into the cavity. Or you can try ground pepper paste mixed with clove oil or you can try salt toothpaste mix….just fill the hole up. If its an absyss. (you will know cos your lymph nodes under your jaw will start to hurt from the infection) just reach in and squeeze the living crap out of it…juice it for all its worth. The pain is caused by the swelling. Remove the swelling and hurt no more. then rinse with strong warm salt water or swirl a mouthfull of 100proof alchohol (don’t drink – taste’s like s**t). If its an impacted tooth…. THERE’S NO REMEDY EXCEPT PAIN KILLERS.
Find one that inhibits nerve function (too many to quote here) but find one legally at the emergency room. And lastly, the problem with decaying teeth is proper dental care. You can eat 10kilos of sugar a day… but of brush, floss or at least garle after every meal. you will be better off. Have a pain free day.
oooooh- how evil of evolution to put these nerves in teeth! I’m on a 10mg ambian and no sleep for days! pain is soo bad. whole face is warm and i pain. 800 mg motrin…and a glass of whinr…
too drunk totype-
OMG…. i have had tooth aches before but not like the one i have now. I have hardly slept if i am sitting up i am ok for sometime. When i lay down my tooth throbs. I just started antibiotics today and Tylonel 3′s nothing is working. The infection spread to neck and i have swollen glands…not pretty. I am to the point if i find some pliers the damn thing is coming out.
Toothaches may hurt more at night because of the Moon.
I have a wicked ache right now. It’s swollen up the right side of my jaw and creeping down my neck. I have a hard swollen lump at least the size of a silver dollar with a few areas that it’s trying to spread. It’s been steady pain for 3 days now but I finally, two hours ago, got ahold of a full dose of penicillin. Please send some good thoughts this way as I found God on the last toothache so that option is already used up. I was going to go to the dentist but I got online to transfer money and found that some jerk had reversed a payment without returning the item so now I have to wait a week or two for PayPal to remedy the situation… It’s my own fault for letting the tooth get this bad. I have a gold coin and a few ounces of silver, I wonder if a nice dentist would just yank my tooth for the bullion. I don’t want three appointments, don’t want anything but to have it yanked. Any old-school dentists still out there?
In the past I tore my ACL completely in half and did not take any prescription painkillers for it. This tooth hurts many times worse than my knee did when it got destroyed. OWWW!!!!
DAMN IT! IT’S MY TURN AND IT JUST ALWAYS BLOODY HURTS SO BAD JUST BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP. 2AM AND I CAN’T GET TO SLEEP.
But thank god I found this site! It’s a consolation to learn that I’m not the only one going throught this mess of shit!
SOMEBODY HELP ME!
I went to the hospital because i could not deal with the pain. The Dr. had given me antibiotic and tylenol #3 they didn’t work at first but now 3 days later the antibiotics are starting to work there is less pain. They told me never to let it go untreated because once you get swollen glands in your neck it can spredd fast to your chest and end up in ICU.
I’m in so much pain because of this damn tooth in the back. I went to the dentist and he told me I would have to get a root canal but I have to wait til November! Ha like the hell I can wait that long I’ll shoot myself first. I’ve already missed one day of work and I’m going to have to miss more, the pain is nothing I’ve evre felt. Atasol 30 doesn’t do shit, Ibuprofen works a bit, I’ve tried using whiskey and vodka but that works for like a couple of minutes and ambesol isnt working either. Does anyone know if I went to the ER would they give me anything? I can’t get into a dentist for another two days and I can’t take it anymore I’m asking them to rip out the tooth I do not want it anymore. I wouldnt wish this pain on my worst enemy.
OMG k I’ve had bad teeth! One because i’ve had 4 children and rumor has it that the unborn child pulls all your calcium from your teeth .Second because ive failed to take care of the problems when they where small… I’ve had most my teeth worked on but one tooth! I need a root canal done. ( I don’t have 1200 bucks) so this pain is totally different then all the others.. My Tooth will give off this dull pain and then my Gums feel like UGHH then it travels to my ear and OMGG Down my jaw line into my NECK! Whats up with that.. Totally freaking me out! Its on my left side. The pain is soo bad i wouldn’t be surprised if i ended up having a heart attack! Ive tried everything and nothing is working
Oral Pain relievers (perocets) and oragel.
Id rather give birth 100 more times with out pain meds! Then having this pain.. Ick if dentist didn’t charge like outrageous amounts! Cries!!!!!!!!
A good suggestion for temporary relief is to smoke a joint and hopefully fall asleep before the pain comes back!
I go with him.
I’m glad I don’t have any firearms in the house or my brains would be splattered all over the wall. Gonna head out and buy some vodka for the pain, gonna look like an alcoholic in DT’s in the store lol, hurts soooo bad.
My toothache started right after I got my teeth cleaned last week. It started to hurt me friday evening, so I called the dentist and she prescribed me some antibiotics which didn’t work and some pain pills that made me SICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So I had to got friday night pain, all day Saturday pain, and I feel a little better today, Tomorrow I am calling the dentist early in the morning. I have to hurry and get this thing out it is driving me insane!
Toothache from hell started two days before vacation. I drove 1000 miles with it… cant get into the dentist before i get home. 1000 more miles and 8 days. Ouch! Considering the vodka, and i dont drink!!
If you have a hole where the filling fell out and it’s infected from food laying in it for a few months, just buy some whole cloves in the spice section at walmart (open 24 hours) and stick a piece of it in the hole after wetting it with your saliva, bite down on it and leave it there…I did it and it kept my tooth numb for 3 days straight until I could get to the dentist to have it pulled.
If the salt works too I would dump a little pile of it in a cup and put a few drops of water in it to make it into a thin paste and use a Q-tip to apply it directly to the area so recieves a concetrated dose of salt and let it sit on it a few minutes before rinsing it out. That might work better than squishing around an extremely diluted solution.
This is a fascinating thread!!
My own experience with teeth is that the more treatment I have, the more pain I get! Weird, but true.
I had no dental treatment whatsoever until my 20s as my parents were not keen on dentists. I had very little decay as I have strong well-cleaned teeth.
That was the start of all my problems, vast caverns dug into my teeth to fix tiny spots of decay, large areas of the tooth destroyed to get the fillings to ‘stick’. I often wonder if I had had nothing done if my teeth would have survived much longer?
Long breaks in dental treatment since because I could only get private dentists in the UK and invariably they went looking for something to do. I still have a perfectly fine tooth which I was told 20 years ago needed a root canal and cap……it still has the same small filling, no problems at all.
The worst pain of my life came with an abscess 6 months ago – which came on about a footnight after a filling. The dentist had not removed all the decay. So it all had to come out and it was filled again……which came out recently along with most of the tooth so now it will have to be removed.
I have a feeling that teeth look after themselves if they are left alone and that much of the dentistry which we undergo simply compromises that.
I think that dentistry is evolving and clearly new materials for fillings reduce the amount of tooth which has to be destroyed but to my mind to remove a tiny piece of black decay to replace it with a huge chunk of black filling is neither attractive, nor very sensible! Cos next time the filling will need to be even bigger, etc., etc.
So, while I go for my 6 monthly check ups (have found another NHS dentist so the ‘unnecessary’ treatment suggestions have eased off) I don’t have a great deal of faith in dentists I’m afraid.
I’m so sorry to all of you who are suffering because of bad luck, bad dentistry, prohibitive costs.
There is something seriously seriously wrong with all of this. It is as if we are still living in the Dark Ages.
I hope you all feel better soon.
Susan
Wow – this sounds so corny but reading all of your stories makes me feel like I’m surrounded by friends (see, I told you it would sound goofy). Of course, this could just be the massive amount of pain pills coursing through my body talking
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Just had a root canal last week, and now need another one. Antibiotics, pain pills, etc. etc. have done nothing for this pain. The pain meds make me tired, but right now I’m trying to decide on the best way to cut my head off. The pain of a decapitation attempt just might be enough to distract me from this freaking tooth pain. MAYBE.
You all have my sympathy and empathy……think I’ll go try the Listerine……….good luck to all!!!!!!
I finally had my root canal done last Tuesday! Finally the pain was gone! What a relief!! Thursday came around and i started feeling these bumps on the roof of my mouth! They got worse and worse! I went back to the dentist Monday! Come to find out i have an INFECTED root canal! OMGOSH! WTH! My dentist said i have ulcers?? these ulcers are the size of the top of a pencil. They are in clusters. OMGOSH they hurt sooo bad! So much for going to get my dental work taken care of and I’m still in pain and still cant eat. I tried to eat ice cream last night thinking it would freeze my mouth but NO only made it worse! Grrrr!!! Ive lost a good 10 pounds because i haven’t been able to eat sh**t in the past 2-3 weeks! This worked better then The Jenny Creg Diet ..LOL
Do you know what really annoys me?
Well i’ll tell you, all these people i know that eat all this crap, drink fizzy drinks all the time, they never go to the dentist and more importantly NEVER CLEAN THEIR TEETH and it turns out they have never had toothache and needed a filling. I DESPISE THEM!
So i guess you either are lucky and get strong teeth or are unlucky like us who are stuck with weak teeth.
Like all of you i am in agony. I am completely overdosed on pain killers which is dangerous but i’m thinking death is not necessarily the worst scenerio.
People who have never had toothache will never understand, “it’s only toothache” WHAT THE HELL!
When the hell will this amoxycillen kick in? Two days the dentist said and i am still waiting. Meant to catch a flight to Italy in two days, i have no idea if this is going to be possible now, anyone know what the healthcare is like there?
I want to meet God
ps.
i think vodka on the tooth and gum is the greatest pain reliever yet. Even so, still dark times!
when i was 10 yes old, my mother took me to a dentist who drilled and filled every tooth in my mouth except my front 6 teeth on top and bottom. while i lay in his chair, his nurse held my hands down tight in my lap while the tears rolled down my face and into my ears. my mother was a whack-o who wanted to date the evil dentist. (my father was dead) she never even looked into my mouth…i had NO cavities. he was just making money off my mother.
now, im 40 years old and every single tooth he touched is falling apart like clock-work. it started in my 30′s. believe me when i say that I KNOW TOOTH PAIN! right now, i am in the midst of a 3 day marathon. ive had no sleep because the only relief i get is to take mouth-fulls of ice cold water and let it sit on the tooth until it goes warm. i spit it out and in less than 2 minutes, i must repeat. i sent my son to wal mart tonight to get me 2 teething rings for babies. they are in the freezer as i type. my plan is to put the frozen ring in my mouth and try to sleep…when it thaws, i will replace it with the other. ive tried gargeling with salt and baking soda. it hit my tooth and the pain was so intense that i started to black out. i have tried swishing half-frozen vodka and it only hurts like hell!
i have been on pennicillian for 2 days…its not done a thing for me. i went to the emergency room this afternoon, begging and crying for help. lortab and antibiotics is all they will do….they say…”go see a dentist.”
i have thought about suicide at least every hour for 3 days.
i simply cannot take this pain any more…
im woozy from not eating and the pain.
i have lost weight.
i cant smoke a cigarette which helped to keep my sanity.
i looked up the old dentist who did this to me and rang his phone….he has caller ID and wouldnt accept my call. im sure he doesnt know or remember me…but maybe a knock on his door will refresh is elderly, sadistic memory.
God…help us all.
waah! my tooth hurst so bad!
i wan’t to die
the dentist told me, that maybe my wisdom tooth is growing
thats why
i hate wisdom tooth!
Please, please please LISTEN TO ME!!! i have been through horrible, un-speakable tooth pain. I know what if feels like to want to shoot youre self in the head to STOP THE PAIN!!
THE ONLY CURE is to TAKE YOURSELF TO THE DENTIST!! if youre reading this after dentist hours, get through it the best way you can…try any and all of the cures…but when the sun comes up tomorrow…open the yellow pages in the phone book and select a dentist that takes emergency walk-ins..BEG…BORROW OR STEAL THE MONEY!!! its THE ONLY WAY!!
stop putting yourself thru this misery and get it fixed, you will wish you had done it sooner.
if you (like me) have a severe phobia of the dentist…GO ANYWAY!!!
im writing to you after the absolute WORST past 48 hours of my entire life. NO sleep, crying, starving, worrying, just MISERY. i went today and got the culprit tooth yanked. I AM FREE! painkillers and antibiotics are doing their job and im wishing i went SOONER! i put myself thru UNNECESSARY pain cuz i was afraid. im am now relieved. YOU CAN BE FREE OF THE PAIN AS WELL!
PLEASE!!! GO TO A DENTIST!!!
peace…and remember…
sometimes the very last thing you want to do is the first thing you should have done all along!!!!!!!!
Well I had the rest of my top teeth extracted on June 13th, and the rest of my bottom teeth extracted on August 1st because of toothaches (I had 13 teeth pulled out this summer all because of toothaches). I am completly toothless now!
Well now I don’t know if I have some other kind of medical condition that caused the “toothache pain” because I am still in horrible pain right now, after having those teeth pulled out (it still feels like it did BEFORE I had the teeth pulled).
When I went to the oral surgeon on August 1st, he told me, (before he extracted the remaining bottom teeth), that from the x-ray, that there is some roots still left in my gum, from a previous tooth that was extracted (not by him, but by a different oral surgeon).
Well he told me that he was going to take it out, well I don’t think that he did, because he would of had to of drilled a hole in my gum in order to get the root out, and when I looked, there wasn’t any kind of hole, where the area, where he says that the root is at. I am planning on going to my regular dentist here soon to get a full mouth x-ray to find out why I’m still in alot of pain, after this long of time, after having the extractions.
I have been in chronic tooth/mouth pain since the 1st of December and I am getting really depressed.
Here I thought that by having all of my teeth extracted, then the pain would be all gone, man was I wrong.
Kim
Screw the listerine to cure the pain! Aren’t you retarded women (stephanie) reading what we are saying in here? The pain is coming from infection. Infection is caused from bacteria. Salt kills bacteria instantly! That’s why people salt meat to preserve it. Put some god damned salt on your toothache in a concentrated dose and if you get it in there where the infection is it will make the pain go away. Just shut up and do it!
Anyone who says tooth pain isnt worse than ripping your own intestines out is clueless.
Ive tried vodka, minor relief, 2-5 minutes.
Pure salt in the filling hole gave me 5 minutes.
Holding my breath and tensening my body, primarily head, as hard as I can, for 5 seconds, gives me 10 seconds.
I even tried putting a piece of a sugar free gum in hot water for 10 minutes, and then filling my filling with it, it only made it worse.
Aaaaaargh, I feel for every and each one of you.
Hah, I have to post here as well after reading some of these.
I’ve got an abscessed wisdom tooth at the moment, that besides hurting like crazy itself, my left ear and sometimes my neck are in sharp pain from it too. Pain is pain, but with it being my jaw and ear hurting, it really messes with concentration.
Vodka didn’t help much by putting it on the tooth, but let me get a couple of miserable hours of sleep after drinking enough of it.
Tylonol and ibprofun have done nothing, though I keep taking them (in the recommended doses and without mixing with alcohol).. pretty much worthless.
Anbesol is the best thing I’ve tried so far, it’s not perfect, but it does help. Also, I’d recommend some tylonol PM, only because it might be that little push that makes your exhaustion overweigh the pain and you’ll fall asleep simply because your body shuts down.
Wheeee!
Holy cow, I can’t believe there are so many people suffering with toothaches. It sounds like the pain is right up there with giving birth!
I have an abcess tooth. The pain is worse than the 2 children I gave birth to. I had 2 C-Sections. I was cut from hip to hip and went home with NO PAIN KILLERS at all. That was NOTHING compared to the pain I have now.
Its got to the place where I have to put ICE COLD water directly on the tooth. Ive been doing this for over 48 hours. I have to carry a cup of ice water and a cup to spit it into. If I go for 5 seconds without the ice…there are no words for the intensity of the pain. It would be similar to holding your hand over an open flame, then dousing the fire with water. There is no sleep to be had cuz the very moment the ice melts, the pain begins to increase until I do believe i will go totally insane. If I had no ice..I would surely kill myself. I have tried all the remedies. I made a paste of salt and baking soda. I put it in my mouth, swished it over the bad tooth and almost passed out from the pain. Vodka does nothing. I even froze some vodka and let it lay on the tooth. The very second it thawed out, even a little, the pain was through the roof! Gargleing with Listerine and salt water does nothing. OraGel and Ambesol are a JOKE…the dont even come close to touching the pain I have. Ive massaged my jaw…trying to break the abcess…Ive tried standing in the shower with hot water running on my cheek…doesnt work. I have to take ICE water INTO THE SHOWER with me! I am unfit to live with…cant hold a conversation, cant talk, cant eat, cant sleep, CANT STAND THIS PAIN! I am seriously going to KILL MYSELF if this doesnt STOP! Somebody told me that they knew someone who actually took a gun and shot the bad tooth out through their cheek to stop the pain. I looked for ways to pull it myself…cant find any instructions. I have a dentist appt in 3 days. THREE MORE DAYS!?!? Ive been on penacillian for 2 days already. It did not help at all.
The only advice I can offer would be to get yourself to a dentist asap. Beg your mom for the money….beg anyone! I would mortgage my home for a shot of novacaine right now so that I could get an hours sleep! Id give absolutely anything I have to stop this pain. God bless you all…please go to a dentist and get well.
PEACE!
I am in so much pain. I have many rotten teeth. i was addicted to internet gambling for 2 years and now have been clear of it for a year. during the time i gambled i paid no attention to my teeth, i drank large amounts of coke and energy drinks. did not get hardly any sleep and lots a ton of money. now i have only 1 tooth without cavities and it hurts like the rest of my teeth. all of my back teeth are bad and half gone and are hurting like hel? i had 3 hours of sleep in the last three days, i have been taking darvoset for 2 days and it helps but i feel im close to overdosing because they only last for 2 hours and then it is back to the pain. i have this stuff called RED CROSS to put on the affected area and it helps a little but it burns the crap out of my mouth. cant be to good to keep using this for long. my freind brought me some vicodine today thank god. i am deathly afraid of the dentist. last time i went they told me $30,000 to fix my teeth i think i will just wait until they all rot and get dentures it cant be that bad. i read somewhere to tap on your tooth until it stopped hurting. for like ten minutes with me finger. it actually made the madening pain go away for a while. thank god for the internet and meds.
did u think the tapping was a self meditaiton
u should have tried pulling,, a good pull sometimes takes the pain away.
I don’t mean tie a string to your tooth and slam a door
I mean give’er a good pull,
oh but make sure you drop your pants first,,lmao
My tooth had to be filled 2 times in the last 4 years and about 10 months ago it cracked away from tooth. It just started bothering me about a month ago. Last night it started throbbing my left side of jaw. The wierd thing is I put water in my mouth and hold it around my tooth and the pain instantly goes away, for a few minutes. I can just keep doing this and it will stop but get no damn sleep. Going to dentist tomorrow.
In so much pain right now.
I rather be hit donkey punched by a prison inmate named Guido then slammed into bus and fall of a cliff with jagged rocks to be eaten alive in the water by sharks with not so sharp teeth. Went to the dentist today gave me antibiotics and Vicodin. I have to go to a specialist to get this bitch taken out. If I do not get my root canal within 5 days. I am going to kill myself with a plastic spork.
Tried EVERY FREAKING REMEDY UNDER THE SUN. Drinking. Went to a dentist, got perscription for antibiotics and pain killers. Yea they help but, it still hurts like a SOB the ONLY ONLY ONLY thing that helps is like the post a few days ago I believe the oct 8th. The person with icewater. I’m always carrrying around icewater and coating the tooth. I pee like crazy since its forcing me to drink like 4 gallons LITERALLY a day.
Stuff tried and results.
hot salt water -hurts more
cold salt water – same as icewater helps out only while its in my mouth
garlic – nothing
kissing – nothing
sex – take a sip of cold water, hold it in my mouth and sex is good.. but, doesn’t help
many many many many many more.
My case is a lot different than most too. the pic is using the computer screen as a back ground and its small so you can see the screen behind the xray lol.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h126/hercules71185/P1020700.jpg
its the wisdom tooth.. Grew in COMPLETELY sideways and now its ON TOP of my nerve growing constantly more and more into a deeper and deeper nerve cracking and absessing my tooth more and more every second. percocet, 1200mg tylenol, 1200mg ibuprofen and 4 asprin helps some.. but, still having to sip ice water down 24/7. I can’t sleep good since the only way to get to sleep is by holding water in my mouth after a few shots and pass out.
My girl has to make sure I sleep on my belly in case I vomit in my sleep and choke. my advice to EVERYBODY!!!!!
GET A CO SIGNER OR GET A LOAN TODAY BEG TO ANYONE TRUST ME. The person I least expected gave me a loan.. MY BOSS. I’ve been out of work for a week tomorrow I go in for my oral surgery. 4 surgeons turned me down due to complications and knowing how much blood I will lose.
Just do anything, if you get a case like mine I feel great sympathy for you and in any toothache cause these are the worst feelings. I’m one who endures a lot, I’m a MMA fighter, a cage fighter, kickboxer and jiu jitsu competitor. Bones and aches hurt but, you can lay down and the pain goes away. This pain is so persistant its tourture. Please get all your teeth stuff taken care of immediately. I’m now going to school for dentistry and oral surgeon just based on how bad people need people who are willing to work with you. Not people in it for money.
I have 14 severely decayed teeth (4 under the gumline). I’ve tried the vodka, acetometaphen, ibupofen, napoxen sodium, garlic, ice water, warm water, salt water, antiseptic mouthwash. Nothing seems to help. Its been this way for 4 years. I dont have the money for the surgery, nor anyone willing to help with a loan. I’ve tried everything, and nothing seems to work. Any ideas?
UPDATE. I had to get put out for the procudure.. 24 stiches later, I’m fine. Nothing but a lack of a few teeth in the back.. but, it feels SOOOO MUCH BETTER. The next day it was better than my toothache and it hurt like hell haha. My advice for the person who couldn’t get help. Talk to the DENTISTS not the receptionist. They might help more.. Goto your local health clinic. (here they were not accepting new people I got shafted) and get a co-signer based on your car or house.. It gets so bad you can’t work right? well, how can you make money. You will lose your car anyways if you don’t get it fixed. I got mine out and I couldn’t be happier! It feels SOOO good to be able to chew. And also I live in south florida, People from here drive all the way up to florence south caralina for some clinic who does extractions for 60 dollars each and 1000 for a full set of dentures
Let me tell you for years I’ve had extractions and absses teeth. My mother has like 3 teeth the rsetare fake (she had them yanked around her 20s). So after years of tooth pain and hateing the dentist I made a vow. I figured Im still kinda yound at the time 26 so Id getthem all fixed. Had to get a credit line for it even with my dentalinsurance at work.We are talking over 8 thou. Dentist had a field day my requirment was no more tooth pain didnt care if they where glowing white or perfectly straight. So I go in for at least one visit a week for a year (multiple root cannals). Figure Im good. Year later I have severe pain in my jaw go in get mouthed at missed my 6 month check up (had food posioning and in ER around that time). Dentist says nothings wrong Im grinding my teeth in my sleep although I told him this is how my abssess usually start. He schedules me for a cleaning and mouth gaurd fitting (which insurance wont cover 600 bucks right there). Low and behold two days after visit gums blowen up with infection. I call they say come in for cleaning and fitting still in 2 days. I personally ahve spent over 9 thou on my mouth in 2 years and not for cosmetics. Now I have trouble again. If your someone with constant bad teeth seriously consider getting them yanked and having fake teeth far cheaper. My dental bill is almost half of mygrad school loans I still owe. And Im missing work as my kids would probably hit my mouth as they tend to bite hit and punch anyway. i hate dentists I needd to vent thanks.
Whoever it was that suggested TAPPING ON THE TOOTH, I would like to thank you. Due to trying your tip, after all else failed, I managed to bring myself to tap on it. All that did for me was cause the already excruciating pain to skyrocket to new heights. I don’t suggest that ANY of you try it. 16 hours later and I’m still regretting trying it.
I like most of you have had teeth problems all of my life. I had my first extraction at 15 and have a erthyomicine stain throughout my teeth since my baby teeth first came in. So, not only do I have on/off tooth problems, but my teeth are not the greatest to visually look at either. Today I am home with a tooth and gum infection. The dentist I saw last year told me how I should have this removed or that one done but never addressed the tooth that is cracked in half and is still currently bothering me today. Because of the condition of my teeth I cannot have anything to hot or cold because the teeth are sensitive.What happens to me is sometimes not only does on tooth hurt but all the gums go in pain from the sensitivity. This would drive anyone insane to say the least.I do everything I should.I brush twice a day,floss,and stay away from colas or sweet foods.I really think that with modern medicine today we would be able to find a better treatment for this kind of pain. The antibiotics work but take so long to kick in and extra strength Tylonel is all I can take for pain. I have however found a few things that have helped me in the past and wanted to share them.One is-Dentek temporary filling.This helps if you place over the cracked tooth creating a filling and sometimes stops pain in its tracks till you go to the dentist.The other is Orael tooth desensitizer.This works and lasts up to a month if you have sensitive teeth. Hot and cold packs just aggravate pain,salt water does help to rinse with but has to be warm.The saddest thing about the tooth pain I have today is that last year the dentist gave me an antibiotic to rid infection,set an appointment for me,then never removed the tooth then I want to yank out today.What gives?
Arghhhh. I went into the dentist (private..no NHS available) 3 weeks ago and was told needed 2 root canals. Had them done a week later. Then..about 4 days ago started to get V V V bad pain in the other side of my mouth. Went in yesterday (Im lucky – they see you the same day here) and he says I have an absiss or whatever and prescribes me Metronizadole and Amoxycilin in huge doses and books me for another root canal on Wed. So..yesterday I get home, have lunch and take the 1st of my antibiotics. A few mins later my necklace feels a bit tight. Then my lips are swelling. Then I am itching like mad. I phone 999 and open front door. Then I start having breathing problems. Then I black out! Turns out I am quite allergic to Metronizidole….kind of really badly allergic actually.
Anyway..phoned the dentist this avo and he tells me to come strait in to have the canal done on the spot. Did so. Now I AM IN AGONY. I was so relieved to have it done but now the pain relief has worn off that he gave me and I can not sleep. I am waiting for Sainsbury’s to open to send my husband down there to get EVERYTHING THEY HAVE. Now it’s 5.50am, husband has to work today and I have an 18month old and a 3 year old to look after. Im telling you..natural childbirth with no pain relief was nicer than this. I hate my teeth…dentures are looking quite tempting at this stage!!!
Sohpie your dentist really should have checked if you are allergic to penicillin before prescribing you antibiotics. The Metronizadole is an absolute killer!! Very strong and made me feel very very ill – sick, dizzy, upset stomach, etc., etc. This time I asked for a different AB for my abscess and the dentist seemed a bit sniffy about it. Even the amoxycillin makes me ill, but not so badly.
In the two years I have been with this dentist I have had two abscesses – the first in my life – on the same tooth. The first just after it had been filled for the first time. No refunds are offered if they get it wrong, you have to pay again for them to fix it!
To be honest over the counter pain relief does not touch the pain from an abscess. I found the only thing that worked was the idea I read on here of holding whisky over the affected tooth – it seems to take the edge off the pain to make it bearable at least temporarily.
You sound as if you live in the UK? What I find odd is that medical care is free (other than paying for a prescription) yet you have to pay a fortune for dental care (even NHS dentists are expensive – I was quoted £800 for a one tooth bridge). People can take up a doctor’s time with a cold or sniffle that aspirin would cure yet if you are forced to get dental treatment due to crushing pain a) you may need to wait for weeks and b) you have to pay through the nose. Clearly the Government don’t think dental care is vital – which suggests the legislation makers have never been in this sort of pain!
I used to love my teeth but regular dental care seems to have destroyed them!
Susan
Susan,
I totally agree and think it’s completeley bizarre that you can pop over to the GP with a runny nose and not pay anything and yet the dentist is so expensive, It’s no wonder that most people just ignore the pain until they are desperate. My pain is much better now as I have got some great paracetamol with codeine and nurofen too and combined they seem to be working. Good luck to everyone else…best to go to the dentist every 6 months – 1 year I say – I am never going through 3 root canals in one week again!!
It has been about 7 years since I have been to the dentist not counting last week when I had my back bottom tooth extracted because of more pain than I thought possible. Thinking this was going to solve my immediate problem I was thrilled to have it done however it did not solve my problem and seems to have made it worse. The tooth in front of the one that was extracted needs a root canal which I have scheduled to be done 7 days from now. The best I can tell is the tooth that was extracted was not my problem it is the tooth that needs the root canal. It hurts so bad it makes even behind my left ear ache like I have an ear infection and my ears pop and I have pressure in my head like I have an sinus infection. Can someone tell me if this is normal or do I have other problems than just a tooth ache?
I have been in pain for more than 2 years. On and off, went to the dentist and found that one of my wisdom teeth was never pulled and was growing into the other teeth. The only thing that eases the pain was salt/pepper water, and 3 Extra Strength Tylanol and 3 Advil. Pain has started to subside for now…I know its going to come back in an hour or so. I think I am going to OD on advil and tylanol. I wish my dentist was here…I would rather have no pain and no teeth than this pain I am bearing….f*** the pain is coming back.
Pain sucks. I am so glad that I found this site. My heart goes out to each and every one of you. I am 20 years old and I have two abscessed teeth. I didn’t take care of them when I was younger. So stupid! I would like to get the bad ones pulled and replaced with dental implants, only problem, $1600 per tooth. Up at 1:51 drinking vodka and oragel. Hope I can get some sleep soon. Pain is starting to lessen after six IBs, an antibiotic, too much vodka, and an entire tube of orgel. Best of luck to you all.
I am in the same boat as many people on here. About two weeks ago I had a molar extracted because of pain that made it hard to see straight. All was well until late last week when my wisdom and tooth on the other side of the extraction point started hurting to the point of no sleep and uncontroled tears coming from my eyes. I found this site looking for more temporary fixes for pain as I have been on a 3 tube of Orajel a week for the last 3 years for all my teeth due to my major consumption of soda drinks and poor oral hygine.
I just need to hold out until friday. then my dental insurance goes into effect and I can get my teeth removed and get some false ones.
If you have kids or younger brothers and sister force them to have good oral hygine. I tell everyone I know that your teeth are the one thing you HAVE to take extra care of. Learn from my mistake and take care of your teeth.
Because before you know it you have a mouth ful of rotten ugly teeth that cause you the worst pain known to man and only a very large dental bill to look forward too.
For everyone out there with no/little insurance, there are options other than choosing between a regular (expensive) clinic and suffering with the pain. Some universities have dental programs where students do the majority of the work for a reduced rate (but always under the supervision of a real dentist). There also shelters or missions that offer reduced/sliding scale fees or even free work for those who qualify.
I have been where you guys are, and wept while reading about your pain. No one who hasn’t experienced it can understand. Just know there is help out there.
THIS HELPS!
ok I’ve had shitty rotten teeth for years now. I was assaulted at 19 and left with hairline fractures throughout my jaw and teeth, causing some teeth to randomly crack and crumble away every so often. Whenever they feel like it. And pretty soon after – AGONY!
I haven’t slept in 3 days. This tooth has been driving me nuts for months, on and off. There is no rhythm to the pain and why it’s there some days and gone on others.
I’m from the UK and we have the NHS here. No private insurance. Everybody pays national insurance coz private dentists, although handy, cost a fortune for mere normal folk like me. So I went to the NHS dentist and was refused treatment. I made a call to the emergency hospital dentist and was told I had seen them twice already in the last five years, I had to register with an NHS dentist. So I can’t get treatment. I’ve found salvation in a friends dentist who HAS agreed to see me….in 2 weeks.
Until then I have a plan, and it worked today. Very cold (not ice cold) water swilled around the painful area. It hurts like hell for the first 5-10 seconds, but then the pain washes away for about a minute or so…rinse, repeat. Also, if it’s a cavity – bread. fill it with bread. swish the cold water. rinse, repeat.
When it’s daytime and the shops are open, find ibuprofen mixed with codeine, over the counter. Take 800mg Ibuprofen and 25-30mg codeine, then 2 hours later, take 1000mg paracetamol. Then 2 hours later the Ibuprofen again. Bread, Water, Painkillers. Keep cycling and the pain will only be about an 8th as bad as it is now.
Do you know what..?I think the British dental system is terrible. I am entitled to an NHS Dentist but can’t find one with spaces in my area so I have spent the total of nearly £3000 in the last 3 weeks on root canals and hygeinist visits. That is money that I can ill afford – my husband is a plumber and I am a stay at home Mum to 2 young children. But I can’t cope with the agonising pain of bad teeth and had no choice but to have them dealt with. I think it is outrageous. I’ve even been told that there isnt any space for my 3 year old or 18 month old in any NHS dentist in the area so will have to treat them privately too AND my current dentist doesnt even offer a discount for kids. If I wan to educate my children to keep healthy teeth then I will have to bite the bullit and pay adult prices for them too. It’s a nightmare and something should be done about it. I’m sure that like all the good schools, the places in the NHS dentists are taken up by people who can afford private treatment and that therefor it is people like me and my family who have to spend more and suffer. Rant over!!!!
Whew. There’s a lot of pain on this page! I guess misery does love company. I had tried everything I knew to do, and went searching for more answers. Whiel I was reading this page, the ‘treatments’ that I had given myself had started to work. Finally. I’m off to get some sleep. But, I’ll tell you what I know and hope it hels.
The reason alcohol works is because is is an antiseptic. So are garlic, onion, and cloves.
Another great solution is cranberry juice. If the tooth is really bad, you might want to have the cranberry juice at room temperature. Swish it around your mouth, and then swallow it. Do it a few times a day. It will also remove plaque from your teeth, and your arteries. Potent stuff!
Another thing that works great is to take a vitamin E capsule and squeeze the oil right on to your tooth.
Just like meds, these solutions might take a few days to start clearing up the infection. But at least if you’re using natural solutions, you don’t have to worry about killing yourself over your toothache.
In the US, you can get temporary filling stuff that will at least fill the hole. Just make sure you’ve cleaned it first, otherwise you’ll be sealing in the bacteria. That would be really bad.
The oil of cloves is a pretty amazing pain reliever at least for a while.
Aside from taking care of your teeth with cleaning and flossing – diet is really important too. Make sure you are getting enough of the nutrients you need to keep you whole body healthy and strong.
I hope we all get a good night’s sleep tonight
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I am in soooooo much Pain! I wish that I could place Vodka on my tooth but, I can’t I am at work. I have tried handfuls of Tylenol and Took Tylenol PM to try to get to sleep. My last wisdom tooth that needs to be pulled out is chipped and I can fill the area throbbing and it is making my jaw hurt soooooo bad to were it is giving me a headache!. So, yesterday moring on Saturday I could not stand it! So, I went to the emergency room at the Hospital. They did not do a thing! They said it was there policy not to prescribe patients with Dental pain with Narcotics! They just gave me Pinicillin. And told me to take Anti-inflamatorys! I told the Doctor that the anti-inflammatorys did not work. I was sitting there in pain crying in front of the Doctor and he did not do nothing! nothing! I just needed some type of pain relief to last me through Sunday. Man I am in pain!
I feel everyone’s pain. I am on day seven. I had my tooth pulled last Thursday. I was given Vicodin, which made me violently sick. The vomiting caused my clot to dislodge and I ended up with a dry socket. On Monday the dentist numbed me up again and scrapped out the remnants of the old clot and formed a new one. He said I should have no more pain. BOY WAS HE WRONG. I ended up taking 4 Aleves and 2 Vicodin within one hour. The next day I show back up at his office my face swollen and red. I am in so much pain I want to grab his balls and twist as hard as I can to make him feel an OUNCE of what I was feeling. He said I had ANOTHER dry socket! Added on to that, my pain was now radiating to my jaw and ear, plus to my upper teeth! He scraped again, but this time he packed and sutured. Here we are, on day 3 and I am still in pain. My fabulous co worker told me to try teething tablets (Hyland’s.) She said she had a dry socket and it really helped. I just tried it about an hour ago and I am having some relief. Right now, I will take some relief over none at all. I go see my dentist later on. Hopefully some good news and maybe some Toradol!
Hi i had a replacement crown on my central incisor fitted on Tuesday but it is giving me pain from hell when my bottom teeth hits it also my face hurts under my nose and to the side of it as well. it was fine when i had the temp crown in.
Is this normal will it settle down or do you think i will need to have a refit or could it be a abscess
I have been taking Ibuprofen for the pain but its not helping one little bit
MY (temporary) REMEDY FOR TOOTHACHE
Hello! This post is very long, but please read it as you will learn some of the MOST VALUABLE info of your entire life (especially the 2nd half of this message). As you already know, many cases of tooth pain are caused by infection and bacteria in the tooth/gums. I have 2 BAD teeth – one that had a root canal and now what’s left of the tooth is slowly crumbling away. This tooth and another bad one get very painful every now and then (when they are invaded with bacteria, if I haven’t flossed for a few days
).
What I do to kill the pain (and the infection=source of the pain) is floss well around the tooth and swish thoroughly with full-strength hydrogen peroxide (by full-strength, I mean not diluted with water). Next, dip your toothbrush in full-strength peroxide and gently brush the gums around the tooth.
*Pour a small amount from the bottle into a cup to do this – don’t put your toothbrush into the bottle or you will contaminate the entire bottle* Also, gently push the bristles of the toothbrush into the spaces around the affected tooth so you can get the peroxide in between the teeth. Dip your toothbrush into the peroxide frequently to make sure there is always plenty on there. You want to completely saturate the tooth and surrounding gum area with it. Your gums will turn white around the tooth socket, but this is harmless and will gradully disappear within 1/2 hour or so. Don’t brush too hard or you will irritate the gums and they will be tender and sore later. If there is a visible cavity in your tooth, put peroxide on your toothbrush and GENTLY dab the bristles on the cavity. What you are trying to do here is push the peroxide down into the hole so it can kill the bacteria that have entered the tooth through the hole (the cavity).
This REALLY does work! Anytime I get a tooth ache, I simply get out my $0.48 bottle of peroxide, swish well and the tooth feels better. I usually experience some relief immediately, but sometimes it takes a few times of swishing before the pain subsides. This is because the bacteria is inside the tooth and therefore difficult to get at.
Much of the pain of a toothache is actually caused by the BACTERIA that has entered into the tooth through the cavity. The body reacts to the bacteria by sending white blood cells (and other stuff) to the area to fight the bacteria and wall off the area. This results in SWELLING/INFLAMMATION. The swelling for the most part is what is causing the PAIN. So in essence, the bacteria is what is causing the pain. No Bacteria = No Swelling, No Swelling = No Pain. So, part of the remedy for the PAIN is to KILL the BACTERIA (the reason why after you start taking antibiotics, the pain gets better). PERIXIDE KILLS BACTERIA, PERION. If it works for skin wound infections, why not teeth and gums? I am sure have heard many times before “Dentists recommend brushing with baking soda and peroxide”.
And don’t stop at the bad tooth! Do this with all of your teeth! Swish your whole mouth with it! It works especially well after flossing because the spaces in the gums are cleared out and the peroxide can get in there. It seeks out the bacteria. Where there is bacteria, it will turn white. Brush your tongue with it as well. You will be simply AMAZED at how fresh your breath is ALL DAY!! It is the BACTERIA that is causing your BAD BREATH! Hydrogen peroxide is nothing short of a MIRACLE!
**Make sure you use the over-the counter 3% peroxide and nothing stronger than this or you could cause more damage/erosin to your teeth and burns to your gums**
I must tell you one more EXTREMELY VALUABLE use for peroxide: IT KILLS & PREVENTS COLDS, FLU, STREP-THROAT & OTHER VIRUSES! I have been using it for 3 years now and I have NOT been sick once in 3 years!!! Until using peroxide, I NEVER went through an entire cold/flu season without getting sick AT LEAST once! I was LUCKY if it was only once! This is NO exaggeration: even if I don’t do the peroxide right away when I notice the symptoms (I’m away from home, etc), and even if the body aches/chills have already started, I do the peroxide treatment and ALL SYPMTOMS ARE GONE WITHIN 45 MIN – 1 1/2 HOURS!!! Please try this! I tell everyone about this that will listen! Being sick is so miserable! I just want to spare as many people as I can from that misery! And now this Bird-Flu scare! Guess what? I am NOT AFRAID!
This is what you do: THE VERY MINUTE you feel like you may be coming down with something, get your bottle of over-the-counter 3% hydrogen peroxide. Gargle with it full-strength and DO NOT SWALLOW IT! Spit it out and then gargle with warm water. Do this two more times. Then, pour a very tiny amount into the peroxide bottle cap (about 1/4 capful), tilt your head to the side and pour it into your EAR. (make sure your peroxide is NOT cold or it will hurt!) You will feel it drain down into your ear canal. It will feel strange at first and you may feel and hear the bubbling (it’s killing GERMS!). It feels wierd at first, but don’t worry it won’t hurt you (I have done this at least 100 times over the pasdt 3 1/2 years with no adverse effects). Leave it in there for about 15-20 seconds. Hold a tissue over your ead and tip your head so the peroxide can drain out. Then take a Q-tip and GENTLY dry out the inside of your ear with it. Use as many as you need to use until the ear feels dry. Repeat all steps on the other side. Peroxide is a wonderful ear as well! In fact, doctor’s use it to clean their patient’s ears.
DO NOT THE LEAVE THE PEROXIDE IN LONGER THAN 15-20 SECONDS OR YOU MAY GET AN EARACHE! I recommend 15-20 seconds as a safe amount of time. I actually leave mine in for around 30 seconds, because I know this works for me. Some people may have more sensitive ears. You can adjust the time as you learn the sensitivity of your ears. When I first started doing this, I left it in for about 2 minutes. I figured I could really kill the germs good by leaving it in so long! I had THE WORST earache of my life! It scared me and I almost went to the doctor, but decided to wait it out. It eventually went away many hours later, but the ear was tender for a few days after.
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE! I wish you all LESS PAIN and no more SICK DAYS!!!!
Donna
Thanks to StumbleUpon for leading me to this site. Kind of ironic really as I only just updated my blog (http://www.bigrac.com) today having just returned from my Hungarian dentist – and I live in the UK!
I would reccommend this clinic to anyone, OK it’ll cost a bit, but for me it was one third of the prices quoted in the UK.
After suffering 30 odd years on dental hell, I do not have to worry about my teeth any more
RAC
Hi again well i had the worst weekend of my life the right side of my face swelled out like Frankenstien i could only half open my eye i couldnt close my mouth because every one of my teeth were in agony my so called pain pills were about as much use as a chocolate fire guard!!!
Then it finally came Tuseday 2.30.pm my dentist appointment i was pooping my pants because i knew what was coming he tried to numb my mouth with a needle but the abscess was just to big the novicaine didnt work so he got what looked like a tampon it wasnt soaked it in some medicated solution it numbed my upper lip a little then sprayed some more of this medical solution into my mouth told me to close my eyes while the dental nurse put the droll suction thing in my mouth and he stabbed the abscess OH MY GOD i have never felt pain like that in my life it was torture i gave out a scream that would make your blood run cold.
Then the bright green puss came pouring out it was gross there was loads of it he pushed under my eye forcing it down draining it all out
He gave me antibiotics stong stuff i had to take a double dose as my first loading pills i take one three times a day i hurt like hell all night
When i woke up this morning the swelling had gone down in my face thank god it still hurts but its bearable there is still a little puss coming out but i am so happy i dont look like the bride of Frankenstein anymore.
Hi, all. Just an update (go back several pages for the story!).
I’m all fine now. I have the tooth removed and it took a month of antibiotics to resolve the issue.
If you’re interested in seeing just how bad it can get then just cut’n'paste the urls to see:
http://www.adrenalin-junkie.net/pics/tooth/Photo1.jpg
http://www.adrenalin-junkie.net/pics/tooth/Photo3.jpg
http://www.adrenalin-junkie.net/pics/tooth/Photo4.jpg
The red colouration in the last photo is actually the infection – it shows how far it had got.
I’ve been in pain for about 2 days now, the first day was just a minor pain, but then day. The pain has increased by 110%.
The right upper side of my jar is hurting so bad, This is the worse constant pain i have came across of the 19 years of my life. Constant, sharp, stabbing, electic shock wave type pain. I can not put up with it..
Here is what i have tryed, Warm salt water, which brings the pain down for a very shot time, Mouth wash, this works , stops the pain for about 5-10 mins max !!
i carry a bottle of mouth wash and salt to work its that bad..
i have 4 weeks till i can see a clinc, i have ran out of options
the only thing now is to resort is extra strong pain & sleep pills.. Thats all i can think off.. The pain killers i got now anit very good…
“”I just want to rip my tooth out and throw away the PAIN “”" i wish it was the easy.
Oh well.. Back to swirlling mouth wash and warm salt water untill my 3 weeks of constant torture …
I had a near root canal incident a few months back…tried to save the tooth with a filling. No. Just no dammit. My tooth throbs then jaw aches then ear hurts. Oragel does nothing. Ice does nothing. Vodka ain’t helping. The only thing that works right at this moment, is cold milk held in my mouth as long as possible. Oh sweet god the relief is like a flash cool rain on a dying man in the desert. Screw you DR. Morales!! That bastard better fix it hurts worse than having your finger chopped off. And yes I am familiar with that feeling personally.
what a relief to find this site. i’ve got 6 more nights to endure before my root canal. after 3 days of antiobiotics, no change; no drugs working, neither alieve, tylenol, ibuprofen, nor percoset or vicodan. i’ve never felt anything like this is my life; worse than childbirth? it sure as hell is up there. thanks for all the tips; i’ve already swished some pure vanilla i got in mexico and sent my husband out for cloves. just having some hope helps with the coping.
i heard to use an onion.the milk of the onion kills bacteria,once a day for 3 minutes , chew on the infected area . i have have been trying it and seems to take the edge off.
Its Sunday 2am and im in such a pain that would make a gunshot suicide look small!!!!!
Im a normal 21 year old guy living in london… i have always had problems with my teeths, since i was a little kid, most of my teeths are with feeling and stuff…anyways…
My wisdom tooth started to come out on my bottom left side of the mouth, that was really painfull and glad it stoped…now, my right bottom part is coming out too but i havent felt much since I have discovered that i have a tooth infected with “Abscess” (sp?) It hurts so much and i cant even eat, drink or just do anything because of the pain! as said before, its 2am and the pain in horrible….its like some bastard is putting electricity to the root of the tooth and twisting it at the same time. I have taken about 20 pain killers today and im worried that i might overdose but even that would be much better than dealing with this pain!
its a shame that there isnt dentists on a sunday! DAMN IT HURTS!!!!!
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Just discovered this site…there is some measure of comfort in knowing you are not alone.
Been dealing with severe and at times mind-numbing pain for a few weeks. On antibiotics and painkillers for 4 days, little sign of change so far. My case is a bottom tooth near the front that broke and had a root canal a year ago…pain came back with a vengeance 3 weeks ago exactly…could not get in to the clinic, sliding scale rates, until I broke down on the phone with them 4 days ago. Just sobbing in pain. They miraculously found time for me the same day.
An endodontist has to fix me this time, as root canals are more complex the second time around. He hopes the meds will have gotten the abscess under control in a week so he can do the thing. In the meantime, I am nearly mentally broken from the pain, it is soooo severe at times. I know you all understand, or you would not be up at night, searching for others who can understand and advise.
For me, sometimes cold packs help…the pain shoots down my chin, to my jaw and neck, even the tongue and ear hurt at times. It is worse than childbirth for me, or just as bad.
Sending energy to everyone still suffering. We will get thru this. We have to keep the faith.
I was searching for ‘allergy antibiotic’ at google and got this your post (‘che at Holy Shmoly!’) in search results. Not very relevant result, but still interesting to read
I’ve been doping up on motrin and exceddrin all day and it stiill hasnt hellped my toothache. i bought some orajel and anbelsol and it hasnt seem to help me in either which way. the pain is almost unbareable. i cant eat, i cant sleep, i have a pain through out my neck and entire jaw. it hurts. over the counterstuff dont work and i cant get into my dentist untill tuesday. im in diying pain, i havent been able to eat a whole meal in two days. i’ve been sollowing so much anbesol and orajel and kanka im sick to my stomach. im such a sissy, but it hurts soo bad.
would i be a fool to go to the ER?
the pains reaching into my ear and my neck.
i havent slept good in days.
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Yesterday I had a tooth removed, I was in wicked pain and it had to go.
Today, I don’t feel bad at all really! Just a lil pain and I’ve not taken any pain pills or anything, I even got the prescribed Vicodin but I don’t feel the need for it.
Maybe I’m lucky?
Or I’m thinking the pain was so bad PRIOR to having it pulled that a few stitches and pain pales in comparison.
22 hrs since surgery,
Chad
As I read through the pages and pages of those who have experienced this hell before me I wonder…Did they survive? I’m hoping everyone feels better and has just not written back with encouragement and well wishes for those of us who are suffering. Maybe in a week or two I will forget you all as well. For now though I’m suffering something far worse than any pain I’ve experience. (Even a non-drug labor that lasted for days)
My pain came on suddenly and ferociously. I was at the dentist in 24 hours from onset. He said it’s an abscess from tooth trauma. He said the tooth trauma could have happened up to 10 years ago. (can’t remember any tooth trauma, but ok) He refers me to an Endodontist to do a root canal…but first I must take antibiotics so the infection can be under control. This is Thursday…my appointment with the Endodontist is Monday. After many, many tears and a sleepless night Thursday I called the Endodontist on Friday and cried and begged for him to see me. He did. He drilled and cleaned and packed the tooth..but alas he could do nothing for the abscess which is on the outside of the root in my jaw. And of course that is what is causing the pain. “Wait for the antibiotic to do it’s thing” he tells me…until then there is nothing we can do. So I faithfully take my antibiotic every 4 hours…plus 800 mg of ibuprofen.. plus some Lortabs when I feel like death would be a relief. It is now Sunday evening and my face is still swollen and the pain is still there. This coming Friday I am scheduled for the full root canal. I would think the antibiotic would have attacked this abscess by now??? Does anyone have any idea how long it takes for an antibiotic to do something?? I’m on 300mg of Clindamycin which is a generic for Cleocin.
My right check and 1 back tooth is hurting insanely bad now. I have had this pain on off for about 2 months now, I went to my local GP and got a prescription called “Clamoxyl – Duo Forte 875/125 i also bought 4 packs of Nurofen plus+
Here is something that might help you pain suffers out.
My day routine is:
1. Wake up, take 2 – 4 nurofen plus+ (Pain re leave tablets) brush my teeth and gum very gently, room temperature salt water and swirl that in my mouth 3 times or more, and to top it off swirl a shot of vodka, Then brush teeth once again. It seems to stop the pain for a short period of time.
My right check is now swallan, it looks like a lump on my check. Caused from a hole in one of my tooth which has caused me an infection. It sucks i so much wish i took better care for my teeth when i was a young chap.
thank GOD I found this page….I thought i was the only one in so much pain!! my pain is on my upper right hand side,a piece of my tooth chipped off and then it turned into and cavatie i do believe(there’s some kinda hole there or somthing). whenever i go to eat i try to eat all of my food on the other side of my mouth but it always makes it to the right side…and thats when the pain starts.I instantly have to get up and take an 800mil. gram IB gently brush that certain area, gargle with mouth wash andd then use orajel…pain most times goes right away…but when i eat again here it comes(well really that all depends on what i eat too) to bad i cant live off of yogurt and applesauce! the pain gets so bad i am sometimes unable to talk to my 3 year old daughter and that sucks…pain runs from the bad tooth to the top of my head and sometimes in my neck. I have a dentist appointment coming up real soon and all this will be over so i can eat and talk like a normal human being!!! I send my best wishes out to all of my fellow pain sufferers…nothing last forever!! goodluck!
Well, I’m still alive! I came back to report that it took the antibiotic 6 days before finally having some effect!!! Six days! Once the antibiotic started to take effect the pain and swelling became less and less. After 9 days on the antibiotic they gave me my root canal. That stirred things up a little bit, but within 24 hours it was feeling better again. It has been 15 days now. They gave me another round of antibiotics after the root canal “just to be safe”. Most of the pain and swelling is gone, but I do have a tiny bit of swelling left. I have numbness in the 4 teeth next to the tooth that caused the abscess. The dentists said it could take months for things to settle down in my jaw. I can honestly say this whole thing was the worst painfully experience! My best advice to anyone if you are experiencing pain is to see the dentist ASAP to get on antibiotics. The infection won’t go away. Even if you do things to find comfort the infection will come back, so take care of that and then fix whatever needs fixing. As for all of those without insurance…I understand. It’s a sad reality. All I can say is VOTE in the next election for the person that you think would provide some change for the tens of thousands of Americans who live their lives without medical and dental insurance. Oh…and as a side comfort…a warm heat pack to the area helps. If it is swollen and infected don’t use cold…use warm. Warm brings the blood to the area and helps with the healing. It also gives some comfort. Good luck to you! This too shall pass.
Wow, I can identify with all of you. I had a abcsess for almost a month, despite that I took Ammoxicillin, amoxicllin and finnaly Clomoiday?? An antibotic…..After a month of suffering my abscess busted, and I felt so much better. I have four teeth I am getting pulled well deserved, they have been giving me problems for years, but I refused to have these teeth fied, now the four teeth have to be pulled. I would rather pull these these than have another abscess !!!
Abscess isn’t the end of the world, but it sure feels like it!!!
Taje care of your teeth so you don’t have to suffer like I have !!!
Its the christmas holidays, and i cant get into a dentist. I have a infection in one of my molars. The gum is purplish beside the tooth that is very sensitive when i bite. What can i do?
L
Dillman,
I would call your physician or dentist (your dentist should either be on call for emergencies or have another dentist who is) and tell them the situation and have them call you in antibiotics so at least you can get started on healing the infection. Also if you are in a lot of pain they can call in a pain killer as well. The infection will only get worse so tackle it now via antibiotics! Good luck
just wanna know.. if someone knows why.. my chin and part of my lower lip and some of my face is numb after a bad tooth??? on the left side, the tooth doesnt hurt too bad.. matter of fact its stopped hurting just the lower lip part of it.. part of the left side of my face. and left side of my chin is kinda tingly feeling??? and wanna know why???
Well, # 1. I love this. I’vve been trying to go to sleep for hours and yes it is Christmas eve. Just a note on your Vodka. Using this or any other booze will work well however, not for ever. Let this be a lesson to all. In the past 6 hours, I have gone thru 800mg of pennicilin (?), have taken 2 valium 30 minutes apart. Finished my first bottle of vodka and I’m half way thru a bottle of 151 proof rum. My face is still numb, the tooth still hurts like hell and my ear feels like theres a hot poker in it. SO weather you go to the dentist or not. When there is a problem fix it ASAP. Do not wait, just because it doesn’t hurt today does not mean it will not hurt 10 times worse later and YES, probably when everybody is closed.
In the midst of all this pain, heartache, and sorrow I actually have a great story to contribute. I was experiencing pain when I bit down on the back upper molar and throbbing sensations. I recently was downsized and for the first time in my life have no health insurance; very, very scary situation. A friend of a friend who I know vaguely (and is a dentist) offered to do the root canal free of charge. I sat in his dental chair from 10:15 AM to almost 4:00 PM. In that time he did the root canal, filling, permanent crown, touched up another filling and in the previous visit made a bite plate for me. I take very good care of my teeth, and it turns out my local dentist and made bite plates for me that actually aggravated my grinding problem and eventually cracked the tooth that then needed the root canal. Needless to say I have no more trust in my local dentist and will only be returning to have my files released to go somewhere else. I can only say that someone I don’t even know that well giving me over $2,000 worth of dental care is a miraculous gift from God.
Ive had monster toothaches also. The only thing that worked for me was to hold warm not hot but luke warm wiskey on the infected tooth for a few min, till you feel a bit of a burn then spit out and repeat two or three more times … your mouth will thank you … I use Gibson wiskey i dont think it really matters on the brand ….. it also gets the infection out ….
Oh and when you rinse your mouth two or three times with warm wiskey … also
get a hot water bottle as hot as you can get it and place the water bottle on the gum line of your face where your tooth is aching omg feels so good … you will sleep like a baby
I just had all 4 of my wisdom teeth taken out at once and I immediately developed “dry socket”.
Its when your socket after the extraction dosen’t heal right and your jaw bone and nerve endings are exposed to jerms, air, and food.
It hurts soooooooo bad and even pain pills wont help! not even lortab!
The only thing that can heal and help it is have the doctor put in medicated dressings to take away the horrid pain.
Thats the only way!
Alan: wish I had read your comment earlier – would have saved myself a lot of pain.
Everyone: Some of your posts are really heartbreaking; my story wouldn’t even rate.
Someone somewhere needs to start innovating/reforming in the the field of dentistry – there MUST be a better way to treat people/pain than this!
Wishing you all a pain free New Year.
Ive had three children(one by c-section, 2 naturally), had my gallbladder removed, had tonsils out, had appendix removed, had my bladder stretched, had 2 hernias repaired, and have suffered countless days through the wretched pain of severe menstral cramps…and still, I would rather endure all of that in one day than spend another second with the massive, maddening throb thats happening in my mouth right now! I am thinking about a hammer and a screwdriver- a flathead one- angled at the gumline, down onto the bottom of this demon- then whack! A hard hit with a hammer- how heavenly!
8th day of antibiotics, gotten from the emergency room; have 4 pills left; pain was getting better, but its back with a vengence-its mad at me now-the infection has been attacked and is now fighting back-growing-swirling-swelling-laughing at me-…I need stronger antibiotics.
Pain pills: Vicodin, given 20 by ER, have been using sparingly in an effort to make them last, have 10 left, half gone. 1 tablet was working at first, but now 1 does nothing. I cant take 2, because then Id have only 5 doses- thats only a day!
Need more pain pills—back to ER? They may not rescue me again. They said see a dentist! If I could do that, I wouldnt have this problem to begin with! No dentist around here will take my insurance! They all say no to my coverage- or no new patients! I brush my teeth daily!!!! I floss and rinse! I eat healthy! I cant get a doctor or a dentist!
Well, that pill is wearing off, so I guess Im done typing…time to cry and go mad again.
Just over the worst of the pain now – antibiotics is a godsend – sorry – I’m not trying to get you guys down. I’ve never had a blindingly painful toothache before so knew bugger all about them. For anyone who might follow who was as clueless as I was:
1. Looks like 90% of toothaches are caused by either a cavity or an abscess. Use clove oil available at chemists to deal with cavity pain in the short term. Use antibiotics to deal with an abscess. Get them from the emergency room of the hospital if you are in pain + get some industrial strength painkillers there while your at it. PAIN = EMERGENCY, wish I had done that.
Note: if the pain is UNDER your filling – its likely to be an abscess. An abscess is an infection beneath the tooth in at the root caused by decay in the tooth but it causes the inside of the toot (pulp) to swell – thats what causes the pain.
2. What I found worked was cold water – ice water would be great if you had a free unlimited supply of the stuff as you end up taking sips every 10 seconds to quieten the nerve, but cold water from the tap in a large 2 litre bottle of water with a sports cap taken from a 500ml smaller bottle worked for me (the sports cap makes it more difficult to spill, so you can drink while lying down – then spit it out into a nearby basin – you might not sleep but you will get some rest)
When the pain became too unbearable I found relief putting an icecube in my mouth near the gum of the tooth – but never on top of the tooth. A medium sized icecube fits in the cheek fairly well. NEVER crunch the icecube – just let it melt.
Though it did give some peace from the pain (sometimes you just need to get rid of it to keep your sanity), when the icecubes run out expect a really sharp pain – worse than normal until you calm the nerve again with lots of cold water. This is because ice aggravates the gums. Its also dangerous if you try to fall asleep with the cube in your mouth, so know the self-heimlick maneuver just in case; http://www.healthscout.com/ency/1/001983.html
Hope this helps someone. Thank you for being there and helping others. May your pain be over soon.
Hey, I don’t have much of a reply. I’m using this opportunity to get sum things off my chest to people that understand how teeth are a pain in the arse! I have had a severe tooth ache now for several months and everytime i go to the dentist he tells me that the pain should go now that he’s worked on it. But it never does! I’m in such agony at the moment. I literally went mental today from pain and frustration. I don’t get it. Why do people not know how to help such common problems?
I go to uni and start my prac in 2 weeks and I need to be well for it otherwise i will have to take time off for it and I can fail! What is going on? I can’t do anything feeling like this! GRRRRRR!!! Thank You all for listening! It’s good to talk to people who know.I have suffered months and months and months of this! What the hell?!
Jen – have you gone to another dentist? I’d get a second opinion if I were you and the pain had been going on for months!
I had a gum that was painful and began to swell. The pain became unbarable and I was trying anything I could get my hands on around the house to make the throbing and intense pain go away. I mixed a little water and baking soda, to form a paste and put it on my gum. After about 20 minutes, the pain and throbing just went away. The taste wasn’t all that great, but at that point that was the least of my concerns. But the pain stayed gone, it was great….
If the pain just lasted for a second, it would still hurt. But it’s the swollen slow grind burn that makes me want to punch a pupppy in its cute little face. I don’t know what to fucking do, I’ve broken my leg, sprained my ankle, had prolonged ear infections, but nothing prepared me for this. I now know what it’s like to be tortured. For all the grand evolution that turned us from ape to man, we still have to many fucking teeth. These unused wretches that for some reason are called “wisdom teeth” are driving themselves head first into the teeth that I actually use to chew food with. I want to kill them. I with they would manifest themselves as living creatures that I could beat senseless with a pitch fork. KILLLLL MEEE NOOOWWWW!!!
OMG…my poor husband. He’s NOT a baby when it comes to pain, but he’s almost in tears.
His first antibiotic didn’t work. He took ALL his penicillin, but it didn’t work a lick!
So he’s trying clindamycin now. He just started it, and I hope by tonight, which is when it REALLY flares up, at night, (and ONLY on weekends, miraculously! Talk about terrible luck…)
the antibiotics will start to reduce the pain, because I’m tired from staying up with him groaning all night, and he’s not excited about another night of sheer pain and torture.
He tried Tylenols, which took a slight edge off, but he was still in agony.
He tried his prescription for Motrin, 800mg, that didn’t do anything, apparently.
So he ended up taking TWO of his 800mg Motrins, only 3 hours after taking Tylenol.
I stayed up all night, making sure he was still alive, from overdosing!
He just now took a Vicodin, which I’m not excited about, since he took other Tylenols 5 hours ago. Sooooooo much acetametaphin in soooo little time!
Hopefully this will work for the rest of the night. I can’t stand seeing him in pain.
This was his only vicodin, that someone gave him.
(I bet if I search neighbors around here, I can come up with more!!)
This is terrible. I hope he’s all fixed soon.
They really should have dentists that are opened on weekends, cause this is RIDICULOUS!!!!
TWO weekends in a row, this happened, and there’s NOWHERE to turn!
I called the dental emergency numbers, and I even tried our family doctor, who wouldn’t give him anything without SEEING HIM first.
I can’t believe they expect people to suffer like this.
Give us a break!
This is soooo ridiculous!! I go to get a nice cosmetic smile even though I had a nice one to begi with. And now Im in so much freaking pain!! Looks like I’m going to need a root canal. What? The dentist injected a type of medicine into my teeth so that they will last whiter longer. Unfortunately I had a bad reaction. This literally is killing me~I’ve taken everything from advil, excedrin, tynelol, ibuprofen, moltrin, even thatmax strength gel now my friends are telling me take vicodin or vodka. I think Im up for it. Can’t take this anymore. I just hope I don’t get sick from mixing pills in a short period of time.
Someone come up with some type of pill that actually relieves toothaches!!!!
Vicodin was not working for me! I kept swishing salt water – with LOTS of salt for about 30 minutes. I feel so much better! Just keep doing it. Hope this helps someone.
This is the second time I’m going through this extruciating pain in 3 weeks. I was misdiagnosed the first time from my dentist of 20 years and now he’s magically “quit” his practice. The second dentist is making me wait a week until I have my root canal since i have to wait until the antibiotics kick. I have tried everything and I MEAN everything to relieve the pain and nothing has helped. Like most of you, I’ve tried anbesol (obviously made by imbeciles) since it doesn’t work; tried soaking it on cotton, cotton swab, and even tried dipping the dental floss in it and sliding it through the crack. Worst mistake ever! I tried swishing around salt and water followed by listerine, followed by scotch. I only smelled like a drunk person. Name it, i’ve tried it. Crying didn’t help either. HOnestly, the only thing that has helped get my mind off of it, has been reading these hilarious responses left by my fellow tooth ache counterparts. Hey, atleast we’re not going through it alone! lol I wish us all the best of luck.
PS…I forgot, I havent’ tried oil clove and tea tree oil yet. I just can’t be bothered though. Time to find my ZEN!
I had an emergency root canal yesterday because of an abscess, was so pain full. The thing that is worrying me is the abscess is still there, I am on antibiotics to get rid of it, but what if it pops, does it matter and how will I know, I’ve read that you can die from it if it pops, is that true or are people using scare tactics, I’d really appreciate a reply.
Someone forgot to mention that hydrogen peroxide is probably the nastiest thing you can put in your mouth, on purpose anyway.
It is so far the only thing that has provided me any relief at all in three days. Finally get to pick up my antibio’s tomorrow, until then every few hours I swish this stuff and it fizzles up, burns like the blue hells and then leaves this taste sort of like I made out with the wrong end of a horse. At least that’s how I imagine it.
Called all the dentists near me, no insurance, best wait on any one of them is three weeks without it. I can’t afford a root canal and am considering taking a hammer to the bloody thing.
Wow, I have always had horrible toothaches but today it got really bad. This past saturday night I got one and I didnt sleep all day or night saturday. I tried hydrocodone, percocet, advil, aleve, whatever. It doesnt work. Anywho I was takin penicillin I had just incase there was an infection. On sunday night the pain in that tooth just stopped, I dont remember what I took or what I did but it stopped. I was fine for 2 days until last night After only falling asleep an hour I woke up with pain in that tooth again. Now, the only thing that brings relief is drinking cold water or liquids. I have an appoitment tomorrow and I am tellin him to pull that damn thing. I am not going to be able to sleep again tonight, 2 days without sleep.
I FEEL for everyone of you!!I have been cursed with underdeveloped teeth my whole life.Been in and out of the Dentist since I was 5yrs old!But grew older and insurance ended,now it costs WAY too much to pay for even 1 root canal($800 per tooth!)I get REALLY painfull tooth aches now and then,my solution is 4 200m Ibuprofens every 3 hours and lay your face on a heating pad (krank that SOB to maximum!)If you are lucky the nerve in the tooth will die quickly then you can just have it pulled out,or if you are tough pull it out yourself!I look forward to the day when I can take out all my teeth,put them in a glass of water and sleep without any pain!
P.S. If all else fails pick a fight with a larger stranger hopefully he will knock out that tooth.
Try keeping milk in your mouth for a few minutes, it works! Also i tried lemon juice, lime juice and water but they only worked a little. good luck..x
Let me tell you……….. the baking soda WORKS. Make a paste and put it on the tooth……..My GOSH THE PAIN………. but when its gone the nerve is dead and the pain is gone for good in that tooth
Take a black tea bag (preferably organic) and soak it in organic vanilla until damp all around. Place on affected area by gum, or lightly bite down over affected area. Keep in mouth for about 45 minutes. try not to swallow. Pain will be gone. NOTE: If the pain goes and stays away, it is most likely NOT the tooth, but the gum. Ask your dentist to clean the gums and see if that does anything BEFORE the tooth is removed. The teanic acid in the tea bag sucks bacteria and infection out of gum. The vanilla numbs area. Vanilla is also great for cakner sores! Swish around in mouth for about 30 seconds for canker sores. GOOD LUCK!
One of my teeth broke a month ago. I was stupid should have got it looked at right away. About a week ago it went into agonizing pain. I have a dentist appointment in a week, it will be a tough week.
wanna know what’s funny?
i’ve had this cracked wisdom tooth for about half a year now
it aches now and then
and wats funny is the crack is so convenient now since it somehow ended up havin a smooth layer
just that it freaking hurts once in a while and it goes beyond excruciating.
i’ve had my lower ribs broken once.. due to a 20 feet freefall from my inline skating half pipe stupidity..
and this beats that pain anyday..
starts off with a pulse
grows into a needle
then felt like someone sledge hammered ur face
calms down
then there’s this pulsating blunt ache
sharp
cycle goes on for 2 or 3 hours
then it’s painless again for a couple of days…
finally am gona go to the dentist and say
dude pull it out witha gun or whatever…. it’s fucked
coz today it lasted for a longer time and it screwed everything else up
I am so glad to see so many other people who have the same issues as me. It sucks to know that so many others suffer though. I hate teeth. They have caused me more pain then anything I have ever experienced. Nothing works for a toothache. No pain pills or even perscription pain pills work. All you can do is sit and wait for the agonizing dreadful disgusting paing to cease. After having a root canal a couple of days ago I am still in agony. It is beacuse of all of the pricks from the needle. The doc counted at least 23 to get me numb. It has pretty much destroyed my gums around the tooth. They are all dead due to the amount of trama they recieved from the needle. I have just finished the last antibiotic i recieved a week before the root canal and hope that it stays in my system long enough for the root canal itself and my gums to heal properly. Good luck to all of you!!!
I had teeth pain since last week, but it was that bad, so I decided to let it be. But this Monday, it bacame sooooooooo hurt, I can’t sleep or eat. I went to see my dentist before his office even opened. Actually I forced him to see my tooth while he had appointment with someone else。 I don’t care, I need something to release my pain!!!! My dentist only prescripted some regualr pills, and they had no effect on my at all!!!! My next appointment of my root canal first was scheduled at Sunday. I had 4 days need to wait!!!! My friends tried all the pills they had to help me. Tell you, even hydrocodone didn’t work me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!The first pill knocked my down, and gave me about 13 hours good sleep, and then they only made me headache even when I took two pills at same time =_= I kept ice in my mouth for 2 DAYSï¼ï¼ï¼ï¼ï¼ï¼ï¼ï¼ï¼ï¼ï¼ finally one of my firend found some pill can relax the never system ( for the epilepsy patient). Last night I tried 3 different pills at same time, I don’t know which one worked, but I got 5 hours sleep. I am so suprised that I didn’t die, since I mixed so many different prescription drugs at same time.
This morning, I went to my dentist’s office, and DEMANDED him to do something, otherwise I might die of overdose before I can have my first root canal surgery. I showed him my arm,now they are all cover with the blush ( I don’t know which drug I am allergic, and I don’t care, as long as they can get the pain away). He did some exigence treatment for me. Now, it is still painful, but finally I can eat and sleep。
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PILLS CANNOT HELP THE NERVE PAIN!!!!! I TRIED!!!!
Wow… maybe I can vent here with yall…
3 days ago I had a root canal treatment…for 2 nights in a row I was in soooo much pain (like others) that I almost pulled the fukin tooth out last night… I tried vicoden (10mg) ibuprofen/advil/scotch…etc…
NOTHING WORKS… this morning after getting NO sleep and crying half the night in an agonizing pain like im 6 (im 37)…I went right to the dentists office. He thankfully immediatly saw me and xrayed me only to find out that my root canal was not complete due to a hidden root branch…heres whats wacked…
he pulled the tooth…on its way out he showed me the abcess hanging from the bottom of it…he then cleaned it all up…redid the root canal from the bottom up and replanted it in my mouth again…
WTF…I didnt even know this was possible but sure as shit…its done…
seems that an abscess puts so much pressure on your nerves that it is beyond painful.
when he first pulled the tooth out it actually felt sooooo good…like scratching an annoying itch…kinda odd I know but ahhhhhh.
TEETH SUCK…they brought this grown man to his knees begging for mercy like I never have before
i have come to the conclusion that there is a demon living in my face…. Nothing works except much writhing and pleas to God. I am living with half a face right now…pain has taken up residence in my right half and no mTTER WHAT, has decided that its going to retire there.
I am dying oh my GOD heeelp me
well i fear the dentist, as most of you probly do. i havent been to the dentist in 16 years. the last year i have had a toothache on and off. i would take whatever pills i could. usually masking the pain. but this last time there was nothing i could do. NOTHING. it was a lower wisdom tooth it was chipped and in really bad shape. so i finally decided to call the dentist. crazy.after haering everybody tell me that they will give me antibiotics for a week then pull it. or it may be embedded into the jaw and i would have to go to an oral surgeon, i was pretty freaked out.
so i go to the dentist and she sees the tooth and says” wow, that must hurt” no crap, im thinking.
so the dentist comes in after the xrays and says we can pull it right now. to hell with that, i was not ready for that. so i came up with every excuse icould to get the hell outta there.
so we scheduled the extraction for 4 days later. so i get 4 days to talk myself out of it. i was almost in tears at night thinking about it. they did give me antibiotics and that took out 90 percent of the pain in about a day and a half.
so now im thinking it doesnt hurt, im not going.
but somehow i go. and i am just freakin out. did i tell you i am also deathly afraid of needles.
well they give me 3 shots in the mouth. by the 3rd one i really couldn’t feel it.
it took about 5 white knuckle minutes and he says we got it out of there.
they cleaned me up. and sent me on my way face numb couldnt feel a thing.
now i know your thinking this is one of those stories that i have changed and what a dummy i am for not going sooner. well heres the truth:
i surely am in no hurry to go back. the pain wasnt to bad. even now 3 days after the extraction there is a little throbbing. ill take the pain i have now over a toothache any day of the week.
overall it was worth it. but the fear is fear of the unknown. we dont know whats gonna happen in there. we have never done that. and all the stories you hear.
my wife said it best when she said its like having a baby. everybody has a different story.
one more think to think about is afterwards you get to eat pudding, ice cream and yogurt for a couple days. and if your lucky take vicodin.
Well, I posted here a couple of years ago when i was near death with toothache. I must say having read furthe posts from last year, the best relief is sharing the pain with all of you lot. Now one the that really gets my back up is people that say toothache isnt the worst pain in the universe, they obviously have only experienced mild aching. Believe me if you don’t feel like you would rather have boiling chip fat thrown over your sunburned face when you have the pain… Its not the kind of toothache were talking about! This toothache is like all the demons from the darkest reaches of Satan’s stinking dungeon’s coming together and feeding all their blackened hatred into your face!! its fuking evil!!
May the tooth fairy be with you !!
I SO AGAREE WITH YOU XORANIUM. I HAVE HAD PEOPLE SAY WHAT YOU HAD TO CALL INTO WORK FOR A TOOTACHE. THOSE PEOPLE THINK THEY COULD HANDLE THE PAIN, HUH! I DONT THINK SO. I TRY TO EXPLAIN TO MY HUSBAND THAT I RATHER GIVE BIRTH TO ALL OF MY CHILDREN AGAIN AND AT THE SAME TIME WITH NO DRUGS AND THAT STILL WOULD NOT BE CLOSE TO THE PAIN OF A TOOTHACHE.
Hey. Seventeen year old here and as a child I never brushed my teeth. Now I think I have an abscess, and something to do with my wisdom teeth and an exposed nerve. Either way nothing I’ve done is helping. Hydrocodone, Orajel, Advil, I think I’m finally going to try and sleep as it’s 2:30 a.m. here.
can excessive antibiotics cause you to lose your teeth?
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I am a 22 year old student who has an inflamed tooth due to a previous filling tapping at the nerve, and right now it is tearing my life apart. All I can do is lie in bed in agony, I write this at 6.14 am UK time because the most amount of sleep I can get is 4 hours, and that is dosed completely up on Ibuprofen, Antibiotics and tooth anaesthetic. I’ve tried all the remedies i’ve seen on the internet, and none provide anything other than temporary relief. My liver must be destroyed. And the worst thing is the dentist won’t treat me till 12 march! I can’t live like this in the meantime! I have a dissertation and so much stuff going on at the moment, and I simply can’t do anything because i’m completely debilitated due to agonising pain. I’m beside myself quite frankly.
Also, the best remedy i’ve had so far is finding this blog, and seeing there are people out there who relate to my pain, most people have been fairly dismissive of the agony that i’m in.
lots of great suggestions here, it is nice to know that I am not alone in my pain and I am not the only one who has thought of ending it all with a spork. haha. I have been reading this site with some chuckles- in between crying with pain and probably delirious from lack of sleep. I do feel your pain. But seriously this hurts like hell. The only thing that temporarily helps is holding water in my mouth for a minute and doing it over and over and over.
If I dont do this I feel like I am in a panic and am afraid of what could happen. up until 3:30 last night holding water in my mouth every 2 minutes being careful not to doze off and choke! the peroxide helps for a minute. good luck to you all. I hope everyone feels better soon.
Interesting tales here. Mine, in front I have a tooth busted clean down to the gum line. This remnant of the tooth that is left has a small hole in the center, which runs all the way up into the gums. Food, etc. has become lodged into this hole, which creates a FOUL smell. This of course has caused infection which is now spreading to my other teeth. All are rotted anyway & simply breaking off at this point. After 40 some years of lousy tooth care. The pain comes in waves. Shooting pain. I have taken an entire gauntlet of narcotics. Including but not limited to Roxicet itself. Trying to eat as much PenV as I can, but not working…..
Hello all,
I feel your pain, literally! Well, not at the moment. Just had a root canal yesterday. It was the 12th one in my 33 years on this Earth. I don’t know where I’m going to be by the time I’m 40? The ‘wonderful’ thing is that those first couple root canals that I had about 12 years ago are beginning to fail and actually give me mild pain again! I thought once the tooth was dead and capped, that was the end of it, but no. Seriously looking into getting everything pulled and having dentures, but everyone says to keep your teeth as long as you can.
Anyway, I know where you all are. I’ve been there quite often. I keep a stash of Vicodin just in case and have been on iBuprofen for a couple weeks straight before.
Keep on trying to pull through, get to a dentist as soon as possible after the first hint of pain. Start taking pain meds if there’s even a small twinge! The earlier you start the better. And if you can in any way decrease bloodflow to that part of the mouth, give it a try. Sometimes I find tilting my head in the opposite direction of the tooth that’s hurting helps a little. Sleep with a wedge (or many pillow) under your back and head to keep the blood from being able to pump to your head moreso that in regular upright life.
I have a broken tooth, and it hurts soooo bad! It is on the bottom of my mouth, and it is broken half way through the tooth! I have been using orajel like crazy, and it’s friday, i still have days to wait, I don’t know how much longer I can wait!!!!!
people i feel for you all, i had a horriffic experience for the last two months with wisdom teeth. it got so bad i was thinking about the pliers too.
thank the lord the company i had been working for had paid for some of my health insurance so i cud just about afford it.
this day last week after waiting nearly 3months to get it done i got 3 of my wisdom teeth ripped out and boy it couldnt have come sooner. top left one had broken in my gum and had come down in bits causing the start of a mind-numbingly sore abyssess. top right one wasnt too bad but it was puching all my top teeth together making them really sore
bottom one on right was comming up at practically a right angle crushing all my lower teeth together – oh sweet jesus the pain-for this one loads of gum had to be cut back and it got drilled out and stitched up
the surgeon asked me was i nervous- had the man ever felt proper tooth pain in his life ?
no way was i nervous had he asked me to run into the theater eand hop right up on the bed amoung all the scalpels i would have said no bother doc!
THE ONLY THING THAT KILLED MY PAIN A BIT was nurofen plus painkillers and a thing called ambesol which actually numbs ur mouth a bit(its got somthing like lidocaine in it)
oh and while i was waiting for the surgery my dentist prescribed me ‘Flagl’ tablets to help with the inflamation,they helped a bit.
i have to say im really concerned about what im reading from the bloggers from the states i think its completely scandelous that one of the richest countries in the world has such a awful health system for its people. health insurance here in ireland isnt cheap but its affordable to most. plus to see a doctor is 40-50 euro and the emergeny room visit about the same if ur just seeing a doctor/nurse (i.e. no procedures) my tooth operation cost me about 270 including two external consultations with my surgeon. the whole procedue without insurance would have cost me cost about 3,500 in total.
i remember when i was in the states o a holiday and hadnt a clue how the system worked i went to any doctors clinic because i had such bad kidney infection. i had holiday insurance but they wouldnt accept it and told me id have to pay 300-400 dollars which i really didnt have – only for a doctor took me on her lunch break for 50 dollars and gave me enough free drug samples for 5days i was screwed.
QUESTION: why is it if the people vote for whos in office do the american people vote in presidents who allow the big drug companies and medical industry to make all the money while regular people cant afford proper health care in one of the supposedly developed countries in the world?? honestly im really interested, healthcare is a big issue in ireland we dont have the best system but its sure better than that.
laura, 25
ireland
I wish I could answer that question for you… I wish I could solve the problem, as well. I’m twenty-three and live in Illinois. Because of our lovely healthcare system and the fact that my father didn’t know how to be a man, my sister and I were lucky if we made it to the dentist every other year. My wisdom teeth have been steadily growing in now for about two years. They’ve set up a vile, evil little schedule, too! They’ll grow in ever so slighty, tearing through gums and making my life a living hell… then stop for about four or five months. Then it’ll start all over again, and it’s all a bitch. My particular problem right now is that both my top ones are living nightmares. The right one has completely broken off on the top of the gumline, and now there’s a dip in the gum section that is making part of the tooth next to it exposed as well… The left one has grown in sideways AND crooked. It has since started rotting away from the middle out. Literally an hour ago, I went back there to get whatever food debris that has accumulated throughout the day out with the toothbrush and found out that half of it is now wiggling in the socket. I have no clue what I’m going to do about it either. I have no insurance, and with the rising cost of EVERYFRICKINTHING breaking my and everyone elses’ banks, I can’t get any of them yanked. I feel like such a disgusting person. I mean, I’m twenty-three, and I have rotten and missing teeth!!! The reason why I found this particular forum is because I was looking up information on how to do an in-home tooth extraction. That’s right. I’m looking up info on how to yank this bitch out myself. We have microchips in our animals, and satellites that can take nifty pictures for Google Earth… but we can’t fixed this uber fucked up healthcare system. I’ve never had kids (yes, I’m a chic), and from what I’ve heard it’s a cakewalk compared to the hellacious, seventh circle of hell pain that is associated with this bullshit. It’s the kind of pain that you can only sit with while you clamp your teary eyes shut and pound your fist into your thigh while the waves pulsate anywhere from your neck to behind your eyeball. I have that pain to look forward to tonight… I can just feel it coming. It’s tingling back there now, but that’s how it starts. In a few hours, I will be swearing like a sailor, cursing the gods, and inflicting pain on and around my legs in an attempt to distract myself from the torture. Cheers!!! Oh, and thanks government… you greedy, life force sucking bastards lining your pockets and taking tax money to pay for your prostitutes and drugs. God Bless America!!!
I have had alot of dental work done within the past like 10 months. I have had abscesses and at that point it is so painful nothing seems to work to help the pain. What I have found to help is get a towel, wet it and throw it in the microwave for about 30-45 seconds or until it is as hot as you can possible stand it. If it is too hot for you to place on skin the let it sit a moment to let it cool off some. When you can handle the heat place the hot towel on the side of your face where your having the most pain and repeat once the towel starts to cool off. I take Aleve (2 tabs) and place the towel on the face, you can even use vodka or whiskey around the site, just make sure that you use a clean swab or make sure you wash your hands before you place them in your mouth. If the pain is too much to deal with then go to the Emergency Room, they can not refuse you for any reason. When you get there explain the situation if you can and have them look at the area. Also, most ERs have a “on call” dentist that can take you if you dont have insurance. Once again the dentist has to see you and do something about the pain, but more then likely it wont be until the morning if you are visiting the ER at night. That is some of the advice I can give. Another thing that is a blessing when you have a bad toothache, Chicken Broth, the heat and the salt that is in the soup helps. Dont get the stuff that has the noodles, get just plain chicken broth, better yet is the chicken bullion cubes and mix with hot water. If you dont have insurance from your job then ask about low cost insurance, if you dont have a job contact your Department of Health and Human Services, they should be able to get you in touch with someone about insurance. Good luck everyone! Hope your pain goes away soon. I know what its like, there is nothing like it. Just remember HEAT IS YOUR FRIEND!!!!!
I am wailing and crying as I type this. I’ve tried every home remedy I could think of while taking the antibiotics my dentist gave me for my abscess. It won’t go away, and just keeps getting more swollen and painful. My mom cancelled my dental appointment because she couldn’t afford it. It hurts so bad, I have migraines, can’t eat, and can’t sleep anymore. I can’t do my homework, and can’t think. I JUST WANT TO DIE SO THIS PAIN WILL GO AWAY. I don’t know what to do. I can’t escape from this agony!
mmm, alot of problems. One thing i would like to say is “I HOPE YOU’RE SATISFIED THATCHER” (<this only applies for the UK) Well im sitting under a blanket in my room Writing this, in pain of course (we all are). yes i have a hole in my tooth, fruit and nut bar at xmas took it off, now 3 months on, the pulp has gone and how it kills.
DONTS:
DONT GET STONED, the pain only gets worse.
DONT USE NO MORE NAILS, it sounds stupid but hay it worked for about 2 days but then it falls out and the pain is back and not nice.
DONT SIT WITH AN ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH ON THE HOLE HOPEING IT WILL RIP OUT THAT GOD DAM NERVE, because it only makes the gum hurt.
TRYS:
try a little meditation, even if you dont know how, just try it good to calm the pain down.
try a hot bath, with all your girlfriends soaps and stuff in it, its not bad.
try going for a jog or something, it works till you get home a take a huge cold drink.
But the last thing, bit late now is DONT VOTE FOR Margaret Thatcher!!!, because she will only privatise the NHS Dental service and now all of us on low income or whatever now need to either search for a dentist who provides NHS services or pay for a very expensive private service.
How is it that such a tiny little part of my body can bring the entire world to a screeching halt? For years I have been dealing with a rotten tooth on the right and now that it has fallen out (all except for the root), things have begun to deteriorate on the left. Tonight after hours of trying salt, water, cloves, motrin, complaining, bargaining, denial, anger and down-right pouting, it was time to call pharmacist. He’s my best friend now…well, at least until morning. The pills may be a year old, but the per-ko-cet has brought some much needed relief. Finally, the pain has subsided to a dull roar. This med that should be knocking me flat on my face, has(gratefully) brought me to the place where I’m no longer shouting to myself and God and rolling around in pain.
This has definitely got to stop! “Go to the dentist” is a simple answer for those who have health insurance. After hours and emergency numbers for area dentists are little more than a tease. Who really wants me to call at 2am so they can get out of their cozy beds and come take care of my tooth? From where exactly should I pull out the hundreds of dollars that it will take to fix up the problems in my mouth? Why isn’t dental care considered a part of health care and covered under the provincial OHIP system here in Canada? All this talk of how the health of our teeth is connected to our overall health…sometimes taking care of yourself isn’t easy.
This site has been a great way to pass the time waiting for the drugs to kick in. I’ve even been thinking that maybe I should go back to school and become a dentist…or just play the lottery this week.
Good luck to you all! And as my grandma always liked to say, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”
Okay, here’s my update. I finally called my mom on the phone and told her that I couldn’t deal with the pain anymore. So we try to track down a dentist that has an emergency number (mine didn’t). We finally find an emergency dental clinic about an hour away that’s open 24 hours. We get in there, got my exam done and a set of xrays for my abscess (which spread to the other side of my mouth and infected another tooth). I told the dentist that I had trouble swallowing also, and right then and there he wrote a referral to the nearest hospital in orlando. He told me to go there immediately for an IV. At the time, I couldn’t wait because I was in agony. I got to Dr. Phillips Hospital ER in Orlando, and was taken into fast track within 20 minutes. I was given clindamycin through IV as well as some pain killers and anti nausea medication. The pain for the most part was gone, because the pain medication worked quickly. I am glad it’s all over. I was given an Rx for the clindamycin and pain meds. I’m so happy, I can go on with my life now.
man, i got my tooth pulled on monday it is now wednesday and it still @#$%^&$ hurts. The root had a hook to it and it really #$%#*& hurt. (dont mind me im in pain) and now its infected and now my other tooth is in pain also, the one next to it.
he said “do you want me to pull the other tooth” i stupidly said no and now i am in severe pain with a me holding the side of my face, oh and did i say that this morning it was still bleeding.
so here is my only pain killer advice to give you:
HAVE SOME WHOOPIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(LOL) Better you feel pleasure for while to forget about the pain!
I can’t handle this pain. I had a baby 11 months ago and found out that my benefits ended during mat leave, I couldn’t afford any work on my teeth.I even had pregnancy gingivitis and had four teeth break from drainage of calcium which is ocmmon in pregnant women. I just got married in january ’08 and now have benefits. in the last three weeks i am now on my second set of clendomycin (allergic to amoxil/penicillin) and on apo-metroxolidin (forgive me for the spelling) plus tylenol 3′s and extra strength ibuprofen for a broken/absessed tooth…..NOTHING IS HELPING!!!!I have been in emergency 2 seperate nights now for a very tiring re-prescribed and yet again re-prescribed evening. i have a baby to take care of and had to start back to work this week as my mat leave just ended. I am a nanny and feel awful as I am typing this at 4:28A.M. with having NO sleep and am going to have to call in to my employer. I can’t eat and even as I breathe in air my tooth shears with pain. My whole left side of my face is swollen and my insides are burning from all the meds I have had to take. My dentist won’t do the root canal because my infection is too bad and I even went to another dentist and he said the same thing….I too, like so many of you am ready to pull and drain this thing myself. I am still taking the meds in hopes that I don’t get blood poisoning but am in agony. I have to laugh at the irony behind meds that you have to “take with food” when I can’t eat. I am surviving off room-temp protein shakes. Truth be told that it sucks when you don’t have coverage, but with a LOT of demanding , a major amount of PERSISTANCE and a dentist who hopefully is kind hearted and would rather make up a long-period small payment plan than have a person agonize for months which can lead to malnutrition, blood poisoning the whole deal…I am offering that bit of advice. Most dentists will go out of their way to make a “confidential”payment plan. Don’t be afraid to ask and tell the dentist the truth about your financial state….you’ld be surprised with what he/she may try to do for you. What have you got to lose, you’re in agony now too, just give it a shot. Anyway, I am heading back to bed to try to attempt sleeping up again, the pressure is just to great when laying down. The best of luck to you all. Thanks for letting me vent- it does give me some relief.
Imagine the night before you’re about to go on vacation to Europe and everything is fine, you’re at your buddies party drinking and having a good time, and gradually a sharp throbbing pain starts to occur on two teeth on opposite sides of your jaw. You think to yourself, “AAAWW what the ****!” Knowing that you have two very bad cases of tooth abscess, you decide to go on the vacation anyways hoping that the vacation will sooth your teeth. Biggest mistake of my life. Anyways you get to you destination and the plane ride there was hell and you wished that the plane would explode similar to the plane from “final destination”. So after 12 hours of emo fantasies, your at your Grandpas house and things have seem to get better as there is no more waves of pain and throbbing, but only what feels like your tooth has enlarged. However that night as you go to bed on the rooftop of an European house, yes you’ve guessed it, the pain returns with a BANG. This time the pain is twice as much and lasts through the night into the afternoon. Being a hero, you decide to give yourself a P.H.D in dentistry and pick at your teeth with tooth picks. After 2 weeks of intensive tooth picking and constant pain, you literally go insane and gain some sort of brains to go see a dentist. So now you find yourself in a foreign country addicted to antibiotics receiving two needles on the ass twice a day for 3 weeks, until the bacteria is gone and you get both your teeth pulled out. “THERE IS A GOD”, you think to yourself on the plane returning back home. You notice that an entire vacation and summer has been wasted but you honestly don’t give a sh*t because you’re so relieved. Two years later, on march break, you begin to experience the same pain only on one of your upper teeth while writing a story about your previous encounters with tooth abscess online. AS you conclude the story, you noticed that the toothache as been soothed somewhat but have learned from your mistakes and will try to see a dentist first thing tomorrow.
i am a 26 year old woman, and i already have 2 rotten teeth… i am in so much pain right now, and im in a house full of pain pills… and no one seems to give a shit… i feel like i could die from this pain…. i cant take asprin, im on blood thinners… any suggestions??
40 yrs old all my life had beautiful teeth all of a sudden BAM!!! there it goes this tooth pain, I got a temporary filling. 6 months later I am up writting you at 4:40am my pain is so severe ooh my God it is worse then having a baby (and I had 3 its Sunday and been hurting all weekend Ibuprofin, tylonel amoxicillin I ake pain pills every 2 hours my Liver I Pray my liver dont go into shock ! I know what teeth it is but now it feels like all of them hurt.I wanted a root canal but at this point they can have all the teeth. What home remedy work? DO Peroxide work?
help
What does this sound like to you? Is it a wisdom tooth coming in perhaps? (I’m almost 34 and have never had trouble with them before). The other day my jaw was bothering me. Nothing painful, but annoying. Like a “restlessness” in your jaw. Sort of like a mild sinus infection. I could still eat with no problems though.
But two days later I am in PAIN! My very back tooth hurts. If I accidentally bite down on it, I wish I were dead. It’s really sore. This tooth already has a filling, too, so I don’t think it’s a cavity. (I’m not sure cavity pain could form this quickly anyway). I don’t have dental insurance, so I’d rather not go in to the dentist unless absolutely necessary. So far no meds are working at all. I’ve even taken sinus medicine, thinking perhaps it was a sinus infection. Of course, since my tooth now hurts I know sinuses aren’t the problem.
Ok. I understand that some of you have no insurance, I have been there and know what its like. I had to have a root canal with no insurance, you wanna talk expensive, but the dentist let me make payments of 18 dollars a month. Thats pretty dang cheap. Anyways, even if there isn’t a cavity there could be an abscess. By the time you actually start feeling pain from an abscess it has already been abscessed for 6 months at least. Most people don’t realize that when you have an abscess in your mouth it can eventually get into your blood system and travel to other parts of the body. The abscess is made up of an acid that eats away things. You have to go to the dentist and have it taken care of. There was a little boy that was in the news not long ago that had an abscessed tooth, the parent didn’t take the child to the dentist for who knows what reason, and the child died because the abscess moved to the little boys brain. It is not safe to avoid going to the dentist if there is that much pain. It causes so many other problems to the rest of your body, its not just your tooth or your gums, it travels. So no matter if you have insurance or not you need to go to the dentist, because it can cause further problems, and possibly even death. So please see someone, if you dont have the money talk to the dentist and make some kind of payment arrangement.
Help! An older crown broke and had to be replaced, 2nd molar from the last on the upper left jaw. I went to the dentist to have the broken crown removed, and had no pain at the time. I was shot with anesthetic 3 times, by the hygienist not the dentist, and the last shot hurt really bad, worse than I had ever felt when getting those shots. She warned me on the 3rd one that I would feel lots of pressure. Well, I did and it hurt really bad, and after she was done the left half of the roof of my mouth just above the teeth swelled up and felt funny when I ran my tongue against it. So, I assumed this was normal, and the dentist removed my old crown, after I was good and numb, and prepped the area. I was thenr fitted with the temp crown and sent home, only to be in pain after the anesthetic wore off. I called them and went back same day and they made some more adjustments to the temp crown, in case the bite was off. I felt okay the next day, but then as days went on, I had more and more pain in the nerve area of the tooth, that radiated around my jaw and cheek, and also I had sensitivity to hot and cold drinks, which hurt more if the liquid hit the tooth area. About on the 5th day, I woke up with a sore throat on the left side of my mouth, so I looked inside and saw that it was still red around the area where the shots were administered, with a lighter patch of skin in the middle of the redness, and also it looked more red around my left side of my throat around the tonsil area, than the other side of my mouth. I now am taking ibuprofin consantly and can’t get rid of the pain. I have a dentist appointment tomorrow for them to check it out, but what could possibly have gone wrong? Did I have an adverse reaction to the shot or did it hit bone or nerves? If so, will this go away? I don’t want to have a root canal, since my root was fine before this particular dentist visit. I’m also on Zithromycin which I just started in case there is an infection, but I didn’t have a problem, other than a broken crown, before I went to the dentist office. Should the antibiotics help if there really is an infection? Please advise!! Thank you very much.
Monica-
I hope I can answer some of your questions. Sounds like they really had to numb you up, althought I see no reason why they had to numb the roof of your mouth (called a greater palatine injection – really painful, and I only use it for extractions), but you can have a lot of post operative sensitivity from an injection at that site. As far as your broken crown is concerned, it depends if there was decay on the tooth. Any time you work on a tooth, it receives trauma, and sometimes is enough to “push the tooth over the edge” where the nerve inside of the tooth can’t take the trauma. There will always be some mild temperature sensitivity with a temporary crown (uses an acrylic material, and a water soluable temporary cement), but if your tooth is giving you constant unprovoked pain, wakes you up at night, etc. you probably need a root canal. You should have your dentist refer you to an endodontist (root canal specialist) to evaluate
Kristin-
I rarely see patients who have wisdom tooth pain who are in their mid 30′s (unless the tooth has errupted into the mouth and has a giant cavity). People with sinus issues tend to have cold and biting sensitivity on all of their upper back teeth. Jaw problems are usually related to nocturnal bruxism (grinding your teeth at night), and can cause a lot of general pain to your teeth, and tenderness to your TMJ (jaw joint). Your best bet is to make an appointment with your dentist to rule out tooth decay. Sometimes older/deeper fillings can also cause the nerve inside of your tooth to go south in which case you will be looking at either a root canal or extraction. If it’s related to grinding, I would recommend a nightguard. You can have a custom fit one (made by your dentist), or a cheaper alternative is an “over the counter” type which you can find in the dental isle at your local drug store.
Stephanie-
If your tooth spontaneously gives you pain in the middle of the night, that is unprovoked pain, which translates into a nerve issue inside of your tooth. Did you or your dentist place the temporary filling, and any reason why it was left there for 6 months? It is not a good idea to take antibiotics for more than a week, and pain medicine isn’t good to take long term either (you are correct – too much for your liver to handle). I laugh when people ask me about peroxide rinses. They are harmful for your gums, and don’t offer much in terms of taking care of tooth pain. Your best bet is to return to your dentist for a follow up visit to check out your tooth.
Amber-
Stay away from aspirin. If you are taking blood thinners (such as coumadin – most popular one on the market), taking aspirin in conjunction with blood thinners is will further thin your blood (alter your INR, PT, PTT – I’m sure you’re aware of these terms being on a blood thinner). Tylenol is your best bet in terms of pain relief as it doesn’t interfere with blood thinners, but if you have “rotten teeth”, you should go see a dentist for an evaluation (to determine if your teeth are restorable or need to be extracted). If you need an extraction, you will also need to contact your physician to get medical clearance (to avoid any post operative bleeding complications) before an extraction.
im here at work reading all yall stories and i had a root canal about 9 years ago and now that tooth has just started hurting and high doses of vicodin and methadone are no help at all and the bad part is that i just signed up for my insurance at work and there is no telling how that will take to go into effect so im about to get off and go dose my self up with narcotics and try to sleep it off
Among the most effective home remedies for toothache is garlic. A clove of garlic with a little rock salt should be placed on the affected tooth. It will relieve the pain and, sometimes, may even cure it. A clove should also be chewed daily in the morning. It will make the cure teeth making it strong and healthy.
This is a great site and it really has made me feel better to read everyone’s stories. My dental problems have been a long and painful road that started with a dentist prescriving me fluoride pills as a kid. The dose was way too high and my permanent teeth came in stained from fluorosis, which leaves brown stains that look like decay. Lots of dentists mistake it for that and I even had one ask me if I “sucked lemons.” Lovely! I’ve been through braces, bonding, too many fillings to count, a root canal, 4 wisdom teeth removed and 5 porcelain crowns, 4 for cosmetic reasons due to the fluorosis. All at the ripe old age of 30.
Right now I’m dealing with a dental HMO from hell that drills without numbing shots, doesn’t like giving pain pills and doesn’t seem to know what they are doing in terms of treatment. I am going to switch to a PPO and a better dentist as soon as my plan allows me (this summer) but in the meantime I have no choice but to deal with them because of a cracked tooth. Despite having a root canal and no infection, they are hesistant to put a crown on the tooth because it was still sore 2 days after the root canal. They put me on antibiotics “just in case.” I made them give me a temporary crown to protect it (which hurt like crazy because they drilled without anesthetic), and I’m waiting to go back in 2 weeks for another evaluation. The temporary crown was not fitted correctly and so I can’t chew properly but I am unable to get an appointment before my scheduled one. I hate dental HMOs!
Dental pain is the worst and I usually have to try several things (cold water rinses, pain pills, Orajel) at once in order to get any kind of relief. My mouth has been hurting for about 2 months straight now due to the cracked tooth and the slow work of the dental HMO. Despite all of my anguish, I do brush my teeth and floss several times a day. My boyfriend rarely does either and has never had a cavity. Go figure!
I was told last month that I had to have a root canal re-done on my molar #19. I wasn’t experiencing any pain in that tooth whatsoever. I went to get the root canal redone (for 270 bucks i might add)on Thursday 3/20. I sat in the chair for two hours while the endodontist worked. After my visit i was really numb so no pain. Friday (the next day) I had discomfort, but no pain. Saturday was the same..then Sunday came. HOLY MOLEY I have never been in so much pain in my life. I was insane with pain, crying, praying to god that this pain goes away. It is the worst pain I have ever felt in my entire life. Monday I was even worse. I went to work, called the endo and she said it was normal. NORMAL? I am dying and she says its normal. She prescribed vicodin for the pain. The vicodin made me throw up so I cant take it. So Monday night I tried every “remedy” I could think of… Vodka on the gum, vanila extract, salt water rinse, peroxide rinse. I thought this pain would never go away and i hadn’t gotten any sleep for 2 days… It’s now Thursday (exactly one week after my visit) the pain has died down significantly but i still feel very sore. So I know what you guys are going through… A tooth ache is the worst pain ever!
i have had this toothache for about 1 month now, and i couldn’t sleep coundint do anything, then all of a sudden it was gone, then about 2 weeks later back it is again… went to the dentist to find out a left a cavity get so bad that a root canel wont help and they need to pull my tooth, so tomrowo i go get it pulled.. anyways if your in pain here is what i did and it helped 10000%
you will need the following:
Orajel Liquid – extra strength – usually 5.99$
Orajel Paste – extra strength – usually 4.99$ – 5.99$
Advil – Strongest you can find – 10.99$ – 20.99$ depends on how strong
Tooth Brush and Toothpaste
Glass of luke warm water and salt
now, take 4 Advil and down them swith some water, then take the luke warm water and add a tablespoon of salt, rinse you mouth out, then brush those teeth, get then squeeky clean, especially around the cavity, then take the Orajel Liquid, and put it on a cotton swab or the things you clean your ears with, soak it in that, then wipe that in and on the cavity and around it, on your gums and sides of your mouth, then take the Orajel Paste, its like toothpaste, squeeze some right into the cavity, spread it around with your finger abit. This is what i did, and man, if you do this, you will thank me til you die, your mouth goes like totally numb from the Orajel and the Advil kills all throbbing pain, and you can’t feel nothing, this will last for around 4-5 hours, but if you feel the pain slowly coming back, squeeze some more Orajel Paste on the cavity and back to normal, i did this for a month straight and dam its addicting,
trust me, no no no, you don’t need to thank me, just do that and your pain is History
Now, remember to start brushing your teeth!!!!
Okay, heres the cause and treatment for toothaches (Im near death right now myself-have taken 5 30mg ROXICODONEs-thats like 20 vicodin without the tylenol-a few minutes ago but know that this will not last for too long, so I’ll get the advice out quickly). FIRST AND FOREMOST-the pain comes from bacteria getting into the tooth-this is caused by a bad tooth and chomping on some candy or something we probably shouldnt be eating (though not always). So even though it may take a day or two, CLEAN THE CRAP out of that tooth and swish with some serious mouthwash……….clean it really well-try to get that bacteria out of there………..then, no matter how much it KILLS you, GET TO THE DENTIST before you pull another stunt with a 3 musketeers, lol! (I should talk-have had 1/4 of a molar hanging on for dear life in this mountain-dew-rotted mouth of mine). Get some antibiotics and tell em to forget the Vicodin, cause that aint enough to deaden any pain!
Well, after all those pain pills and a half a botle of anbesol (I just swished half the bottle around in my mouth and spit it out) the pain is now down to a 3 on a 1-10 scale…….Im outta here!
GOOD LUCK GUYS!
i have been in pain since feburay,been dentist twice had root canal was 8 mins late for next app,then next app was in so much pain he just put a temp in,i cant sleep eat drink crying like a baby,lost 2 stones in weight,next app is 16 april,i need advice i been taking strong nurofen oral gel clove oil i wan to cut my head off,i look like i been punched in the right side off my mouth plzzzzzzzzzzzz help
Does anyone have a dental abcsess? What has worked for you? I started 800 mgs of Motrin yesterday, 875mgs 2times a day of AMoxicillin, and Oragel. It has been less than 24 hours and I am hoping that the antibiotic will start doing it’s job soon. Maybe I havent given it enough time to work????? It is 3 am , I cant sleep and my chin and gums are swollen due to the abscess. I have to wait about a week to see a dentist. ANy suggestions? ANyone else suffering from facial swelling duetoan abscess?
Hi to all with tooth pain.
I don’t know if this will help everyone, but my dental “insurance” save a lot of $$ and anyone can sign as long as your area (where you live) is approved. It’s goldenwestdental.com (smile choice plan) it’s not very expensive per month, and it is a discount plan that saves at least some $$.. My prayers are with everyone with such horrible pain. I have cried many times during these last 3 weeks due to pain. I will be getting 2 root canals soon.
I’ve been reading all the tragic tales and I just had to let you know about oil of oregano. A retired naturopath told me that it is effective for tooth infection and tooth ache. You need to get real oil of oregano and the expensive brand, North American Herb and Spice Company, seems to work best. It really does work. Put some drops of the oil on a very small cotton ball and place it next to the tooth. Repeat as often as necessary. The internet sources that I’ve read says not to use oil of oregano during pregnancy, but it could be tremendously helpful otherwise.
i have recently chipped my tooth eating a sandwhich from burger king.
it just started to hurt again and i have tried everything. ice,orajel,putting heat on it, mouth wash,brushing my teeth and nothing really seems to help.
but if someone can help me out with how i can get rid of my pain i would really like it.. thanks so much!!!
I wanted to let you know for next time, & hopefully there won’t be one there are places that you can make an appointment and go the next day,as an emergencies.
Developed upper jaw discomfort Monday Night pain score 2-3 eased with over the counter pain Meds
Rang for Dentist appointment Tuesday A.M appointment booked for Wednesday pain score 3-4 but still able to control with over the counter Meds
Saw Dentist Wednesday pointed out pain area and possible tooth that was the issue given Metronidazole 200mg arranged appointment for just under Two Weeks by mid Afternoon pain still at 3-4 level despite taking over the counter Meds no sleep throbbing ache around possible problem tooth and jaw line
Thursday pain score 5-6 taking over the counter Meds 4 Hourly Paracetamol 500mg and x2 and ibuprofen 400mg x1 continue all Day and into Evening by Midnight still up cannot sleep pain 8-9 think about pulling own tooth out get as far as placing pliers onto it
Friday A.M pain score at 10 ring Dentist get seen within One Hour x-ray taken decide to take out most likely tooth have a block put into jaw ready for tooth to be pulled NO EFFECT have top up still NO EFFECT tooth drilled out to release possible pressure build up only thing at this stage helping with pain is sips of cold water and then spat out and sipping again this takes pain from 10 down to a 5 for Seconds only hence the need for repeat sips and holding Water in mouth continue at home same Meds same time scale with sips of cold water every few Seconds spit out and re-do up all Day and all Night no sleep every time try to lay down pain too intense even with water in mouth
Saturday still on Meds same 4 Hourly time frame still on Metronidazole 200mg 3 times daily at wits end pain score 10 then Midday pain goes for 5 Hours fall asleep on sofa awoken with pain back pain score 10 up all Night and continue same on Sunday.
I am now at my wits end cannot cope with pain Meds do not appear to be working cannot open mouth properly pain is in top right jaw score 10 have tried salt/baking soda poultice along with other Meds NO EFFECT have also tried placing 20g cannula into area of pain and jaw no joy have also tried clove oil rubbed on site, salt washes and now I can no longer cope I have lost nearly 5kg as I can not eat properly I am off work and even thinking about suicide as the pain is so great I do not ask I beg and implore you to please help me with this pain and arrange a urgent MRI scan X-Ray and referral to ENT
I do not wish to tell anybody how to do their job but as the pain is so great I cannot speak long enough to say all this
I think it is possible I have an infected Sinus on the Right Side and blockage and possibly an Abscess within the jaw although this is unlikely as the Meds have made no Impact I have had high temp,rigours with some swelling over Zygoma area the area within the mouth at pain point is hot too touch,Red and limits opening fully my mouth pain extends across my jaw to my Right ear although this is not too bad main pain site is top right inside mouth inside jaw line and only thing that eases it for a period of 20-30 Seconds is cold water swilled around mouth then cycle starts again
Previous history of similar thing Left side after root treatment but meds cleared this up with 3 Days and pain was at level 5 shortly after was admitted to A/E with possible Pericarditus white blood count was up some ecg changes agreed most likely Endocarditus with benign ectopics
Please help me and have this pain taken away and the cause investigated as a matter of utmost urgency as I now feel I can no longer deal with this pain and do not know what Health care path to take despite working as a Paramedic for 20 Years.
i am 17 years old and my teeth are really bad. no one can notice it when i talk and smile just when i open my mouth wide open. theres black stains all threw the back i think that they are holes. when i eat on one side of my mouth it starts to ache for ages. its like the black stains are growing
I have a chipped tooth and ear ache that alternates in pain waves….sometimes both are quiet..other times..its Hell is in session time…I am playing a dangerous game…hoping the root will dye, the tooth enamel fall apart..and all will be well, minus one tooth..
your thoughts..
Ok when it comes to the pains your having, the root isnt just going to die. You are going to have to go in to see a dentist and they are going to have to take care of that. More then likely you have an abscess and that is where the severe pain is coming from. Get to a dentist as soon as you possibly can. Good Luck
Speaking of tooth problems… I forgot to put this in my last post. About a year ago when I got my insurance through work I went to see a dentist that was in my network. I was having pain and alot of problems with tooth 29. She said it was an abscess and that she could save the tooth by doing a root canal. I told her to go ahead and do the root canal, I only had to pay 180 for the root canal because my insurance is pretty dang good. So anyway she did the root canal, got everything taken care of. She was very rough with me, I was in a lot of pain while she was doing it believing that was normal, and for about 3 days afterwards because apparently she did not file it down like she was suppose to. Well the next time I went in to the facility, this building has multiple practices inside, including several other dentists, I had to see another dentist. When I asked why the receptionist informed me that my dentist was no longer with the office. So I saw this new woman, lets call her Rose. Rose is so awesome, no pain not having anymore problems, shes funny and she finds a way to make sure everything goes as easy as it can for me. Any way, about 3 weeks ago I felt a pocket around tooth 29 so I called Roses receptionist and set something up for the following Monday because I had a feeling that it was abscessed. I told her I was not having any pain but that it was swollen and a little hard. So Monday came, 11:30 and I roll into the office right on time for my appointment. Pam, Roses assistant, comes out and gets me from the waiting room, preps me and gets Rose. They take x-rays and determine that the it is indeed an abscess and they will have to drain it. Well upon further inspection of the x-ray Rose says that the root canal was done improperly and that we need to redo it. Im thinking great another 180 bucks out the window. They inform me being that the other dentist messed up that they were not going to charge me for this next one…good thing. Rose numbs me up and goes to work taking out the other filling, once she gets the filling out and starts looking she tells me that the tooth can not be saved because of the extensive damage to the tooth. She informs me that the previous dentist did not remove all the decay and that the tooth has ate away from the inside out, theres no way to save it. I am so mad at this point because I wasted the money for some person that claimed to know what she was doing to work on my tooth and she messed it up and now I wont even have the tooth. All that pain and suffering for nothing, not being able to eat or even talk right for 4 days for nothing. They leave after removing the tooth and talk to the office manager about the situation. Rose and Pam return telling me that they have credited my account for the amount paid on the root canal and that they were going to get a bridge in place because it was a tooth closer to the front. So I ask how much a bridge is going to cost me out of pocket, they said about 200 bucks to cover the crown that is needed on one of the other teeth for the bridge. So on top of covering for the removal, draining, medication(oral antibiotic rinse), office visit, and reimbursement, they are going to pretty much cover everything but 200 bucks for my bridge, all because the other dentist messed up so bad. So Tuesday I came back into the office, still swollen from the extraction and the trauma to the area, the fit me for a temporary bridge and put that on and set me up for the 20th of this month to put the permanent bridge in. So to say the least its been an interesting few weeks. All because some stupid dentist didn’t preform her job right!! Apparently I wasn’t the only one either, Rose has had to do a lot of things for the patients of the previous dentist, thats why she is no longer there. I just hope that everyone here finds a dentist like Rose, she is a blessing!!! Good luck all! Anyone around the Panhandle of WV that needs to find a dentist let me know and I can give you the number to the office.
I made the appointment for this wednesday..pain still at about a 2 or 3 our of ten, but for some reason intensfies as I go to bed…and I like to sleep..
Can anyone help?!
I broke half of my front tooth off 4 years ago and had it filled by my dentist.
2 days ago i started to get really bad tooth ache and i can’t touch it at all now without it really hurting.
It feels like it is something to do with the nerve but i’m not sure?
Pleeeease help, i’m in agony
get some apsiran..bayer works for me..2nd, get som oral gel, its over the counter..and apply it to numb the pain..then make an appt. for a dentist..immediately.
I have what appears to be atleast two abscessed teeth. I haven’t seen a dentist in years. I’m horrified because i can’t pay any big bill and the pain is constant since noon when I bit down on one of the areas. I tried 2 tylenol PM extra strength and not much impact. I need to gnumb the pain i cant stand it any longer. I tried to get a dental appointment but they cant see me till tuesday because of memorial weekend. I’m seriously considering going to the liquor store tomorrow.
well hi guys im sitting here my face is so swole im like a chip munk i was waiting 2 years for a rotting tooth to be pulled out cause i have a blood disease my blood does not clot so was in pain for a while so i finaly had my tooth out the day before yeaterday and they decided to pull out a wisdom tooth aswell i had no sleep last night was in agony and today is no better my whole face is swollen i have some mouth wash they gave me and some stupid paracetomal that does nothing so i been trying co codamol with co deine not doing much either so i have a migraine cooling strip on my jaw i am wondering if this kinda swelling is normal and were they took my wisdom tooth is hurting like a bitch they would have to be on both sides of my face i can feel the stiches in my gums yak gonna go to chemist and buy some stronger paon killers or im gonna get pissed and be unconscious good luck u guys tooth ache is the wost pain in the world
1. Keep that dentist appt…go as soooon as possible.
2. Oral Gel…its over the counter..it will numb the areas for a little while.
3.Emergency care….it may cost, and will involve simple extration…removal of teeth..to get it done.
I dont know where the teeth are…but if money is a problem…extration may be the way to go….I had a molar pulled out…210.00 and I was out the door..of course, I am now missing a back molar.
There is not a singe one of us who has made the classic mistake of waiting to last minute to get it done…hang in there…hang in there…….but like I said…Emergency Care, simple extration may be your pre memorial day way out.
I did it. First pain. Tooth almost did not exist but a small portion of it. No treatment available to save it. Why to wait until pain kicks in for good? I just waited 4 days for I was taking warfarin and that’s it. No more tooth. No more pain. It’s a kind of philosophy: no pain is already a pleasure. That’s what I believe.
Something you might want to try is this. Hot wet towels, as hot as you can stand it and place it on the area. Also instead of actually swallowing the Tylenol, you can crush it up and put it directly on the area that is hurting, you can also do that with Aleve
I know it says do not crush or chew but trust me it will be fine. Just you one small tablet, obviously no gel caps, and rub it on that area.
Hey I read all the emails. The best is the vovka.
This is easing the pain at 5:34 a.m. in the morning. It is memorial day weekend.
My dentist Is not open. This is a prayer to get threw the day.
Happy memorial day..I’m going to take some more vodka..
peace
well went to dentist who sent me straight to hospital turns out i have dry socket ie infection in bone god damn had my mouth washed out with some gross stuff and am now on more anti biotics and pain killers than i can stand the pain is getting better a little bit the blood clots fell off in my mouth bloody gross and the stictches are killing me hope this heals soon i think im going insane with pain and feeling sick from tablets i am never going through this again i carnt function and kids are school all week god help me i carnt eat hardly drink water and can just about talk i would rather give birth every day than go through this again i feel so sorry for any one with tooth ache its the worst int he worl and i stupidly thought the pain would stop once these teeh are out how stupid was i
Ive never had a dry socket, but I have heard that its worse then anything else, abscesses or whatever. Apparently the pain will ease off once pulled and then return full force. Upon looking into dry sockets I have found that they are more likely in women because hormone variation, and even more common with molers and wisdom teeth. They say not to smoke for 5 days,no spiting, no sucking threw straws or anything for 24 hours and only runny foods for 24 hours. No Listerine for about 10 days because of the alcohol content. I have never experienced anything like that, but I have had really bad abscesses and that is enough for me. I hope you get feeling better soon.
well id have to say it is really painful i mean a lot and i have a strong pain barrier but it reduced me to tears i would never wish it on any one not even my worst enemy i am starting to feel better today the pain is going a little so hopefully ill be back to normal soon thanx for ur kind words ashley
I really feel bad for most of you . The large majority obviously live in areas with substandard dental services , and that should be a crime in itself .
Like all of you , i have extreme pain and my right side of my face is swollow literally to the size of a small balloon . This started for me on the sunday before memorial day . I did have to suffer through that Monday , but all 3 dentists in my area ( all within 2 blocks) , said to come right in Monday morning . After the x-rays he said i have 3 , count em 3 , abscesses on my bottom right teeth .He prescribed me Ibuprofen 800 , Vicodin ES , and anti biotics .
The vicodin itself works pretty good , but only on the teeth in pain . When i take the ibuprofen with it , i get the nicest relief within an hour . I am still in pain , but at least i can see the end in site .
I don’t know how your countries operate , but if you live in Massachusetts , or move here , and make less than 25k a year , or are a student , you get 100% free dental care . They cover all extractions , fillings , and up to 5 root canals .
I have also never had to wait a single day to see a dentist , so long as they were open .
I am doing a quick update .
So it turns out my dentist not only misdiagnosed me , but he also prescribed me the wrong medicine .
I ended up spending the entire night at the hospital . I was on some heavy duty antibiotics , and a large amount morphine .
The oral surgeon was very annoyed as well . He made me tell him who my dentist was and said he was going to call him . He also advised me to seek out a lawyer. He said if i didn’t go to the hospital , then i most likely would of ended up in the hospital for a prolonged period .
I also want to add , even with the morphine and novocaine , i have never felt pain like i did last night during the oral surgery . The abscess was so deep that the novocaine was useless .
I don’t ever want someone to go through what i have the past few days . If you think something is wrong in your mouth , don’t wait til it is unbearable . Or you might end up having the worst night of your life , like i did .
i swear my mouth is determined to destroy me ok so the pain has gone but now my mouth is covered in sore ulcers god damn this mouth still carnt eat right but im so gratful the pain is gone and my tablets have ended although i do have gut ache
Well, I went to the dentist and she told me I had 2 tiny tiny spots that appear as if they would become a cavity. So she drills em and fills em. 2 weeks later I have awful pain in one. Sharp pains. I go back and she tells me I chipped my filling already! How wierd is what I think to myself. Okay so to fix it she tells me I don’t need to be numbed then she washes it with cold water and dries it off with cold air!!!!!!!! Okay that was awful! Worst pain I have experienced! Then she just fills it with the same material. Now here I am 3 weeks after my second trip and now I am going on a 3rd trip! Hmmmmmmmmmmm. I am really starting to think people don’t know what they are DOING! Not to mention now I am afraid she is going to torture me with cold water!
Hi there I feel all your pain, i just want to reassure you all that although there seems no end to the agonizing pain you are suffering there is light at the end of the tunnel. I suffered with a god awful tooth abcess about 3 weeks ago. The only thing that got me through the 9 never ending nights was reading these pages. I too took potential life threatening overdoses of painkillers, swashed numerous litres of warm salty water round my gob and occassionaly reached for the pliers. I managed to get into a dentist who confirmed I had an abcess doh! she put me on 2 courses of antibiotics and advised me to take the correct dosage of ibuprofen yeah right she also drilled into my offending tooth and cleaned it out and then put a temp filling in, the 3 hour relief of novocaine was bliss, i got home as quickly as i could and managed a couple of hours sleep untill the evil nasty throbbing pain came back. I was informed that I need a root canal and to go back in 5 days once the antibiotics worked. Of course they started to ease the pain 4 days and 23 hours later so in the meantime I had a miserable time to endure but I will spare you all that suffering. The pain thankfully had gone by the time i went back to the dentist and you know what its like once the pain has gone you feel it unecessary to go back to the dentist, but after all the agony I had endured I practically ran there. Once I was sat in the chair i had an xray and the dentist kindly informed me that a root canal would probably not work so i should consider an extratction jesus!! bottom left molar a big sucker i weighed up the options and decided i could not ever go through that pain again and opted for the extraction, 3 injections later i cannot feel my tongue and she starts tugging and pulling it felt like my cheek and my mouth was going tio split, 20 mins later the biggest tooth I have ever seen cracked out of my jaw along with a dribbling of blood and spit. I must admit i felt no pain it was slightly uncomfortable but no more than that i did however feel relief that I would not be enduring any more abcesses thanks to that tooth. So my thoughts are with you all I tried praying some nights it didnt work but sometimes desperation gets the better of you. I now brush my teeth 3 times a day along with flossing and regular mouthwashes. The salty water does work for a bit but 3 ibuprofen and 2 paracetomol gave me some relief.
Probably what is happening is that the filling material just is a bad batch, sometimes that happens. I have known people that have had the same problems you are with the feeling. I can completely relate to the cold water and cold air. When I went back to the dentist the other week to have another impression for my permanent bridge they stuff this nasty chemical compound into my gum line to “open” up the gum line. Before they could do the other impression they had to rinse and air dry. Want to talk about awful, you could see the jaw bone when they did the stupid nasty goop and they air dried it with cold freakin air ….yowza that was awful. But to make it worse the little plastic bit that they put the impression gunk on was bad and they couldnt get a good impression…….so they had to do it all over again!!!!! That really sucked!
I know how you all feel with toothaches, every single frickin month from December 2006 to August 2007 I had a toothache (Sometimes 2 a month) my teeth were all just falling apart, some were absessed and some the fillings came out, etc.. Well last summer I had ALL of my teeth extracted, and here i thought that all of my pain would end forever, well guess what? I got frickin Nerve Damage in my gums!!!
Both top and bottom! My primary doctor has had me try all kinds of medicines, “Neuorontin, Magic Mouthwash, clove oil, etc…” and None of it helps with the pain. So for almost a year now I have been on Pain med’s and a Anti-Depressant (All prescribed by my doctor). In a couple of weeks from now My doctor has me to go and see a ENT (Ear,Nose,Throat) Specialist. So sometimes even after all of your teeth are gone, you can still have major pain, like I have! 
Kim
Oh I forgot to mention that, I did go back to the Oral Surgeon, and he did a full mouth x-ray, and said that there is no signs of infection, or roots left in my gums.
If the ENT doctor can’t help me, I’m going to tell my Doctor that I want to go and see a neurologist, for my nerve pain.
I told my Doctor, that I want the ENT Doctor, to give me a nerve block in my mouth, (If it’s even possible). Like a novacaine shot, except without the numbing effect.
Having Chronic Pain, is no fun!!!
Kim
Words cannot explain. The pain i feel is excruciating. the right side of my face, my chin, my jaw, all the way up to my ear and head. Pain killers do not work any more. I tilt my head to the left and that seems to slowly, and i do mean slowly, ease the pain. I’m even afraid to drive, I can’t concentrate on the road, and lights make it worse. I got fillings on the right side of my mouth and my dentist did mention that i may need a root canal. I wear braces and I need to go in for a tightening…So my situation cannot be any worse. My orthodontist I am sure will be unsympathetic, I can’t even wear my rubber bands that contracts and expands every time i open and close my mouth as to help pull my upper jaw back. To be honest I blame this on my braces!!!!!! If i didn’t have to wear them so long i’d be able to brush more efficiently, and floss, and everything else. Then I wouldn’t need a root canal and be in so much pain. I need to pay my dentist the balance due before I can even make an appointment.
Kay,
can you pay the balance with a credit card….
what about going into a new dentist..?
I feel for your pain..and it does sound like a root canal job…
If you do go to another dentist..he is gonna ask, why did you not go to your regular dentist….if you want tell him the truth..and even have them charge the credit card in advance as a good faith..and then let him to go work on that tooth.
If that doesn’t work..go to emergency…Pain kiilers? is all I can think of..
ok.. i have been surfing the web most of the night looking for remedies for this god forsaken toothache of mine… i know i should have had it pulled out.. but between work and kids.. plus i dont drive and i live in a teeny tiny town 45 miles from one with a dentist… i have tried accupressue, cloves, and vanilla… needless to say i am still in pain… not so much as before i started trying things tho… i have taken a crap load of meds as well… i WILL get to the dentist within the week… but i really wish i could find something to help with this agony. will probably end up getting some whiskey tomorrow… to hell with rubbing it on the tooth… i am gona take a few shots! good luck to u all and have enjoyed reading all the posts…
need something for this pain, my dentist can’t fit me in until july 9th, or only if there is an opening,drugs does not seeem to help anymore, well try anything at this point…..help
Brenda,
Basic aspirin will take the edge off…
the 9th is waaay to long to suffer..pick another dentist and go for it…don’t wait..you wont be happy, the pain will drive you crazy…pick one out of the phone book..grab your credit card..and get it DONE…you will be happier..Trust me.
I have an appointment to get my tooth pulled on Saturday (6/28/08) and I can’t wait. I started having pain some weeks ago and it is unbearable!!!!!! I can’t think, sleep, eat or anything! At the present I’m on Pencillin to kill the infection, so wish me luck.
fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkking hell
i am going to die
fuck this
OMG!!!!!! Until last September, I NEVER knew what tooth pain was like, NEVER!!! I had 4 wisdom teeth removed like I said, last sept., & my thoughts going into it were,”Ah, ya it’s gonna hurt a bit & probably bleed a bit but then it’ll all be ok”. Boy was I f*cking wrong!! I got dry socket in both of the bottom extraction sites, & the pain lasted 3 fricken weeks! I was going to the dentist every day to get a new oil of cloves pack in the dry holes, but the pain returned shortly after each visit, & I had taken enough pain pills and tylenol (that didn’t help) that the thought of swallowing another pill made me gag. 3 weeks of excruciating pain and finally it healed. Well— I had to get another tooth extracted last wed. because i have to get an implant, & once again, I have DRY SOCKET!!!!!! This kind of pain lingers around in your head enjoying you insanity… I’ve grown immune to all the vioodens and tylenol isn’t helping, & its only been four days!!! I’m not going to even bother with the dentist, so I’ve tried some home remedies that might help you fellow pain in the head that makes you want to kill yourself people out there… & ya it’s true, I had a c-section 3 years ago, & I remember only having to take a pain pill ONCE, and altho it was a long recovery, it was absolutely NOTHING like the PAIN of this dry socket nonsense!
So ya, things that have worked when I can’t take 5 vicodens at once:
**garlic (for very, VERY temporary amounts of time… slice up a clove of the stuff and keep it on the extraction site… it burns slightly but burn is better than pain, & then it gets kinda numb, but it only lasts like 10 minutes or so. You can even put cloves (the powder) on the garlic for a double wammy.
**Baby Orajel nighttime formula.. I repeat NIGHT TIME FORMULA— it lasts longer, & right now, even tho I know the pain is just WAITING to come back to BUG me, it’s dulled to the point that I could definitely sleep soundly right now if I wanted to, which i know some of you would love!
The only draw back of this stuff is that it makes the side of your tongue & you lip & cheek numb if your not extra careful.
The best thing I have ever found is a sliver of garlic under the tongue I leave it in for hours sometimes massaging against the infected area, and Im in no real pain. This is coming from someone who has had 7 root canals, and took about 20 ibuprofrens a day for 2mos. Enchaincea Golden seal tablets have antibiotic qualities and can help attack the inside infection, it and garlic was used in WW2 to treat infections. So go to Wal-Mart and buy some… Garlic tablets don’t really help much though.
Something else, for those who can’t afford to see the dentist look at going to a dental college to get work done, thats what I’m doing so are some of my coworkers…. $150 for a $600 root canal isn’t bad. $800 for a $3000 implant.. not shabby. Call your local university to see if they have a dental program, if they do then they will take patients after evaluation. The only drawback is for long term assignments you have to come in when they tell you.
I just got a shot of antibiotics for an infected tooth yesterday. Pain is better but Cheek is still swollen. It was weird to see you say that these tooth problems happens on Bank Holidays. Its 4th of July today. But yes … I think I’ve learn my leason the hard way…The dentist is your friend and need to make periodical visits.
This site truly is a Godsend. I found it earlier this year while in excrutiating pain and found a remedy that worked but I can’t remember exactly what it was and I can’t find it again! It had something to do with holding ice in your hand or something like that…..it was an accupressure point and it worked really well.
ANYWAY….I’ve been suffering for months now because I need to have 6 rotten, broken down, infected teeth pulled and like many others here, I have no insurance and can’t afford the procedure and the necessary follow up work. I’ve been on and off Amoxicillin which does seem to work for a while but it’s just a temporary fix and I’m now in a bad phase again. Here is what seems to work for me:
2 extra strength Tylenol every four hours AND 1 or 2 Ecotrin in addition if the Tylenol doesn’t kick in within half an hour. I’m not a Dr. but I do know that it’s safe to take both Tylenol and Ecotrin OR Aspirin OR Ibuprofen OR Naproxen at the same time (BUT NOT ALL OF THOSE!) as long as you are not allergic to them or taking other medications that would contraindicate you taking them.
I also use Orajel, Maximum Strength…I take a small glob of it and rub it all around the affected area and then I let it sit in my mouth and blend with saliva and just hold it in my mouth as long as I can, then spit it out. You don’t want to be swallowing lots of Orajel. If I need more help than all of that, I crush an Aleve and put small amounts directly on the affected area. Sometimes doing all of this gives complete pain relief, sometimes just enough so that I’m not crying in pain and unable to eat, sleep or function. Usually after 2 days of Amoxil I’m not in pain anymore….but it’s still just a temporary solution until I can afford the dental work that I need and I don’t know when that will be. It’s insane that here in the U.S. dental care is not covered by medical insurance…you need a special policy that is very expensive and most of the time still doesn’t offer much coverage. Isn’t the mouth part of the body???? Well….I should try to get some sleep while the pain is minimal. Good luck to all.
So, I was looking for some website to educate me on tooth aches…My, my, my….I knew I wasn’t alone. For the past 2 1/2 months I have been going in and out of severe pain. Yet, nothing compares to the pain I experienced the last 2 weeks of spring sem. and last week. I wanted to take a pair of pliers and yank it out myself…..I prayed and asked GOD to just take me…for the pain was unbearable.
Last week, my wisdom teeth were bothering me and I have an infection in a chipped tooth-WOW!!! I wanted to cry sooo badly, but I couldn’t. I couldn’t take any pain medication for I was purging my guts out. Nothing would stay down….The Antibiotics that I received; I couldn’t take for it doesn’t take well w. my body…….OH THE AGONY!!! I NEVER WANT TO EXPERIENCE SUCH PAIN EVER AGAIN IN MY LIFE!!!!!! EAR throbbing-HEAD throbbing-My teeth felt like they were bleeding uncontrollably….while my gums were pounding. SCREAMING in the inside, I just rocked…back and forth through out the night…When I woke up the next morning my face was so swollen I couldn’t even talk… Although, I do not drink, I wish I knew about the Vodka before…..NO PAIN MEDICATION HELPED. Awe I have one more week and I’m getting them all pulled-ROOT CANAL???? Don’t spare the tooth….Just take it out and reassure me I won’t feel that again!
I’m praying for every one of you.
I’m experiencing a bad toothache as I write. I have found the best relief for tooth or gum pain is Golden Seal. It gives you relief right away and is a natural antibiotic that relieves inflammation. I open up a capsule and make a paste of the powder with a little bit of water. I use q-tips to apply it all around the gum of the tooth and in any crevices the tooth might have. I do this every couple of hours and the pain eventually disappears. The pain starts easing up instantly. Check it out. Good luck everyone! Feel Good!
Damn Toothache is going to drive me bananas! My gums has swelled up and elevated my tooth, making it so that I can’t close my mouth. I haven’t brushed my teeth in days thanks to this thing. It’s so sensitive closing my mouth or even breathing makes it hurt. I couldn’t get a wink of sleep last night and I’ve been screaming my lungs out with pain. The last time this happened, I waited out a week. I’m not willing another week. I just want to pull them out with pliers or something. The only remedy I found for this type of thing was punching my face in. My left jaw is injured now due to the punching and now I can barely eat. Thanks a lot Toothache.
Hello, i went to my dentist and he said i need a crown on one of my Front teeth. He gave me a temporary filling because we had to wait on insurance approval for the crown. Then the filling came out and my dentist said there is nothing he could do. SO after like 2 weeks of waiting my tooth finally began to hurt a little. It was nothing so i didnt even worry about it. Then it got worse and worse every day. Finally, when the pain was too bad, i called in and guess what? my dentist is away out of town til MONDAY! ( it was wed. when called ) so now i have to spend 5 days in crazy pain! They prescribed some medication for me. One of em is ibuprofen ( it says i need to take 3 pills per 24 hours ) but it only reliefs pain for like 3 hours MAX… and its not even relieve the pain completely.. it still hurts but not that badly… its Thursday ( today ) and i still got 3 more days til monday. Like someone else said I never wanted to visit my dentist SO FREAKING MUCH! i cant wait to get into that seat and cant wait for them to begin to drill the shit out of my tooth! 3 more days.. when i think of it i wanna kill myself. thx god for this awesome week
I’ve had one corner of a molar fall off over a year ago and an abcess on my upper left gum, where ironically enough has formed next to the big abcess I had when I was 13 and had to go into surgery to get it removed. The broken molar has now started on a recurring pain marathon that will not stop. sometimes it would subside on its own for an hr at the most and then come back full force. I woke up today and my left cheek, jaw, ear, and neck are in pain. I am guessing whatever infection I have is moving up to my blood stream. I guess I’ll have to tell my kids I may not be around for too long. I am seriously thinking about going to dental school and open up my own free clinic. I would very much like to help people out instead of thinking about a paycheck.
If nothing works your best bet is to get a, bruffen and b, co-codamol
theres many types of bruffen on sale i.e ibuproffen, nurofen ask a chemist about co-codamol. get the soluble ones that desoltve in water! swirl it aroung the mouth, if it dosnt work alone you my have inflamation in the gums or around the mouth where it feels swolen. use the brufen for that. also keep it away fromm very hot food/drink n very cold. and also spricy food.
Holy poops!
Back in April I had 2 wisdom teeth removed and was told that I would need a root canal on a tooth that never bothered me. I laughed cause it took me 3 years of constant throbbing and a few good weeks of wanting to die to even go there in the 1st place…totally scared of the dentist! I took a bunch of blue pills last time so I could sleep there..
3 days and no sleep with this toothache..I am not sure which tooth is killing me, cause my whole face/neck and ear is killing me. The pain is so bad that I seriously thought about ending my life! I have been taking atleast 12 advil, 6 no name ibuprofen, 6 t3′s a day and the pain is the same! Orajel does nothing cept make me think im going to not feel me swallowing my own spit and choke/die!
I have an appt on Tuesday..I don’t think I can make it. I am TIRED and irrational. And I started a vicious cycle..I have FREEZING cold water with ice…take a sip, hold it in my mouth till it warms up and I can feel the throbbing starting again, rinse and repeat. Every 2 mins. If I try to break that cycle i am in so much pain that I am on the ground!
Anyone else have any more suggestions? I am SO close to heading to the hospital for a shot of morphine!
AHHHHH! Someone please kill me
I’m in so much freakin pain right now. I can’t stand it any more I’ve been up for the past eight hours crying, popping pills, rinsing and reading. I’ve read every comment here and trust me, I feel your pain. I just have to wait two more days til my root canal(I can tell it’s gonna be a great couple of days)Oh god, I can’t wait.
Ugh..I finally pass out around 5am for an hour or two…wake up to what looks like someone beat my face! red/purple and swollen on the side where it hurts that does down my neck and BURNS weird..
Kelly,
Please go to the emergency room right away. The problem is that you have an infection in your tooth. If it spreads upwards, towards your brain, you could die. And if it keeps going down your neck, towards your heart, you will die…. The pain and the burning are signs of an infection… please run, don’t walk to your nearest E.R. and get yourself some anti=biotics now!!! It will help with the pain too.. I hope you feel better reallll sooon.
Thanks for the concern.. I called teh dentist for more pain relievers and told the nurse about my face, she told me to come in so the doctor could see.
Went in and now my big day with him is tomorrow morning! yay!
He also said I have a severe infection and now im on 500mg of Amoxicillin 3xs a day for a week..
I am just looking forward to a pain free day!
Wow. I’ve been suffering for months with a toothache and I understand all the agony everyone is going through. My prayers go out to everyone! I’m going to make this short since I need to get some sleep tonight for work. I will write more about my tooth story next time. But I wanted to share with you some things I found to work. I use Pronamel toothpaste from Sensodyne which numbs and protects the tooth from acid wear and is for sensitive teeth. I’ve been taking this homeopathic pill called Hypericum Performatum (for Nerve Pain). This woman at the health food store suggested it and it has helped me – but results were slow. Also, I’ve been taking Vit. B complex which is also for the nervous system. In my research, i found that Cod Liver Oil aids the body in producing dentin. but I have not tried that yet. Also, red wine helps me relax and it’s good for you too. I have been on strong painkillers such as Ibuprofen and Tylenol #3 and even penicillin. these pain killers have not worked for me so that is why i went the homeopathic route.
I have seen about 3 dentists over the past few months and a gum specialist and no one seems to know WTF is wrong and why I am having pain. Some dentists say its related to the filling and I got that redone twice within the past few months. One dentist completely f*cked up the filling. I will write more about it later on. but it’s been about 4 mos now and I’m finally slowly getting some relief. I also do swimming which gets my mind off the nerve pain. I will write more later on my entire story. but I wish you all much luck.
I have a great solution to any tooth ache pains, it involves a high wooden beam and 6ft of rope, tie a noose in the rope hangman style and use it to stretch your neck until no more pain can be felt
Well I had all of my teeth extracted last summer (2007)
What I have is nerve damage! UGH!!
and I still feel like I half about a dozen toothaches going on.
Even Pain Med’s and an Anti-Depressant that my primary doctor has me on, doesn’t take away all of the pain.
Now the ENT (Ear,Nose,Throat) Doctor who I just saw is referring me to a pain clinic.
So see even if you think that having all of your teeth extacted will stop the pain, sometimes it won’t, like in my case.
Kim
OMG i feel for everyone of you guys. Someone here said they lived in Mass….lucky you….i moved from NY state where like Mass if you make so much you get dental care for little or no cost and dont have to wait forever to see that type of dentist……..i like an idiot moved to lousyana where this state could not give two shits about people as long as they can bend you over …well u get my point…i have had a horriable toothache for over a year and “still waiting” for that dental college…….fuck them bastards……..now i am at the point of wanting to kill myself it hurts so damn bad and NOTHING helps…….I am even on oxicodone for this shit…..and nothing…… this myth you guys hear about southern hospitality is nothing but a fucking lie…..these southern fucks do nothing but fucking lie and steal for the poor working chumps….
and my biggest problem..about 7 years ago i had to have THREE perfect teeth pulled out of my mouth because the roots had nearly grown into my brain…….the tooth bothering me now, guesss……….a top tooth……i would hate to thinnk of it getting infected…it would have a super highway to my brain……..and these people dont give a fuck….. i am a single mom and no one to raise my kid but me……if i could pack up my shit and go home to ny i would in a heart beat….the reason they let all them poor people sit on roofs is cuz they dont give a fuck until it looked bad on the news…..I am not black by any means but you dont leave people to suffer and die on roofs in 100+ heat……and you dont leave people to die of a rotten tooth……..but lousyana does…….
FUCK MY TOOTH HURTS!!!!!!!!
I see now this is not an amreican website….good…..dont let america lie to you poeple on how they “take care of their own” they dont…….they just make it sound like they do to make you guys feel all warm and fuzzy about us…….dont get my wrong…….i love my country…..i just dont love the bullsht they do…….
i had one of my wisdom teeth extracted today. and right now i feel so glad i finally had that sucker removed after seven months of putting it off!
it started new year’s eve (of all days): i was enjoying some great tasting crab cake, then bit on something tough (like a the small pebble) which chipped my wisdom tooth.
i wanted to rush to a dentist, but figured, “what dentist would want to pull this tooth out on new year’s?” after a day of pain, it subsided. there was some tenderness on the tooth, but by and large so, i was pain free for several months……
until 3 weeks ago. the pain at times was just unrelenting, like someone drilling a screw in there. and the pain usually would start late afternoon, which i thought was odd. two days before seeing the dentist, i couldn’t sleep.
finally having that dentist remove that tooth today was great. i felt some pinching while he was extracting it, but i thought that few moments of pinching is nothing compared to the several days of unbearable pain.
feel good right now—thank you ibuprofen.
ok i have a funny fealing my tooth is going to explode in my mouth ive gone through two bottles of abusol through yesterday and today my tooth is in one peice thank god for that this pain makes my left eyeball feel like its going to pop out or implode either one its going to suck my jawbone feals like its being sawed in half im going to try the hole vodka thing once my friend comes back from the store good luck
OMG, seriously, this bloody pain… and I’m stuck in the US for another month with no insurance, I can’t afford a dentist and it’s killing me!!!!! Get me home where they can pull it out….
I don’t even know which tooth it is, all I know is it is one in the back on the left side, I want my wisdom teeth GONE…
To alleviate the pain.
1. Go to Walgreens-other stores do not have it-and get RED CROSS tooth med. Has a small red cross on the bottle. Comes with tweezers, cotton pellets, and nasty liquid.
2. Dip pellets in liquid, place on tooth, do a small bit of wincing and bad face making but do it. Leave on and will feel warmth and pain will subside.
3. Can follow up with a 2 oz portion of COLD cheap vodka settled onto tooth area. In other words position your head to where the vodka will pool on the tooth and thus it will be bathed and entirely covered with the liquid. This will start to have a burn and will relieve the throbbing. Spit and repeat.
4. Reusing the RED CROSS liquid will actually kill the nerve after 3 or 4 uses.
Definitely worked on my intense rear molar pain and suffering. The pain was extreme with swelling and throbbing and was initialyy only helped with ice smashed up with a hammer and placed on the tooth and gum and then smashed aspirin placed there next (which did work temp). Do it it works like nothing else. Tip: Chill vodka in freezer.
Had a rotten toothache a few days ago. One of my fillings have fallen out. Where I live there is a 3 month wait to see the dentist. So went and seen my doctor yesterday. He priscribed me amoxcillin 500 3 times a day. What do you know in about a day and a half of treatment with the antibiotics my sweeling is down, i am sleeping like a baby and am at work again. Amen to antibiotics
Hi.. sitting here in the glow of my computer screen reading all your comments about tooth ache sooths my soul as i myself have one of those aches which is under the tooth, in the jaw like an abscess.. it might be an abscess, the last time the dentist found nothing and said the actual problem was in the upper jaw and because of the nerves i could feel it below… it seemed logical at the time and work was done and i did find relief… but i was sitting here enjoying some short-bread rings with chocolate on top and i remember a feeling in my jaw..as if the moment it first started to happen, might of been what i was eating… either way… no sleep, pain killers and a hope i done need to see the dentist again and it’ll go away, here’s hoping…and thanks for all the advise
4 cracked teeth all infected at the same fucking time, PLEASE GOD JUST LET MY ASS DIE. 20 mgs of hydrocodone, 1000mgs of ibuprofin, 1000 mgs of ASA, clove oil out the ass, Max strength orajel and I just want to fucking die.
Oh and did I forget to mention 100 mgs of ultram along with that? I’m a nurse, so I know I am not ODing, but DAMN, you WOULD figure that it would stop by NOW. This is all in a 30 minute time frame, NOTHING has kicked in. I’ve had some pretty HORRID experiences with dentists, so I am NOT looking forward to going. *sigh*
i have took co-codamol with Oralgel is this ok ?
yes, but make sure to not go to sleep for a while as aspiration from this does happen…
yes, but make sure to not go to sleep for a while as aspiration from this does happen…
ok thankyou for your answere but my condition is getting worst even tho im at the dentist today at 5 oclcock
i have the tooth ache ear ache head pains this tooth is giveing me the works it must hate me with a passion can i ask is it normall to feel sick aswell dam 8 hours to the dentist cant wait
omg my tooth is loose (sorta) and it KILLS!!! HELP ME!!!!
i can say honestly i think i have it worse then all of you i like to chew on caps of water bottles the plastic rings and such and one day i was doing this when it cracked my last tooth on the top i noticed it put a small hole toward the front of a big tooth at first it was fine and i thought it ok to pass on the dentist…………untill after a few mounths of fiddling with the tooth it started to get very very sore..food gets stuck very easily in the tooth because its a hole in a big tooth so getting food out was a task all its self..i found that messing with the tooth was worse then i could have dreamed i like to brace my tooth along side the side of my mouth and use air to get food otu and sometimes calm the pain this action now is unbearable i want nothing more then to get the tooth yanked i have no pain killers nothing and for people who think ice helps thats funny to me as ice is most painfull to the tooth of all i have no relif for atleast a week now this is truly the worst type of pain and toture i could of known…pray for me i have no insurance i have no idea whats goin on in my tooth my only hope is that getting it pulled is the end of this problem..
Dude i do NOT think you have it worse than anyone here. Get over yourself already~ The only difference between your ache and everyone else’s toothache is…….you brought yours on yourself. So the only difference between you and us is your an idiot that self inflicted this on yourself. How dare you compare yourself to others and how dare you say your ache is worse than others. like i said….get over yourself. and again i will reiterate the only thing different is your an idiot! A tooth ache is just that……..a tooth ache an they all hurt like a mother fucker. the sympathy factor is another diffeerence……everyone here gets sympathy but you….. if you dont know by now the only thing meant for teeth to chew on is food then your dumber than you made yourself sound. Idiot……
Wow..
I really don’t know what to say. I had to reread what you wrote about being worse off then us a few times..
I was on here a few months back with extreme tooth pain. I had slept maybe 3 hrs in 5 days and one day when I finally fell asleep from pure exhaustion I woke up to swelling beyone belief and my face so red that it looked like someone slapped me good. Wicked infection.
Even then, I not once thought or came here to claim I was worse off then anyone else here..
If you want some empathy or suggestions, then we were here for you, but not if you do that.
Kelly i know this jerk and his type. he is a kind of person that always makes his lil aches and pains sound worse then they are and then goes looking for attention just so he can compare his pain to others. he is a child and could be in a grown persons body but mentally he is a child and has no empathy for anyone. his parents more than likely over indulged him in many things in life including things like this.. and now momma is not around and he has to come here to have that “Comfort” and the comfort he gets is thinking he is worse off than anyone something i am sure he and his momma instilled into his mind when he was a kid. I can bet ya he is not liked very much as an adult and i bet when he was a kid no kids liked him cuz he was a mommas baby…..things havent changed…….he is a jerk..plain and simple…..jerk
Anyone heard from Mark and Carlo? Are they ok? Incidentally I prayed for the one who thought his pain greater than ours, but pain is pain, nothing’s different and we ALL hurt badly. With that said I hope everyone feels better… I do.. I took a gruesome round of antibiotics and am putting off the dentist for a while, I know a stupid thing but I am so afraid of the dentist it hurts… the only thing they give me is dry socket and a deathwish… tho the toothache is the same. *sigh* fear sucks, ay? Hope all of you feel better and best wishes to the lot of you!!!
*hugs*
~Ari
Arianna Says:
August 21st, 2008 at 8:50 am
Anyone heard from Mark and Carlo? Are they ok? Incidentally I prayed for the one who thought his pain greater than ours, but pain is pain, nothing’s different and we ALL hurt badly. With that
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It was a Carlo claiming to have it worse than anyone else…….maybe they sent a dentist to his place since he is special ….special ed maybe but not special
Arianna,
Not sure where you’re at but going to the dentist is not at all like it used to be at least not in the United States. Putting off going in lieu of antibiotics, is a bad idea as antibiotics not taken responsibly, can have negative and long lasting effects on one’s body by stripping away much needed antibodys which a healthy body produces on it’s own. The long lasting effect of this depletion of antibodys, is to render our immune system defenseless against certain viruses and infections which we would normally be able to fight off without antibiotics, which in the end, makes us much more susceptible to illness and disease.
Going to the dentist is no longer the painful and anxiety ridden experience that it once was because there are so many new techniques now days to prevent pain and discomfort that no one should be afraid of a trip to the dentist’s office ever again. I’m not a doctor but my wife is so that is where my information comes from.
God bless
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I have HIGH anxiety when it comes to the dentist. I actually panic, and get meanly aggressive where I swear if someone was coming in the door there and I wanted out, I would take them down!
I finally found a dentist that gives me a bunch of pills. I take 3 or 4 of them,..sit in the waiting room for 10 mins..then they ask if i want to sit in the chair..by then im high and i do it. I sit down, they hook up my heart monitor and all that jazz and im OUT!
However, my husband stays with me the entire time, and I seem to say crazy stuff when I come to..I don’t remember any of it.
Like in june when I had 2 teeth removed I woke up to the doctor wiping my mouth off, and I mumbled and moaned saying that I thought he was kissing me and that I had liked it…Not like me at all, very odd lol
Kelly Says:
August 22nd, 2008 at 1:12 am
I have HIGH anxiety when it comes to the dentist. I actually panic, and get meanly aggressive where I swear if someone was coming in the door there and I wanted out, I would take them down!
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Hi Kelly,
When i was about 9 or 10 maybe even younger, anyways I had to have retainers back then and I used to see this one dentist all the time.. I had seen only one other dentist my entire life and so i was ussed to this guy. He was an older guy, well shit to me he was older now i am 43 and i guess he was about 50ish maybe 60ish hell he could have even been in his 40s for all i know….you know how it is when your that young anyone over 16 looks old…..lol Anywyas his house burned down and he had to take off work for about a week and I had to go to him once a week for an adjustment on my retainers. He had a younger guy sit in for him while he was gone…Of course I didnt know this guy and for my regular doc i was a great patient even at that age.. For my regular guy i would literally look foward to going to the dentist he was fun after all. He like to joke around and he gave me the good ole laughing gas when i got nervous of multiple needles, which i took needles pretty good until i was stressed and being that young its understandable. So this new guy came in for him and I being a kid was scared of him cried a bit not understanding where my regular doc was. Well i guess for this prick i cried a bit to much after all he was coming at my mouth for the 10th time with a needle. Remind you i normally didnt cry this time i did…..this guy was being a prick to start off, he was not kind at all. even the dental asst didnt like him, i could tell….so i cried after the 10th shot and this mother fucker literally grabbed my face and slapped me as hard as he could…it left a huge red mark on my face and dont you know i jumped out of that chair and ran to my mom in the waiting room….boy she hit the fucking roof and called the copas and he was arrested on the spot. needless to say he was fired and the regular doc had to stop what he was doing..dealing with his house being burned down and come in to finish me up…he had to finish because i was in the middle of work. I cant ever remember what happened after that i do know he lost his liscn to pratice and served some time in jail…i found that out years later. I totally lost all memory of ever going again after that. I never wanted to go again i can tell you that.
Like i siad i am 43 now and going to the dentist is not a thing i love to do by any means. One would think i have a big fear of going to the dentist now.. But like i said i am 43 and now i hit back. I do how ever sit in with my daughter when she goes. She is now 16 almost 17. We moved from ny and there i did find a dentist for her that i trusted well enough to leave her with so i could sit in the waiting room.
I dont exactly know what your fear of dentist are, but your not alone many people are. I think it is the needle in the mouth thing that freaks most people out and the not being able to see what they are doing. one question…..are you also scared of flying? Thats a serious question too. i have a reason for asking it too. will tell ya when you answer the question for me…lol.. But i can tell ya that you really need to figure out what it is that makes ya freak out so much. Putting off dental work is not a good thing at all…..after a certain you know as well as i do that teeth dont grow back once they are gone hun. so take care of them. I dont want to be like that jerk that compared his pain to everyone elses. But be grateful you havent been smacked around by a dentist….or did you have a bad experience with a dentist when you were young? did one tell you something wont hurt and it hurt like hell? i have always told my daughter that hell yeah this will hurt but not for long…..and the kid will sit and take a needle better than most adults i know. And i dont know if you have kids but please dont let them see you get this worked up over a dentist.
I hate going to the dentist because it cost so damn much. that is the only thing that keeps me from going like i need to. and trust me i need to go. i have one tooth that is literally broke down to the gum line…..cracked in half and half is missing…..its a bitch let me tell ya.
So hang in there girl……you will be fine..figure out the fear and over come it! you can do it!
Hi all,
I started on Friday with pain near my top back tooth, where I had a previous filling 5 months ago that exposed the nerve and required a pulp cap. The pain was mainly around my temple area and extremely intense and radiating to the rest of my head. Clutching my face in pain, rocking on the ground, hardly able to sleep. Neither Ibuprofin nor Tylenol nor Anbesol did much. The only thing that helped was hot(not TOO hot) salt water. Mix 1 Tablespoon of salt in a glass of hot water, then take a sip and hold the water around the tooth until the water cools down(about 20-30 seconds), and then spit it out. Then, take another sip, and repeat the whole process you have used up the whole glass. My tooth has been very hot/cold sensitive since the filling 5 months ago, and holding the hot water on it was EXCRUCIATING…. But, if you can take the pain for 2 or 3 minutes, it goes away completely about half way through the glass, and for me the pain stayed away for several hours. My dentist said that might have worked because it temporarily uses up all the nerve’s neurotransmitters and keeps it from sending additional pain signals once you get past the initial pain from the heat.
Anyhow, I went to the dentist on Tuesday (4 or 5 days after pain began) and he said the xrays showed no abscess or sign of infection. I also had a low fever at the time, and he said that I probably had some other illness that was contributing to the pain. He did file down the filling a bit where it looked like I was biting down on it hard, saying that the continuous biting pressure may have been keeping it from healing well. So anyhow, that night after my appointment, I noticed something else… the right-side roof of my mouth was swollen, and the swelling continued to get worse until my gumline was also swollen. I went to my primary care physician 2 days later on Thursday(today) and he said I appeared to have some sort of pharyngogeal infection or something(wasn’t sure exactly what he said). So he gave me a script for antibiotics, and 10 hours ago I took the first of 28 Amoxicillin pills. An hour ago I noticed that I could get somewhat bloody pus to come out from near the swollen bubble at my gumline if I massaged it with my finger or tongue.
So, I am hoping that the antibiotics work and the problem never even had anything to do with my tooth, but we will see. Man oh man I hope these pills work, because this last weekend was some of the worst pain I have ever been in. A bad toothache can take over your whole reality, effectively crippling you while the pain lasts.
BTW- my dentist has always complimented me about how wonderfully I take care of my teeth, so I guess that sometimes you’re just going to get a cavity no matter what you do. Although, even though I clean my teeth very well, I guess that my diet must be a contributing factor, since I do have quite the sweet tooth sometimes. Well, I am now a changed man, and after experiencing this pain I am going to go back to the healthful/pure eating habits I used to have (I have a BS degree in dietetics so I should have known better about the crappy food I eat out of laziness and lack of funds). Goodluck to everyone and don’t hesitate to see your Doctor, because sometimes the pain may seem like it is from your tooth but could actually be an unrelated infection or disease. BEST OF WISHES TO ALL OF YOU!!!
Well I guess we are all united in pain.
My filling fell out while munching on some chicken at lunch two weeks ago. At first Im like, “man this place sucks who put this piece of metal in my chicken.”
Now Im dieng. Im a pretty calm guy and the pain is so present Im cranky. Even to my girl. To make it worse i had dental work in january and my crappy benefits dont put out any more cash until january 09.
oh great! i dont know if i can make it three months. worse im reading if there is something called an abscese i could die.
i swear if i get an abscese and start dieng cauze my employer is to cheap to give contractors real dental benefits im flying to fucking chicago and going postal on them. my dentist from january was awash in gold chains and was like, “you need more work done.” i was like dude, i cant afford it, what dont you understand about that?
i drank a cup of coffee yesterday and the hot coffee went over the open tooth. it hurt so bad i almost took a crap in my pants as i wilted into the couch.
anyway.. good luck to all of you. counting the days until january 1
I am so feeling all of yall I have had a toothace for 2 weeks and the ONLY thing that helps is holding cold water in my mouth
taken from here
Toothaches can be very annoying but if you follow the tips I give you in this article, you will see how easy it is to cure toothache fast.
First of all, you need to learn a little about toothache and why it occurs. There are actually two types of toothaches. The first type of toothache is one which is caused when the tooth gets in touch with extreme temperatures such as heat or cold. You may have noticed that when you eat cold, hard ice creams you feel a certain ache in your tooth. This pain is caused because our tooth enamel is sensitive to extreme temperatures. Obviously the best way to avoid such toothaches is to avoid eating foods which are either too hot or too cold.
There is another kind of toothache which is caused by an infection in the tooth or gums. This type of toothache can be very painful and involves swelling of gums. It is not however easy to get rid of this type of toothache, usually because it is hard to know where the pain is coming from. You may think that your front tooth is what is causing you pain, but the real culprit maybe a back tooth.
There are a couple of natural ways to cure toothache. For example, try to breath through your nose and expel air from your mouth. Doing so will help you avoid congestion in the nostrils caused by cold.
Sometimes toothache can be caused by nausea, fear, anxiety, etc. Such cases of toothache can be best cured by treating the original disease itself. Note that sometimes, along with toothache, you may also feel pain in your neck.
A simple way to cure toothache caused by nausea is to use a simple acupressure technique that I have mastered over the years and used successfully on many occasions. Hold the tip of your index finger firmly to the tip of your thumb to make a circle like ‘O’. Then look at a distant object, such as your office, or garden. Once you do this your nausea will be gone and so will your toothache.
Apart from the above causes, there can be many other causes behind toothaches. For example, your posture can cause toothache. How you sit and stand has an effect on your teeth. So, to avoid toothache, it is best you never lie down even if you feel tempted to do so. Always either sit down or stand. Lying down increases blood pressure and it may aggravate your toothache more than anything else.
While these remedies may help you in curing toothache, I would suggest that you take conventional painkillers such as acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Advil), provided that these medicines won’t have any side effects on you. Best thing is to check with your doctor and he will prescribe you suitable painkillers.
Hi Jason,
I had the same thing happen to me…… a big filling in a molar fell out in the back…… At first it didn’t hurt at all in the morning when I woke up but…… as the day progressed it began throbbing and was so bad I did the cold water thing too… to fall asleep at night I held a pack of frozen spinach on my cheek until it all got numb.
Odd thing was that if and when I finally passed out that night, the next morning I felt painless…. my cheek and gums were a little sore but the tooth was pain free…
This went on for about two weeks until I finally figured out that the tooth was not in pain…. then I realized that my jagged tooth edges were cutting into my cheek when I ate or talked and there came the throbbing pain again.
I finally went to the drug store and bought some dental wax…used for kids with braces…… popped some of that in teh hole left by the fallen out filling…. and bam….. I was pain free during the days…… now I took it out at bedtime and really brushed and listerined the hole good….. there was a funky smell from the decay in the tooth but went to the dentist, about 6 months later and he filled it and laughed that I had temporarily solved the immediate problem……and pain… he said that the tooth was not infected, as I had suspected…….so….. all of you give this a try if you suspect that the pain might be the cause of a jagged, rough hole….
The dentist told me that the cheeks and gums are the most sensitive part of the mouth… hope this might help someone too…. it worked for me twice now as I have 30 year old silver fillings and they are starting to crumble….. little by little I’ll eventually have all that stuff out and pretty white filling instead….
Hope you all feel better….Rochelle
god i went to the dentist yesterday and told me i need a root canal on the bottom tooth they told me it dead but the going to give root canal then there are going to do the upper tooth not sure i need a root canal i dont like pain and when they numb i will still feel the pain and i cant take pain well i got back on monday to get everthing done and im scared as hell now that he poke mine tooth other day i feel the hole and when i bite down it hurts what can i put on the tooth to stop hurting until i go back they gave me med for the pain and all it workes for awhile but when i eat or drink god it hurt any help from any one to tell how pain for a root canal is im so scared help lol
i swear if i could i would take a wrench and pull the damn tooth out myself!!! it hurts!!
My name is Megan Terry.I have a reeally bad tooth ache.I don’t have any insurance so I can’t got get it pulled it cost to much to get it pulled.I have tried everything I can think of what else can I do?The only time I have ever had a tooth ache was when I was pregant with my first little girl,Now it seems like that is all I cry over any more.It is infected so I don’t know what to do Please somebody help me.Fast.
Three things that can work well vs toothache (I’ve researched this but am not a doctor):
1) Antibiotics. If you have a severe throbbing pain, that gets worse if you lie down and better when you stand up, then the pulp in the middle of your tooth is inflamed and the pain is because it’s pressing against the surrounding tooth. Infection is a likely cause – if so, amoxicillin or a similar antibiotic will end the pain within 24 hours.
2) Don’t eat anything containing sugar: jelly, fruit, tv dinners, etc. If you have a sharp pain which gets worse after you’ve eaten, then maybe your tooth is cracked, or broken, or has a missing filling. The sugar in your food is converted to acid by plaque bacteria in the tooth-crack and this acid attack the nerves in the middle of your tooth.
3) Put 2 or 3 frozen peas in your mouth and hold them against the aching tooth. Replace the peas every 3-5 minutes, so you’ll need a bag of them beside you, wrapped in a towel or something to stop them defrosting. This reduces most toothache in 60 seconds, in my experience, but is a bit inconvenient. Don’t fall asleep with peas in your month.
Megan Renea Terry
September 11th, 2008 at 12:01 am
My name is Megan Terry.I have a reeally bad tooth ache.I don’t have any insurance so I can’t got get it pulled it cost to much to get it pulled.I have tried everything I can think of what else can I do?The only time I have ever had a tooth ache was when I was pregant with my first little girl,Now it seems like that is all I cry over any more.It is infected so I don’t know what to do Please somebody help me.Fast
if its advise your looking for…..read all the postings here. If its money or free dental work your looking for……….LOL you think everyone here is rich and on here biotching and moaning because they are bored and would rather suffer than go to a expensive dentist?
I found this site for the very same reasons as the rest of you! Never ever put aspirin or a pain reliever directly on the source of the pain. Just saw that a few times and wanted to advise against that.
im 7 weeks pregnant with really bad sickness now i got really bad toothache im goin 2 a emergency dentist 2day as i cant stick the pain i dont no how much they will charge me dont care just hope not 2 much the trouble is no 1 wants 2 go 2 the denist as they charge 2 much
i posted here a long time ago with an abcess tooth that i STILL havent had pulled out. i will soon, but its just hard for me to get to town since i live in the country with no vehicle. i have tried pretty much all the remedies..cloves, vanilla, teething gel, etc. the only thing that works for me is alternating tylenol and ibuprofen every 4 hours, and asprin, aleive as needed. (dont take alieve along with tylenol) also if its just killing me i chew an asprin right where the tooth is. tastes awful.. but helps. OH and booze… just dont overdo it because you dont want a hangover ontop of a toothache.
as most of the people reading this, i have a big fear of dentists. but right now i wish i could afford to see one. when scheduling an appointment, i myself would make sure that he would put me on a dimerol IV plus the nitrous gas. i want no memories of a surgery. if the dentist wont negotiate with that, i will show up to his office all messed up on street pharmaceuticals.
im still swishing bourbon around in my mouth right now. i cant seem to find my bottle of ambesol, but if i could it probably would not help me much. i have been taking ibuprofen and tylenol for the last few days. i have not been able to sleep without tylenol pm. now i have a bit of hydrocodone, i have taken a very high dose tonight and my tooth still hurts. i have two molars that are highly decayed; they feel just fine, but there is another molar that hurts like hell. i know that it will soon crack apart as did my other two decayed molars. i was not blessed with good teeth by any means, and i believe that im going to do as my father did, and have ALL of them removed and replaced.
well, i want to do that, but i dont belive that i can afford it. i recently turned 24 and my dental insurance dropped me upon my 24th birthday. i feel like the biggest dumbass on earth for not having my teeth checked out a few months ago.
GOOD LUCK to everyone reading this who has tooth pain. the only thing worse than toothache is heartache. may God bless you all.
-P
Where do I begin? Got punched for no good reason. Tooth 13 had a piece cracked off but was OK. #14 got a vertical fracture but no one knew. Five years later it acted up – must have cracked further and into the pulp space. Got a root canal but was warned of possible vertical fracture. Had various symptoms through the years that I now believe were from the tooth: Ear pangs, PVCs, stomach issues, ect. Finally in 2006, must have cracked further into missed MB2 root. Had root canal redone and MTA put in small crack in MB2 root. Palatal canal was left alone because it looked all right on x-ray. Now after that, for the past 2 1/2 years still have symptoms. Here goes: Earache with slight ringing in the ear diagnosed as eustachian tube dysfunction, toothache type feeling with spike in the head lowgrade headache (left side), sinus trouble (has improved), get this – parotitis in the left cheek (same side as tooth), neck soreness which has now settled on the other side of the tooth (right side), PVCs (on and off – when on comes in strings of them like once every three beats or so), and crinkling in the head (has improved), and waking up at night sometimes not really knowing exactly why. Now I am getting new symptoms that are scaring me which include red papules around arms and trunk (dry skin?), tingling in arms and legs and trunk, and sometimes a gentle shaking/trembling (stress?) mostly when I go to bed (the first time I thought there was an earthquake going on), and also getting feelings of doom. I believe that a relatively minor crack in the tooth is creating a chronic low grade infection over many years that may be causing lots or all of my symptoms. There are no symptoms with the tooth itself – can chew OK with it and no sensitivity to hot or cold. It has no problem with percussion either. What do you think? Anybody else have these kinds of symptoms associated with their tooth? The amazing thing is that now the x-rays of the tooth look OK too. Am I just panicking over nothing? The headache is pretty much gone, the toothache and cheekache are better, the ear ringing is better I think, sore neck is better but I’m scared it is going systemic with these new symptoms of tingling and shaking and the feeling of doom.
Hello fellow Sufferers
I went to the dentise and had me teeth checked she filled in a cavaity on my molar, which i complained was hurting!!!, And she blaimed the pain on my Wisdom tooth!
So i go back and complain she gets out a little metal hammer and knocks on all my teeth saying does this feel any diffrent on the other teeth!? i said no cause it didn’t, So then she blaims the wisdam tooth again!!
Now Day later, it feels well diffrent and is killing me, its like!! you know when she injected the num stuff using the needle, its like the tooth it self is num, and hurts like mad when i close me tteeth!
I HATE HER! I’m going to have to find a new dentise and ask them to open up the molar and do a root canal! she thinks im lieing… WHY WOULD I BE LYING,
Tbh my whole left side of my face is hurting!! omg dudes n gals!!! what about the ear pain that comes along free with the toothache!! that makes me wonna shoot myself alone!
A few months ago i got a cavity n i ignored it bc it didnt hurt! NEVER DO THAT!!Than half the tooth broke off and my gums n teeth are killing me!!! i have been in HORRIBLE PAIN for days..I rather have servere cramps than this shit. I have never been in such pain in my life!!! Theres no reason i shouldnt have went to my dentist … Just pure laziness!!! Nothing helps. I must have downed 4 bottles of orajel … all it does is numb my tongue n make me spit.. I just gargled hot water n salt and it dulled the pain alittle. I did drink vodka and took 4 aleve’s and i was fine for a while… The nights are the worst.. I havent slept n days…i owe my dentist $$ and im broke.. so i dont know what to do!! All i know is im at the breaking point! i dont know how much longer i can deal..
WOW im not the only one. I hate my bad teeth = (
Over the course of 7 years most/all of my fillings and temp crowns have worn away . fallen out, dissapeared.. what ever. I am now left with a mouth full of decay and PAIN. I haven’t gone to the dentist because of the cost and on top of that its almost impossible to get an appointment! I am very embarrassed of my teeth and have alot of anxiety letting anyone look in my mouth. I feel like they might judge me. Looking at me/my smile you would never imagine that I have so many dental problems lurking in the back part of my mouth. It makes me feel like aub-standard human being at times. Im always waiting to be exposed if someones looking too close when i yawn or yell out something. I live in fear of the stigma thats follows people with poor dental health.
IVE HAD ENOUGH… im taking out a massive loan and having all the offending teeth REMOVED. I am in so much pain~~~ I have not slept in two days. I have tried every twisted leap of faith home remedy that i can think of. Right after I finish this i am going to buy a BIG bottle of vodka. BUT WAIT… will the vodka cancel out the effects of my amoxicillin??? This is so unfair!! This pain is unreal. Im tired of going to my general practioner for anitbiotics for a tooth ache… they always ask me ” Why are you here, you should see a dentist?I always want to answer their stupid question with another stupid question.. “Your a doctor, why dont you pay for my extractions and root canals and fillings and follow up appointments and medication and also why dont you shut up and just write out the precription im paying you to do.???” I FEEL FOR EVERYONE OF YOU!!! Thank YOU all for letting me rant.
Will give follow up report on the vodka situation~
Ok i desided to post because i too have emense pain THROBING DOOM! in my upper left near moler teeth two of the them,funny cause i have had one removed there form a very bad infection the puffed my face.there is a nerve like OUT and its the worst pain ever,I also have a tooth that originaly decayed almost completely and then it stoped hurting never gives me trouble.TEETH REaLLY SUCK ARRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
Mouthful of very strong alcohol such as whiskey or vodka helps the pain. Also take aspirin, and oil clove is suppose to be highly recommended.
I’m more confused than ever. Last week my crown on upper right, third one from last popped off. The next day my dentist re-cemented it and said to get a new one next year when my insurance kicks in. He also said a little cavity was forming on tooth but I’d be alright till next year. He said the tooth already had a root canal. Then last saturday, two days ago, I started having unbearable pain on lower right molar directly under top molar of the crown that popped off. The pain also went to upper molar above it and pain across top and bottom on right side. I started taking 4 advil every 6 hours and it only helped temporarily. I gave my dentist a call on sunday, and he said to take 2 aleve in between those 6 hours of 4 advil. This delayed the pain more but it still came back. I went in to have x-rays and no infection showed up. The dentist said the lower molar’s nerve was still alive and to wait a few days to see which tooth is the problem. Meanwhile I’m in terrible pain. Hopefully I can get in tomorrow. Part of the problem is cost. I already had two new crowns on other teeth put on this year. I really can’t afford any more major work done. Should I get an extraction? Any suggestions?
Ok a little help to my friends out there who can’t see the dentist for X amount of days and are ready to take a long walk off a short pier.
VODKA.. cheap vodka like McCormicks. Take a swig and swish in mouth for 30 seconds, spit out, you don’t want to swallow cheap vodka mixed with spit. This helps with the pain I repeat every hour on the hour. Keep taking the advil for the inflamation!! Now, not everyone reading this will try this route but… marijuana… aka* the pot, refer, left handed cigarette, so on and so on. This helps with the stress that your going through. Less stress naturally equals less pain. Now while your out buying pot you might want to ask if your “shopkeeper” has any leads on where to pick up some serious pain killers. I DO NOT SUGGEST using a street physician over a medical doctor or DDS … but if your at the end of your rope.. thats just where you are. If you dont have a clue how to hook up with such a character, ask your son or daughter as I am sure they know where to go. LOL. BEER BEER BEER BEER,,,, if you can’t get pot get beer. Now… your good and wasted but still in discomfort. I say keep your hands busy!! Video games, blog about your tooth, knitting, thumb war, patty cake any thing where you have to dedicate your brain power elsewhere. YOGA… or just basic stretching, nice and relaxing and meditation can help you!! The thing is to relax your mouth and your not going to do that if the only thing your thinking about is YOUR MOUTH.
Lets Review.
Step 1: Vodka *** Step 2: ADVIL *** Step 3: Pot and Beer *** Step 4: Busy hands *** Step 5:RELAX
GOOD LUCK
I finally gave in and went in to get a root canal two days after I posted from before. It’s a good thing too cause my bottom right molar had an abcess with my right lower jaw swollen. My dentist could only do part of the root canal cause of the infection. He drilled the hole and I think got the pulp out, but I’m not sure. He packed it with cotton pellets so the gas from the infection, which he says causes the pain, can escape. Meanwhile he’s got me on the antibiotic Clindamycin hcl 300 mg – a total of 30 caps until I’m finished. Then I go in this week to finish up the root canal. He said it would still be about three days of some pain once I started taking antibiotic. The antibiotic is what will get rid of the pain. I had a little pain but nothing like before the root canal. Hopefully when he finishes up the root canal I won’t have to worry about any more pain. It’s nice to save the tooth and be out of pain, but the next toothache I get I’m seriously thinking about just getting it extracted. I’ve had root canals with crowns before only to have decay again in the tooth which means the dentist cleaning up the decay and having to pay another $800-1000 for a new crown two or three years later, and I’m really tired of this bull crap. Dentists help people, but I get the feeling they’re really in this for the money and suspect that they will insist on doing root canals and crowns for the money even though they know the tooth should be extracted or will be extracted in the near future. A friend of mine said he got to the point where he just got all his molars pulled and got patials and said it’s the best thing he’s ever done. He’s only got his front teeth and I think his first molar after front teeth. He said he never has to worry about teeth pain and the expense that goes with it. I asked him how he chewed his food as he gradually lost his teeth. He said he got used to it and eventually learned to chew with less teeth. I’m kind of leaning on that theory as well. I’m tired of the pain; tired of maxing out my insurance every year and paying out of my pocket. Although the only one to blame is myself. I quit smoking ten years ago and took up a lot of gum chewing and tic tac – life savers sucking. I’ve now hit rock bottom with teeth problems and have given up the gum chewing and candy sucking. That includes sugarless gum as well. If you chew enough of that you can still get teeth problems. If I get nervous and feel like putting something in my mouth I now just suck on a toothpick.
Ok. I have been hunting for tooth and extraction pain releif. I was in the hospital with bleeding ulcers because of taking ibuprofen the dentist gave me and i asked 3 doctors if it was ok to take. My dental office totally is unsimpathetic so I was waiting for a root canal and ended up having paramedics take me to the emergency room. When I got out of the hospital i went to another dentist had the tooth pulled couldnt wait 4 to 6 weeks for approval for a root canal and now its been 10 days and guess what? I AM STILL IN VERY BAD PAIN. I think I am having pain in another tooth behind the one I got pulled. But the dentist tells me there is no evidence of that although i have a very large filling there. people tell me to sue
the dentist but all i want is to be out of this pain. And now they wont give me proper pain medicine but when i was in the hospital they gave me introvenous deladad. I feel like im gonna go crazy. Its been 3 weeks of hell and I just about lost my life over this tooth problem.
Any advice?
Just pull the teeth that are really hurting you …….. the pain is not worth it……
but if the DENTIST tells you he can do a root canal and save the tooth —– please do it…..
you only pull if you have to…..if you don’t have the money…….get a loan…..just get it fixed….having your own teeth is so much better than having dentures………….get the money!
Well what can i say, i was in pain for a few days, had a dentist appointment I made and all they did was cleaned my teeth….another appointment set for 2 weeks, still have 8 days to go….I got some antibotics the other day from a walk in clinic and some major pain relievers…But 3 or 4 days later and Im at work going crazy…Thinking about EVIL things I COULD DO to take the pain away….So litterally crazy at the moment(pain is hard to hide), this Craziness is caused by the pain im enduring. Yet if anyone truly bugs me i may completely and utterly lose it…I understand now how a person could walk into a school and kill as many as possible…They were driven mad, luckily for me I only have to survive this craziness for 8 more days.
Mark – I feel for you. Hang in there and don’t do anything crazy. If you’re in that much pain, I would call back the dentist and tell them that you don’t know if you can wait that long. Or you could go to a different dentist and tell them that they need to do something with the tooth.
The only problem with a toothache is a lot of times it’s hard to tell exactly which tooth is the problem. My dentist told me that many times people get the wrong tooth root canaled or extracted cause the tooth can send mixed messages to the brain on which tooth is really hurting, especially if the pain travels to other teeth and other parts of the mouth and cheek. Unfortunately for me, I had to wait till the tooth was abscessed and my cheek was swollen before the dentist and I knew for sure which tooth was the problem.
But if you’re pretty sure which tooth it is, I would go in there sooner rather than later to either get a root canal or get it extracted, whichever fits your situation best. Usually if you demand them to do a certain tooth, they’ll do it as long as they have your permission. Otherwise, my dentist told me the reason that he waits so late is cause he doesn’t want to get sued by doing the wrong tooth. Good luck!
i know it sucks! Ive had a minor toothache for a couple of years it started out just being an area that bugged me a little because food always got stuck there, but now its starting to be extremely painful it causes my sinus to hurt which before i thought my sinuses were making my teeth hurt now i know because my ear is starting to hurt my head hurts all around that area and the weird thing is it doesnt feel like one tooth it feels like the area in between 2 teeth. I can see another cavity but it doesnt hurt at all. Why doesnt it?
i feel all everyones pain. july 2000 i had sever toothache that lasted 2 weeks, without no dental insureance, like everyone in american has it hehe. i final call a oral surgin to extract it. will i told them i have cash and the told me they seem me right away, like right now. so i went and Dr, checked it out and shot my mouth with some ( GOOD SHIT ) IT DUMB MY RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD. he went it there like a trooper to relieve my pain. oooooo ooohhhhh did it hurt to point one might jump in front of bus to kill the pain. $ 120 for tooth extractn in cash…
fastforwrd to now 2008. i have another m0olar in back of mouth that is decay for years and now it is in flamed.
been ache on and off 3 weeks. the molars are decaed down to gums. left them go for 10 years now pay back is a bitch. this time $500 tooth extraction compared in 2000 cost $120….. as i write this blog my mouth is killing me over and over throbbing pain . pain is so sharp. is there anything out to compare toothache too?
does gun shot hurt worse or does toothache hurt more? btw i am broke collage student without any helth or dental insurance. if my education brings me lots of personal weath, i have no promblems ever paying high taxes just to insure every rich man and poor mans family…. my studys are in heath field..$$$$
P.s my fellow americans , did you know in some countries people with toothache do not die because they can go to dentist every 3 months….. paid for by everyone. only when i sick or hurt do i wish i was a BRIT.
FUTURE DR…..
Alision…..GIve it time it will hurt one day…….best to get it taken care of now before it cose more money and not to mention the pain that wil happen
MIKE——————–
Man shop around for a dentist in another zipcode…this guy must be in a Hood surrounded by mansions………go to the ghetto part of town i can assure you it will be cheaper there……i found one in the ghetto part of the city that i live in and they go by income……..so tell that cavair eating dentist that want so much to kiss your ass and go ghetto shopping…….trust me……..it maybe a bit scarey but its worth it…….
My tooth has been hurting since Saturday the 25th and so I went to the dentist today. His x-rays were not sufficient for him to decide the problem so I went to an endodontist and they stated that I didn’t need a root canal. The problem which the dentists said may be the problem is that I grind my teeth at night and it continues to be painful. The dentist kept stating that the problem was tooth no. 9 and 10 hopefully someone knows where this is. The endodontist stated that I would need a mouthguard to sleep with at night from the dentist but he said that it costs about $600 since I have no insurance. Is there another way to alleviate this soar besides the ibuprofen and anti-inflammatory pills since they have not worked? I think I may overdose soon over the amount I have put in my mouth so I really need someone’s dental advice.
Peanuts – I’ve never had that problem, that’s got to be frustrating. But $600 for a freakin mouthguard? These dentists are worse than lawyers. You can get a football mouthguard at the store for under $10. Not that that would work for your grinding, but there’s no way in heck a mouthguard should cost $600. But unfortunately you probably are going to have to end up getting the mouth guard if grinding is causing the pain.
1. See if you can get a payment plan going, say $100-200/month.
2. Call around for other dentists and ask what they charge for a mouthguard.
Other than that I don’t know what to tell you other than you’re screwed. It seems these dentists always end up winning by either paying them way more than they should be getting or suffering in pain.
people…..see an endodontist…he/she has specialized traing in figuring out what is going on and how to best treat the situation……call your local endondontist…if u dont then go ahead and suffer…your choice
With all due respect Mr/Ms Dentist, many people come on here looking for pain solutions because they have neither the monetary resources or the insurance to pay for an “endodontist”. Please keep that in mind the next time you feel the urge to preach at someone.
Scott
years ago, just like this evening, I had one of the worst toothaches in my life(I’m now 30). I suffered through a few days till I got my paycheck and went straight to the dentist after work with my head wrapped in a scarf; Western Dental. As soon as I walked in I went up to the front desk and told the receptionist that I needed an extraction horribly bad, that they needed to see me ASAP, that I didnt want the damn thing in my mouth any longer, that I felt that some DEMON had buried himself with in it and was burrowing with his trident all about the interior of this cavity. when I finally got in to be seen, aafter the 20 minute wait and the 20 minute X-ray, the guy sat me down and stared at the tooth, I got real self conscious about it. I’ve always been really embarrassed about the condition of my teeth, and haven’t been to the dentist for some time now because of the shape they’re in. when I would complain to my mother about how my teeth felt strange, hurt, or were inflamed, this was when I was a young teenager, she would tell me that by the time she was 25 she had 5 teeth pulled, my mothers dad had practicably no teeth left in his mouth by the time he was in his mid-thirties.
tonight, I have the feared hole in the tooth once again, that deep cavernous sloping inward that upon examination speaks of an eventual downfall, its been slowly caving in the past few years, crumbling apart. I think the pain may go away in a few more days which will give me some more time to save up some money to eventually get the thing ripped out, but if it doesnt, I fear that that it may be the death of me. I have grown so tired of tooth pain, I have lived with it for so long that I feel it is the one legacy that my family sends off to its next of kin. In my mouth right now I have 5 root canals, two extractions, and a few more root canals coming up. I think you can safely say that I was not very aware of the pain that awaited me come these days of reckoning. I have my head wrapped in a different scarf and it seems to have helped with the pain, or perhaps its the Ambesol I caked over the half tooth like so much frosting, in any event, things may be looking up.
peace in the middle teeth!
I was wrong… I was falling asleep about 2 hours ago and woke myself by a little tap of my teeth, the pain excruciating, and growing. I walked down the stair case to see if there was any asprin, the pain growing, I found my self pouring hot water and salt into a glass, the pain growing, I gargled and felt the subtle slowing of ache, went up stairs, poured some peroxide into my mouth which immediately began foaming over, downed four advil migraine, sitting now, typing this, needing to do something other than be alone with the pain that seems to be slowly subsiding to nearly tolerable, which is about a 7 from what it was, I’d never felt anything like that before. its almost 5 am where I’m at, and I now know I have no choice but to go to the dentist this morning. this is by far the worst I have ever felt regarding a tooth, it is to the point of debilitating. I looked to see the wisdom molar had been fractured in an area, I couldn’t see to what extent, but that explains the sensitivity and level of pain.
im learched over my laptop right now with perhaps the most hideous expression of pain, the type you get when you no longer are able to express with any thing but slow dran out moans , the kind youd hear an an infirmary, the kind that eventually turn into a hum, the type that makes your face swell up, your stomach ready for heaving… and slowly the pain falls away, like a gentle cascade of my senses returning to me, ahhh, damn, level 4-5 now, I can slowly raise my head upwards, still fell the throbbing in my cheek, less and less though. I must have really done it with that peroxide, I could feel it bubbling away along the area the gum had overgrown the the broken tooth. yeah, I’m in for it, this type of pain aint for the living.
pain almost gone. what the hell was that all about? I mean, what the hell? what am I having, some sort of contractions? maybe its the advil migraine, which is probably going to kill my liver tonight, if it can do that. I dont know, what ever, the dentist or bust.
omg if you did not just describe my pain im sitting here its 416am and i just took 2 aleves and 2 advil and finaly after 2 hour of unimaginble pain my pain is finally easein up my cheeks easing up pain slowly fading away i think im about to take advantage of it and go to sleep thanks for that paragraph cause i know im not alone
My teeth are really herting and i have had a taplet and it hasn`t done anything i have lid on it drank water had a dentist appointment they have not done anything at all
my tooth makes a pain into my neck and head and ear
mine to it hurts bad
harvey tooth banger – your writing is very soothing and clear. I could feel the relief that you must be going through once that tooth is taken care of. Not that your writing described any relief. It described the pain to perfection that people go through during a prolonged toothache. But there’s nothing like the relief of a toothache finally being taken care of whether by extraction or root canal.
Anyways good luck. Let us know if you got it extracted or root canaled. Describe the pain as well as the relief once the tooth is taken care of. I really enjoy your writing.
It’s 5:18am Sunday morning, I’ve been up for awhile now with a…you guessed it, tooth that is throbbing with pain that makes you want to pick up the nearest blunt object and smash yourself in the face. So far I haven’t tried anything to help the pain other than Sensodyne which didn’t seem to do anything. I really want to drink some coffee but after reading some of the comments above I don’t think I will lol.
Looks like I have to tough it out until Monday, then make an appointment and wait for it to roll around. Arggh this sucks.
For those of you hurting and thinking how bad you have it because of your toothache or the overall condition of your teeth, please watch this video. Someone sent it to me tonight who knew I was hurting due to my wife recently leaving me. I felt led to share it with my Holy Shmoly friends.
God bless
I’m a dental student in the U.S., studying at Tufts to be a dentist. I found this site after doing a search to see how many people are suffering from their teeth, and was amazed to see so many. I just want to let everyone know that dental treatment has come a long way from the scary stereotypes of old, and that no one should be ashamed to go to the dentist because of the condition of their teeth. Believe me, they have seen it all and that it what they are there for. There are tons of gentle, compassionate dentists out there so if you don’t like one definitely go to another. RateMDs.com is a terrific site for reading patient reviews of doctors including dentists so you can look ones up in your area and see how others made out with them. They also have sedation dentistry now as well.
I’m sorry to hear there’s so many people out there in pain. I wish I was licensed and operating my own practice, so that I could treat you all, and help you take care of your teeth!
the vodka worked. I bought a real cheap bottle of Gimely’s from the corner store on Sunday on my way over to a friends birthday party. the guy behind the counter paper bagged it for me, so once I got outside I cracked open the bottle down and commenced down a side street, took a sip and swished my mouth with it, making certain that I got it to concentrate in the far right corner. I felt the alcohol numb the pain, as a soft pulse ebbed into silence. I then thought, while the vodka was still in my mouth, why not just drink it. I mean, why not?
so, the following morning I wake up on the couch of one of my friends with a bit of a headache from the vodka, and the numerous other beverages I consumed, to find that my tooth, though still a bit raised, was no longer emitting any pain signals to my brain. I tested it a few times by gently applying pressure, just a little tap of the teeth, then a nice firm bite down, and nothing, no pain. now all I had to deal with was the pain of the party from the night before, which however unpleasant it was, could no where near touch the pain of that damn possessed wisdom tooth that had sent me sprawling about the bathroom medicine cabinet searching for any residue that resembled anything close to aspirin.
so, I canceled my dental appointment, am still planning on going to get it taken out, but when its a bit more viable economically.
I look forward to continue visiting this sight and reading some of the tragic, humorous, morose stories. take care of your teeth people, and if its to late for you, make sure your children are well informed about the pain of tooth decay, and the modes of prevention.
After suffering waves of intense, nuasiating pain, I tried the Vodka and cool compress suggestion. I was ok with trying the vodka since I don’t drink and there was no chance of me getting drunk on it. It didn’t really work for me, but I tried it. After the Vodka, I made a cool wash cloth and held it over my cheeks where my teeth hurt. Since both sides of my mouth hurt it was kinda hard to breath
Finally, after waking up every hour, the treatments helped. Instead of waking up every hour, I slept 3 hours. Neadless to say I woke up exhausted. But I think the cold compress really did the trick (maybe the Vodka helped too) 
I just tried putting salt on my tooth and it really worked. Later I am going to try the vodka. For now thank you whoever found out about the salt thing!!
Just want to say i had a chip tooth for about 2 years now and I been using cloves and whiskey.. along with ibroufen and vicodin and seems to work very well, can’t afford another bill from the dentist!! call me crazy.
I am in such agony right now I cant even describe it! All I can say is that I have given birth with no pain relief and been in hospital for months on end after 2 brain haemorrhages (one required brain surgery)all within the last 3 years and I have NEVER felt pain like this!! While I was in hospital 3 months ago with the last brain haemorrhage I was grinding my teeth a lot in the night due to stress, this caused 2 of them to shatter, one is extremely painful
I feel for each and every person here, I really do! The pain is persistent and agonising. I’m dosed up to the eyeballs on pain killers, Ive tried everything I can think of to relieve it, I smell like a bloody clove and feel sick cuz I think I swallowed some of the clove oil and Im almost certainly being driven mad…I’m now having conversations with myself about why this kind of shite always happens to me!!!
I have an appointment with the dentist at 11.45 today so hopefully he will be able to do something for this pain. Im terrified to go though, its only been 12 weeks since my last brain haemorrhage and im worried that this may disturb something again. The pain is so bad that I have no option but to take the chance.
Good luck to everyone else that is suffering with toothache at the moment
Choked severely (thought I would die) on a piece of food 2 days ago, it must have dislodged something in a broken tooth…in agony with all of you, am finally getting 2-3 second long respites from pain. here is what I did, after no sleep for 36 hours:
NO solid food…ate mushy fruit cocktail, smashed banana, runny scrambled eggs.
SWISHED heavily salted water after eating and on HOURLY basis, as warm as I could stand.
Aleve – nothing…seriously thought it made it worse
Advil – marginal help
Vicodin – just made me crazy
Ice – thought it helped until I nodded off, wanted to shoot myslf as I awoke when blood returned to the area.
I credit my relief with the salt water plus taking 1GRAM Vitamin C (2 500mg capsules, ester C
EVERY 2 hours…yes that’s right, 12+ grams per day…for infection.
(Toothache trumps diarrhea)
I hope this helps someome. I know dentists can’t do anything until the nerve/infection calms down.
thanks for this blog~
i have had my teeth breaking for several years now. at the moment i can hardly stand the pain, and i have a VERY high tolerence for pain but not this type. im 44 years old , i cant afford a dentist and i do not know how to get rid of the pain. almost makes me want to put a gun to my head. crying ,moaning,yelling etc.its is unbearable.nerves are exposed and my face swollen immensley. please help
get Listerine and keep a good amount on the tooth that hurts for 30 sec. it does not cure the pain but it does sooth it.dont rely on advil or any other amphetamine because they fix one thing and ruin another (like you stomach will get ulcers).
im feeling the pain because my dentist damaged my tooth witch led to the damage of my pulp.
greattttt
Wow, Its good to know I’m not alone but sucks that we have to meet under such painful circumstance! If you found this site like me, its because you were looking for anything that might help ease the pain of a tooth!!!! Well, after reading a hundred or better posts, I’ve come to the conclusion that we’re all f**ked! One person mentioned sucking on the tooth to remove any infection and spit it out….., well, if it doesn’t work….. you’ve just turned exscrutiating pain into ultra-excrutiating pain! I should know, I’m there. Just took 6 tylenol and 3 aspirin and it seems to have helped a bit but now my stomach feels like sh***. I haven’t read that anyone used pliars or something though and I’m seriously considering it since its a back molar and I had the tooth in front of it pulled a few years back so its pretty accessible to grab onto “I think”. I’m only afraid that if it doesn’t go as planned and the tooth breaks or something and I can’t grab onto it, I’ll probably have to kill myself in order to survive!!!!!! Anyway, my outer gum around the supposed rooted end of my tooth is swollen and sticking out a good 1/8th inch or so….. Does anyone know if maybe I could stick a pin way in there and maybe relieve some pressure from infection build up or something. I’m gonna try something tonight if it persists one way or the other…. I don’t have insurance and a hospital will cost mega-bucks for a little procedure, so if I’m gonna have to go I’m gonna make’em earn their money!
USE HEAT!!! In desperation in some wee hour of the morning, because all else failed after a full day and night of pain, I grabbed my heating pad, wrapped it in a towel, turned it up as high as it could go and held it against the affected part of my face. Next thing I knew it was morning and the excrutiating pain was gone. I was swollen and there was pain, but it was very tolerable with just some Tylenol and Ambesol. I went to see my oral surgeon and he told me that was the best thing I could have done and it probably caused the infection to drain which in turn stopped the pain. When an infection is present, it’s usually the pressure of it that causes the excrutiating pain. The Dentist told me to continue using heat to help the infection drain and he gave me a week’s worth of Amoxicillin. If you know for sure that you are not allergic to any form of Penicillin and you can get your hands on some, TAKE IT. If you don’t know if you are allergic to it, DO NOT TRY THIS. Penicillin allergies can be DEADLY. Amoxicillin doesn’t work immediately but it has worked for me several times. Hopefully I’ll have enough money to get these darned teeth pulled soon.
I found that luke warm water near a heater helps “it seems my tooth hurts more at night whn its cold”
i went to an endontist and he said my VERY back tooth was infected( the pain was so bad that it spread making all of them hurt.)By the time i visited him i was in the worst condition possible; swollen face, nerve dead, and not being able to eat. He did 55% of a root canal which was $800. He is gonna finish it next week but my tooth is already feel 5 biliion times better.
P.S. Don’t pull out or break your tooth because the bacteria in the root will spead and infect your jaw and mouth.
P.S.S if you can’t get a root canal get clove oil immediately and put it on the tooth. it feels soo good and it kills the bacteria.
Try Clove oil but never swallow it because it can kill you.
Wow-The pain was unbearable-I recall being told by my doctor 7 months ago that I needed a root canal but i was like MEH-i dnt need-Actually-over the last 7 months felt nothing until Christmas day.The pain has been excruciating and i felt like yanking the tooth off with a pair of pliers.So i called the doctors and there was no one-its Christmas GUYS
Took some Tylenol but worked only for 3 hours-had to go for an emergency the following day.
Now-the dentist cleaned my tooth,and put me on antibiotics-I am to see him again after 9 freaking days as I await the antibiotic to do its job-This SUCKS
iN THE meantime-I wake up in the middle of the night and feel like someone iS HITTING MY HEAD WITH A Hammer-but its the tooth.The antibiotics make me feel like not taking food and leave my mouth dry-but i will still face the PAIN FOR ANOTHER 2 WEEKS.
People-if u have any pain-get to the source-Only the dentist knows what to do-and remember-it will come to pass-i just didnt know that nerves can get THIS MAD
Oh For God’s sake. I got better, For a FEW freaking months I got better… NOW my dumb ass has to go back again and this time it’s WORSE. Been to the hosp and the best they can give me after telling me ice was a no go was toridol… BIG FUCKIN DEAL. please. But it stopped it for a sec or so. Now they put me on antibiotics and stuffs, it’s been DAYS and it’s NOT ANY BETTER. I mean, hey I lived large and got a damn hamburger, and paid for it for DAYS. Sigh, I am facing the fact that I’m gonna have to go and get it pulled, hell if this will stop the pain I’d get ALL OF THEM PULLED, right now, if they had affordable plans, like not the ones that take 50% of your salary and your first born. AUGH. This shite SUCKS!!!!! I HATE HATE HATE dentists, ESPECIALLY THE SMART ASSED ONES….
*whine, bitch, moan and complain, waaaaaahhhhhhhh*
Oh and hey did I FORGET to mention this thing STARTED on Christmas Day? The day of the birth of the Blessed Christ Child? Who wants to suffer on HIS BIRTHDAY??? THIS SUCKS SO OUTRAGEOUSLY I can’t even begin to fathom it. ARGH.
Yep…its just happened to me too, broke a piece off my back tooth!!! im working all day tomorrow and cant even phone to get an appointment till wednesday…which is the last day that the dentis is open before new year!!! Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh why do these things happen only to people like us!!
Well here I am at 8pm, bank holiday (new years day)
on call doctor can’t be arsed to look at it or give me meds cos it’s not his freakin area. Thank god I have left over Anti-biotics and 2 dihydracodeine. It’s a wisdom tooth aswell.
Had some oil of cloves earlier and it made me puke. Great start to the new year.
OH MAN I HATE THE CLOVES… Just the smell now makes me sick. I have childhood memories of cloves on oranges hanging around smelling all nice and fresh, and clove smell in sweet potato bakes, and in teas that taste Oh So Good, and now when I smell them ALL I WANNA DO IS BARF. It reminds me of EXTREME sickness, EXTREME PAIN and vomiting up my toenails, all from the no caffeineated 3 days I could keep nothing down. I want my happy childhood memories back. waaaaahhhhhh. Or dentures. YEAH dentures, then I would NEVER EVER HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS AGAIN. Sounds GROSS, no doubt, but then again with THIS kind of pain and or sickness, who CARES what other people think???
Holiday teeth pain SUCKS.
HEY….. and WHY is my bug there (Avatar) so GREEN, FAT, and UGLY??? LoL.
all these comments helped me make it through the night….Got 2 teeth pulled today and feel much better hope everyone else getpain under control.
I haven’t been to the dentist since I was in foster-care (yes I know, stupid me) because I couldn’t afford it. So now I have several cavities that are heinous. However there is one in particular that is causing my problems today. I had a filling in my first pre-molar, and it fell out about a year or so ago. Since then, I have been feeling this hole grow ginormous in my tooth. And now the pain in unbearable. I can feel in all over the right side of my face, in my ear and in my neck. It’s too hard to sleep and I have never dreaded the thought of eating before. I am in constant agony. As I talk to you, I have a dry teabag in my mouth, against the tooth, because I was told that it would bring out the infection. Anyways, I am a college student, so I have pretty much nothing. No money, no nice job that has benefits. So I am going into the dentist on Thursday, so they can take an x-ray of the tooth and give me antibiotics, and hopefully painkillers too. And then maybe when my job starts up again in February I will be able to afford to have them just take the thing out.
Anyway, I have to go take some more ibuprofen, so god bless everyone, and hopefully this excruciating pain will go away soon.
can eugenol toothache get you fucked up?
aggh, have tried clove oil, painkillers, whiskey, salt water, ice pack but nothing works,
have appointment this afternoon, if i havent died by then! this is the worst pain, have had 2 root canals before. reckon need another one, i look after my teeth, so why is this happening, damn you teeth! wanna have em all removed and use false teeth…
i have an exposed nerve in my wisdom tooth at the back on my bottom row. im in so much pain i decided to go to the hospital where they told me i would have to be put on a waiting list and have to wait 18 months………….lol 18 months with pain like this …..i dont think so.
im in a mess cos im needle phobic and need sadation.
im taking 400mg ibuprofen and co codamol which does nothing for the pain at all.
not one dentist in dover kent does sadation only injections.
PLEASE HELP
i went to four different dentist,because i was unsure of them all (look up boards.ie and the dentist blogs,in the republic of ireland they are rip off merchants and as far as i know from experience they are no different in attitude and manner since the 1970’s)the worst dentist i went to was on noonan eamon t, he ripped me off and my mouth open!!
my son went to him also and he apparently needed 2 fillings,anyway he had a bad experience with him and WE ARE NOT GOING BACK.
most of his clients are medical card holders,but he ripped me off completely in the end i payed out nearly over 1000 euros and one tooth had to be redone as he did not scoop out all the decaying material.If this happens sometimes it can result in an abcess which is exactly what happens to me.
in future my only advice to you would be to book in advance dont let it get too late,at the first sign of tooth sensitivity see a well recommended dentist and save up because there are many great places up north,i would reccommend appletree or anywhere in co.down to be quite honest!interesting blog,it is almost like a dentist wrote this *LOL*.
Just get them pulled if the pain is too much. I did end up doing that and it still took another month before the pain was gone but its gone
well im back again and with good news.
i went to a private dentist and he was wonderful, he talked to me all the way through.
i had the injection (needle phobic) twice but didnt feel a thing, he was so gentle with me.
i had it pulled on friday 16th jan and i held it together quiet well.
i did get the sweats and sick feeling but got through that.
my advice is have the lot out…………………no more tooth ache
i have 7 teeth left on my bottom row which im going to have taken out.
NO MORE PAIN
good luck everyone.
julie. xxxxxxxxxx
I am so glad i found a site that actually helps. These posts are great and ive laughed at a lot of them which makes the pain go away slightly for a few seconds. The pain is disgusting, and ive gotten barely any sleep cause of it. I went to the dentist and he said he didnt see anything but he thinks its sinus putting pressure on the tooth. Its the worst pain in my life and i told him to just pull it if when i come back next week and its not better. Tylenol worked nicely for the first day which the pain was very little. But it has got much worse. The second night i couldnt sleep and apparently kept my parents up. I went downstairs to go on the computer to find remedies but my dad flipped on me and i was shit out of luck for the night. The third day i went to the dentist and he said blah blah blah the sinus’s and gave me a script of Darvacet (which sucks ass and doesnt do a thing). I just put kettle one vodka on a cotton ball and stuffed it in my upper right gum near the back. In the process the vodka dripped all over the place and hopefully when my rents get home they dont flip and say ive been drinking. Ive been miserable for the past 2 days and cant wait until next week when i go back to the dentist. Ive tried ice, ice water, sea salt, salt n pepper, onions, hydrogen peroxide, vodka, pulling on it to easy the pressure a little, advil, tylenol, aleve, asprin, dayquil sinus, dayquil cough and cold, standing outside in the snow for 20 minutes for no reason hoping the pain will receed. The pain is terrible and i have to work today which sucks cause i have shed tears from the pain. Yesterday i took my frustration out on my couch, punching it and jumping up and down and flinging my arms and body everywhere, screaming into blankets. I would be embarrassed to have anyone see me doing this. Im about to take 2 1/2 100mg Darvacet and hope its not lethal cause the normal dose does shit. I looked it up and websites say its no enough to OD. I can barely eat cause the tooth hurts like nothing else. Thank God there are posts from all you guys describing your pain. It made me laugh at a lot of the things you said, hopefully youll find this one somewhat funny too. Going to take my pills, Peace and good luck.
Hey Michael,
Try raw garlic cloves pressed hard around the gum of that tooth, or if you can, bite down on them for 5 minutes or so, but get the gum all around it soaked good. Might burn like hell, but it worked a little for me after everything else didn’t. If that doesn’t work, have you contemplated suicide? Only joking…., good luck bro!
Rudy
Thanks Rudy, ill give that a try. I did end up taking that 2 1/2 Darvacet and the pain absolutely went away. In the process i became quite euphoric, which i don’t care i was just happy the pain was gone. If it returns ill try the garlic clove. I don’t want to do over the recommended dose of Darvacet again cause i don’t know what its doing to my liver or the rest of my body. Anyway thanks a lot, Peace.
Seriously…worst pain in my life…I dont know what to do…my ear is killing me, I feel like my body is shuting down. I am so tired as I didnt get any sleep last night. I am sat in bed with a bottle of luke warm water, my salt shaker and a jug to spit into. I get mild relief when its in my mouth but as soon as I spit it out it hurst so much. I have spent the past hour looking at websites about pulling out your own teeth…I have considered it but the tooth is broken and I know it wont all come out, probably do more harm than good. I will attend the walk in center tomorrow (I am in England by the way) and see the nurses there although they are no dentist. I am going to beg them to get this tooth out. I need it out now. Shit my ear is hurting so much. No pain killers working…Oh my god I dont know what to do, I have tried every ‘home remedy’ Garlic clove rubbed on, warm teabag, salt water, vodka. Nothing is helping. I just have the most rancid taste in my mouth. Anyone know how I can shift the ear ache as well as dealing with the tooth? I Need help NOW!!!
Possibly had the worst night of my life last night, the pain in my tooth was un bearable, and my ear also hurt like crazy…no pain killers helped at all. scanned the web all night looking for home remidies just to ease the pain a little..I spent the night rubbing cloves of garlic on my tooth and gums which apart from making me stink provided pain relief for no more than 30 seconds…I used vodka which stung like hell and i found the only thing that worked was warm salt water rinsing around my mouth but as soon as i spat out the pain came back almost instantly. so i didnt get a moments sleep…just repeated that process all night.
I went to the chemist this morning and got some orajel extra strength stuff….it does work! almost immediate relief, my pain is so bad it did not get rid of 100% of the pain but enough that i managed to fall asleep for an hour. I do reccommend it. It says you should only use it for no more than 4 times a day due to the anastetic in it…I must admit I have exceeded that already but not used it in a few hours so I am hoping that will be it until the dreaded night time comes. Going to beg the emergency dentist on monday to pull this cracked tooth out…I honestly though I was going insane last night through the pain. Never had anything like that before…I have already got anxiety thinking about what tonight shal bring!
Lisa,
Try to put some cotton soaked in the warm salt water over your tooth like a bandaid. If your tooth is so sensitive that it is causing the pain to make your ear ache this might help by keeping the nerve ending not exposed. Good luck…
I hope you feel better sooon…..
It’s almost four in the morning and I’m wide awake. I want these damn shards of rotten tooth *OUT*! I haven’t had dental insurance for *years* and this tooth has gradually been breaking apart and falling off in pieces. My entire gum needs to be like cut open and they need to get every last bit of this tooth outtttt. A couple weeks ago, I managed to pull a chunk out with tweezers. I tried the tweezers again, but I just got blood and it hurt like a mofo. My psychiatrist place has a dental room on the first floor and after my appointment tomorrow I am marching in there and asking them to get me in like INSTANTLY, numb the hell out of my mouth (and general anesthesia or sedation or WHATEVER…for my ulcers they “sedated” me with “anesthesia,” but I was wide awake and they kept saying, “Is she getting sleepy yet?”). I want this sucker out. I hope I don’t have any more cavities. My gum hurts like hell, I’m trying not to touch it and aggravate it any more. I need to get thsi taken care of and Ive been Googling Medi-Cal. It said they cover dental, it damn well better.
Oh, and i know that I sound like some kind of moron, but I’ve barely had Medi-Cal a month an my back and mental illnesses have taken priority. BBut still I should have gotten this taken care of sooner.
Hope everyone gets better and nothing’s too serious. God bless.
my tooth broke as i was eating a starburst. my mom said u know ur tooth is going to start hurting. i said to her no it wont well its been 2 weeks and it has satrted to hurt. it hurts so bad i feel like everything is in slow motion. even the music i am listening to seems to be slower than usual. pain like this isnt fit for humans. i have no insurance so i will try orajel please wish me luck.
If its taken 2 weeks, it may be the start of an infection. You may want to consider a regiment of anti-biotics if it is. Anyway I wish you luck! Toothaches and earaches are the worst!
hi why me
orajel is no good for the pain your experiancing.
im petrified of dentists and i have coped with pain that bad for several months, believe me dentist is best.
my husband came with me and stayed all the way through the extraction. if you feel your mum could take you my advice to you would be go to a dentist that will listen to you and your fears.
i was frightend to walk through the door but if you see your doctor first for some tamasapan they will calm you down and make you feel less frightend.
please let me know what you decide.
good luck
julie
Toothaches suck! Even though I blame not having money to fix may teeth — that is the reason I let them go so long……..I Lied……I didn’t get my teeth fixed because I was so f***ened afraid of the dentist….So I let some of my teeth just go..break in pieces…….they when it was too late, I would go to the dentist…….Oh well the only solution to my problem was to get the teeth PULLED. Why??? Because I did not go in and take care of the problem 2 – 3 or 5 years ago, stupid me….Now I have to chew with my front teeth……
because I WAS AFRAID OF THE DENTIST………stupid me…..no teeth left in my mouth….well I have a few – but not enough to do the chewing with….so very f*****en sad!……..don;t let your teeth go as long as I did.
At the first sign of a problem go to the dentist and get the filling fix, a route canal, whatever you need to save your tooth……don’t let your tooth get to the point it has to be pulled … please.
this is the wort pain ever im stay up to go to the dentist early im in nyc so i have alot of choices but i cnt take this pain no more i feel like crying:(
man!!!!!!!! my jaw is killing me
its like pulsating pain coming over and over again on my tooth in waves, each getting worse by the minute
i feel like taking pliers and just yanking it
My tooth is killing me and i have the sorest mouth ever.
half of my tooth fell out ages ago and it was alright but the other day i was eating something hard and it started to woblly so i justate of the other side but no then i was eating starbursts and a little bit of my filling came out and now every time i eat on that side i get really bad toothache and now i dont know what to do because by other tooth the half that is left is digging into my gum and everytime i push it back up to where it is meant to be it just forces itself bac down and i am only 12 and i have got to go bac to school on monday and it is really really hurting and i waould really apprectate it if someone would help me by telling me a way to get it out without any pain because i have had enough pain and i really dont like my dentsit much so please someone help me.
thank you
P.S please help i only have 3 days to get it out
hi
you should try a private appointment with a dentist who will listen you.
i did this and it only cost me £80.
he was wonderful and im needle phobic…..
hope this helps
If its a baby tooth, or even an adult tooth that is that loose you can move it back and forth a lot, maybe buy some ambesol, soak the tooth and near by gum with it, wait a few minutes ’til it numbs up good and try to break whatever remaining roots are still attached and just yan it out. I wouldn’t do it though unless you are determined to go through with it since it may bother you more if you don’t succeed. Good luck with it either way!
no denest saturday my gums all swallown and my tooth absesees help
Last night, and now tonight I am experiencing a terrible toothache. I have a large cavity in one of my teeth that is causing pain. I could actually feel my heart beating in my tooth. It is one of those things where the only thing you can think about is the pain, and you uncontrollably rock back and forth in pain. It is terrible!
My toothache is subsiding somewhat after 800mg Ibuprofen, 2 pills of Excedrin Migraine, and topical application of peppermint extract and vodka. I hope the relief lasts enough to get some sleep!
HELP!!! This pain is unbearable! This tooth has had a cavity before, was filled, and then the filling fell out (all when I had good dental insurance). The tooth then broke in half….never bothered me. Half of the filling fell out a long time ago and didn’t bother me so figured the roots were just dead on that tooth. Now the other half is feeling like it wants to fall out and man does it hurt. It hurts the entire right side of my jaw. Problem is that now I have crappy insurance, no money saved up because of this stupid economy lowering our salaries making us use up our savings, live paycheck to paycheck because of economy cuts, and yet make too much to get any type of aid…go figure. My insurance will only pay for cleanings, cavity fillings, and about 80% of pulling teeth. I went to a dentist that a friend highly recommended…only to find out that my tooth cannot be pulled. He wanted me to try a root canal….which insurance won’t pay for. They only pay 10% of a root canal and I have to pay the other 90% which was about $800.00. My husband and I barely make ends meet right now without having a dentist bill to add to the equation. I asked the dentist about pulling the tooth….guess what…it cannot be pulled. It would have to be surgerically removed…WHICH my lovely insurance won’t pay for. I don’t have any vodka in the house because we are non drinkers and don’t allow it in our house. My husband has some Vicodin left from his car wreck that he never took….he hates taking any kind of pain medication at all…so I’m using that for now to numb the pain. Only problem is…what will I do when it runs out??? I can’t bear this pain. I can’t afford to have it removed or saved. Does anyone have any suggestions or know of any places that might help someone in my situation? PLEASE HELP!!! I’m almost ready to go start a fight with someone so they will hit me in the jaw and hopefully knock the thing out of my mouth and I’m not even a violent person or a fighter.
My suggestion would be to see a different dentist and demand that they pull the tooth. And don’t tell the new dentist what this dentist said or he’ll agree with the other dentist. The only reason why this dentist won’t pull it is cause it’s much less money. These dentists are scams. They’re worse than the AIG executives who are accepting bonuses while the company goes under. Trust me. I’ve been to enough of them that I know. And don’t let them put you in fear by saying that your whole mouth will shift if you have the truth extracted. It’s nothing but hogwash. I’ve had two teeth extracted already and my mouth and eating are doing just fine. Dentists use the fear method in order to get you to do more expensive treatments.
In reply to MRD. Get online and check to see if there are any dental schools and free dental clinics around your area. The schools charge hardly nothing, because once again it is a school, but the people who actually do the work are pretty good and they always have an instructor with them during most procedures. Free dental clinics are mostly area dentists that volunteer their time to help people in the area. There are no income restrictions most of the time and they normally give one free service. Also, if there is anything left of the tooth, most of the time they can still pull it out without surgery. Hope this helped atleast a little. Good luck
Tell the dentist to get stuffed! Get another one and have the tooth extracted.
There’s something the doctors should know (I heard this from a doctor himself). It’s the patient and not the doctor who decides what’s urgent and what’s not.
I understand that dentists want money but not helping people who are suffering, just for the sake of the profit makes me sick!
Try some clonixin pills, anyway.
i have Horrible teeth 6 cavities and im TERRIFIED of the dentist i know their there to help but im SCARED…one of my bottom teeth MIGHT be loose and im in pain please ANYBODY JUST HELP ME!
(IM 13)
omg!
this is the worst pain i ever felt in my life.
i fractured my arm. and currently have a cast on.
that fractures nothing compared 2 the tooth ache.
my left top tooth 3 to the last counting the molar hurts like hell.
im freaking sick cause of iht.
i heard this pain causes fever which i have atm.
i feel like killing my self.
i use ibuprofen which take the pain away for a while then i come back with a fever.
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god help me.
anyone does root canals hurt?
I know exactly what you are going through!!! I have had 3 root canals. I had 2 done by exceptional dentists and one done by a dentist that was awful(didn’t realize it until she started doing the work). The dentist that I currently have, she done one of my rcs and she said that if a rc hurts then the dentist isn’t doing it properly, that a rc shouldn’t hurt at all. My new dentist, lets call her Rose, had to go in and extract the tooth that the bad dentist worked on b/c it wasn’t done properly, became abscessed, and had to remove it b/c it couldn’t be saved at that point. Dont be afraid to ask the dentist how long they have been doing dentistry, and all that stuff. But trust me, if you are worried about a certain dentist, see someone else. But once again, rcs don’t hurt when they are done properly, which most dentists do. If your tooth is abscessed, which it probably is from the sound of it, they will more then likely drain the infection, give you a oral rinse and schedule you for an appointment at a later date. Most dentists don’t like to work on someone who has an infection because it causes more problems then necessary. Plus an abscess is harder to numb because it is an acid and anesthetics are also acids, so it makes it a lot harder to numb. Anyways, good luck, and remember don’t be nervous but if you are extremely nervous you can always ask them to put you to sleep while they do it. A lot of places do that now.
GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY I AM IN HELL.
OH MY GOOD, I HAVE THE SOLUTION TO THE PAIN,,,, AFTER DAYS, EVEN WEEKS OF SEVERE TOOTHACHE I FOUND A PILL THAT JUST SWEEP AWAY THE PAIN, IT’S INDEED IBUPROFEN AND I KNOW THAT FOR SOME OF YOU JUST DIDN’T WORK I DIN’T FOR ME EITHER, BUT I BOUGHT THIS MEDICATION IN MEXICO AND I JUST DRIVE AWAY THE PAIN. IS A DIFERENT FORMULA I GUESS, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
I take real good care of my teeth and see the denist often. My back lower tooth broke a small piece off a couple of months ago. No pain at all so I didnt rush to the denist or anything, then finally last week I went in and he is working on it and he is rebuilding the toooth with pins and stuff. I leave the denist and am fine that night, then the next day the most unbelievable pain sets in, just feels like a knife grinding with no let up, the pain was crippling and brought me to tears. It was so excruciating my left arm was going numb. I called the dentist and he prescribed me Lortab, which takes the pain away but makes me sick. So it has bee 3 days and is now the weekend and I am still taking these pills, last night the pain set in so strong it brought me to my knees, I cant take it anymore. I am going back to the denist Monday morning, before I go crazy, I have already missed 2 days of work.
Update:
Well I couldn’t wait though the weekend, woke up in pain again last night, called my dentist this morning and he agreed to meet me on Easter Sunday in a couple of hours.
I feel for all you guys on here, I know how bad tooth pain can be. One thing I would like to say though, and that is you guys really need to do what ever it takes to get to the dentist. Teeth problems do not clear up on there own. I just had an implant put in for $1700 and I dont have any dental insurance. I just wanted to keep my teeth nice. Do whatever it takes to get to the dentist, they will work with you on payments, but look at the alternative.
I was 32 and had tooth problems and had not been to the dentist in many years, and was embarrassed about the condition of my teeth. But after some unbearable problems I went to the dentist and he was very kind and put me on a treatment plan that spanned over a couple of years due to cost. Now 2 years later with a lot of work and 1 implant and 1 bridge later, I have very nice teeth, but I am still subject to getting a bad tooth ache (obviously), but because I have such a good relationship with my dentist he is meeting me on Sunday to help. Good luck folks, that is just my story.
OMG RELIEF,
Met the dentisit yesterday at 12:30 and he got to work on my tooth, turns out it was infected with pus, he spent and hour and cleaned it all out, made a drain and prescribed me anitbiotics.
I feel SOO relieved right now I cant tell you guys. I slept so good last night. If I had not went to the dentisit I would be in unbearable pain right now, because these kinds dont fix themselves, also because your teeth are so close to your brain you have to be really careful about that.
Nost importantly do not be afarid of the densist, they are there to help. they want your business.
I have a fractured nerve. I pain $2000 already for the dang dentist to try and figure out what happened. He pulled my molars out, said I had a dry socket and then put a new cap on my tooth. The tooth that he capped is the one with the fractured nerve. I have waited almost a year and cant get it taken care of. My chest is starting to hurt, my left arm is so sore as well as my neck and shoulder. I am in so much pain!! I am a mom to two small boys and am afraid I might not wake up in the morning due to the tooth. I was able to get on Care Credit but the dentist maxed out the card with everything he did to my tooth. I dont know what to do…I dont want to die. Im only 30 years old. :<
I have called dentists about payment plans…there are none that accept.
Hey Guys, i feel for each and everyone of your if your haveing to put up with the pain ive had to just these last 2 days, seriosuly.
ive got some self diagnosed absess/gum infection over my bottom left cainine area, it batters like hell… i was in so much pain last night i thought i was going to overdose on the amount of painkillers i had to take just to get 45mins sleep every 2 hours. ive got a emergancy dental apointment in 30mins… im pritty scared, i dont want my teeth pulling im only 21.
its been some time since I posted on here… I can recall when the molar in the back of my mouth was throbbing, streaming with pain from some unknown realm of being. I kep putting it off, saying I’ll have enough money to get it pulled next month, and it seems that perhaps was a mistake. I now have a swollen face, the right side of my lower jaw swells outwards like a plastic bag full of water ready to topple off a table. I went to the doctor the other day to grab some antibiotics, hopefully they start showing signs of working within the next few days… wish me luck folks:)
peace in the middle teeth!
harvey tooth banger – I don’t know where you live, but here in the U.S. (Michigan), a tooth extraction is usually no more than $200 if you go with a general dentist, and usually not more than $300 with an oral surgeon.
A root canal is usually $700-$800 if you go with a general dentist, or $1,000-$1,200 with an endodontist. Then the core build-up is usually $250. Then if you get a crown after the root canal it’s usually anywhere from $700-$1,000, depending on the dentist.
With that being said, If you don’t have insurance and you can accept not having a few teeth missing here and there, the extraction would be the way to go. The main benefit is it’s about $200 for the extraction compared to $1,800-$2,200 for the root canal, core build-up, crown. You also never have to worry about having another toothache there again. The bad part is you then have to get used to chewing your food with out that tooth.
Then you have the possibility that the crown won’t last if you get tooth decay under the crown, if you go that route. That would mean you would need a new crown for another $800. Dentists are notorious for saying you need a new crown when the one you have on is doing just fine. This is the reason dentists are getting extremely rich off of our pain. It’s also the reason why dentists don’t like to extract. If they only did extractions, dentists wouldn’t get rich.
But if you know the extraction is the way to go for you, I would just go and get it done. Plus, taking those antibiotics all the time isn’t good for your health. Repeated antibiotic use can really mess up your intestinal bacterial flow over time, which can cause many other health problems such as candida and yeast infections. Dentists don’t seem to mind giving out antibiotics, just as long as they get to do the root canal/core build-up/crown so they can get rich.
Absolutely right!! My tooth (rests) started aching last week. Not really bad. Yesterday I had it extracted. Fortunately I know the dentist. No bullshit of root-canal or those things for millionaires. No time for keeping on pain. The problem is when one is young. If you don’t take care of your teeth by then, forget. At this age, I’m 45, I prefer not to have a tooth then be continuously in pain. No one knows the future but abscess and pain from that tooth, no for sure.
grave i have a great teeth it was horable its devastating its crook and a lot of tartar and its so yellowish and i have a horable bad breath.to all the chics out there a got a message to all of you plzzzzzz…..!!!!!!!!!!! kiss me plzzzzzzzzzzzzz…………!!!!!!!thanks hahahahahahaha heheheheheheheh hohohohohohoh..
Well, I know this has nothing to do with technology, but I thought I’d share some tips I’ve learned in the past 2 days.
My first tip won’t ease your pain, but it will save you some. I’ve seen it on forums that you should put aspirin on the tooth where it hurts and hold it there. I mean this is just stupid. Aspirin doesn’t ease your pain like numbing sprays. It is meant to be ingested and works in your bloodstream. If you hold aspirin to the inflammation, you will however get a cool aspirin burn, next to which your toothache will be of secondary importance. Whatever you do, swallow the aspirin, don’t rub it on.
The single most helpful thing I did, which was almost the only thing that could ease my pain was salt water. And I don’t mean go to the ocean salt water (although that’s ok too), I mean the almost as much salt as water type, truly disgusting stuff. Just sip some in your mouth (try not to vomit, you’ll get used to it after the 30th time you do this) and rinse it around where it hurts. My pain could not be relieved by the medication, but salt water in 90% of the cases completely dissolved the pain. As you would guess there is a downside. In the better cases I needed to do this every 20 minutes, but sometimes I needed to repeat every 5 minutes. Near the end, my experience was that neither the medication nor the salt helped, but if I took the medication the pain remained, but the salt water could ease it. Go figure. Apparently there is no danger to this, although I am no doctor, but believe me, it is not pleasant. Sure beats the pain though. Oh, and yes, it does sting your mouth and tongue, just rinse with water afterward.
The third tip is also a prevention type tip. Whatever you do, don’t pick at it. Sometimes its tempting, because a nudge here and there with maybe moves your tooth in such a way that the pain will be better. No it won’t. You could cause an inflammatory reaction which is very, very painful. Rinsing is fine, but don’t touch or try to move it ever.
i got three dead molar in lower left mouth. two of them are decayed to jaw bone and the other is decaying as i write. my gums are sore. i know i got infection because my jaw is swollen slightly. i got no money, no job, just finish spring semester. i cant not sleep, but i can eat on other side of mouth. need all three removed now. why did i wait ten years to have them decay. last time been at dentist, bad experience.. they make fun of you, belittle you, make fun of your teeth. 5:34 am and my left jaw bone feel like i have in the ring fighting. puffy and sore. im going to take paper towel and sook of some scope and ram it on the check and gum area… ipry ot works…..
I can understand the pain you are going through (Three Dead Molars). I have just returned from the dentists 4 hours ago. My first time in 30 years. Last week one of my teeth became abcessed. I held out as long as I could, but it was unbearable. I am so glad I went
Like you I had Molars down to the gum line. I thought they would have to be cut out.
To make a long story short.. This Dental office was the best.. They calmed all my fears and took away any enbarassment I had.
All my lowers were removed today under a light IV sedative. Very minimul pain if any .
Even if you do not have all the money now.. You should go and get that infection cleared up.. It will only cocst for the vivit and Antibodies. If you go further with treatment , many have some kind of Financicng.
I wish you luck and hope that pain goes away.
Dan
I am in agony with my top tooth at the back, had a fillin in it that fell out ages ago, didnt do anything about it, it was a bit sensitive but not to bad, then last week some sharp twinges in it,….then yesterday full blown pain, and today the tooth cracked and now i am in agony no-one could tell how much pain im in, i feel like smashing my fist through the window to have something else to think about!!!!
dont go to the dentist till thursday and its only monday i have no idea how ill survive i really dont im so scared of this pain!
I can mos def. feel your pain Craig, I also have a fillin that fell out in my left back molar, and so I made a appt. for today and the dentist agreed to see me. I went into the dental office around 2pm and they took my xrays and found out the reason why this fillin is hurting is because my wisdom tooth is crooked and pushing on all my other teeth. I asked the dentist if they were able to extract the teeth out today knowingly that the receptionist told me that they would be able to today. So, the dentist told me that he could do it only if he had time.. Im in the chair like WTF im in pain and you worrying about your damn time isnt this what you get paid for.. To make a long story short he said that he didnt have enough time and that he has to reschedule me for Thursday. They did prescribe me some tylenol 3 which has codeine in it and it works a little but I just ran to Walgreens and picked up this little bottle of miracle ointment called “Red Cross,” this ointment is working miracles and I think it will hold up until Thurs.
Good Luck
Never GO to the dentist wearing a suit. Make Sure your Dentist has a big stick but two good ears. Nothing worse than a great book knowledge dentist who’s great on cadavars but can’t setttle the pre & post UFO’like Jitters
U know when the guy says ahahahahahahaah,,soory, not ha hah ha ha but aha aha aha
then runs out the door two minutes after a failed extraction & leaves the fat lady at the front to explain why you owe $100 for a prescription for penicillin.
He toook one look at my nice suit and ran. When I explained to fatty that I wasn’t paying for shyt she said you only owe thirty dollars. I said I’m not giving you thirty cents. She said do you have a credit card. I said “WHAT?!”
and not a Stone Cold “WHAT, WHAT, WHAT?” but maybe it should’ve been
Then Fatty said “Don’t worry its tax deductible”
If fatty were a man he would’ve got a stunner which woul’dve left him in the chair & then after a quick extraction & a flurry to the Solar Plexes He’d find his pants around his ancles & I’d preform a root canal on him,, i’d say”It’s OK Fatty, Time for your root canal! U want the good news or the bad news first” to which fatty would reply ” A BLUUUUUU BLUUUUU” oh ya forgot i’ve got one of them Alien lookin’ things prying his mouth open…then I’d say “OK Fatty the Bad New’s is you’r not gettin’ any Novacane for this root canal” However the Good News is You’re Gettin Vaseline” Then As I’d prepare to stick in my drill I’d hit turn Fatty’s Bosses Drill on for sound and then Fatty’d get a drill of my own, Its not a Black’nDecker its an All White’Pecker! LMFAO
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I had an abcess, had no sleep for 4 nights, the pain was sending me absolutley crazy, the pain was every 10 secs continuasly ,I couldnt get into see a dentist so the receptionist told me to take 2 paracetamol and 2 co-codamol ,omg it knocked me out it was great, id even been to the hospital and the tablets they give me didnt work
hey right now iv tryed everything to get the pain to go away but its just not working please help me are there any around the house remmedies that i can use say like if you rub vegiemite on an oulcer the pain goes away xxx thanx
Hi, I had my first abscess 6 months ago, it was horrendous, went to the dentist and he gave me some antibiotics, and told me for root canal it would cost £500 or for £100 he would pull it out for me!! Anyway took the pills and it went away so I thought, about a month ago I got this pimple which appeared on my gum right next to the abscessed tooth, it was disgusting just like a spot, went back to a NHS walkin centre, and the pimple was lanced which was foul, given some more antibiotics but the pimple never went away. So this Tuesday went in for root canal, now the good thing about an NHS walkin centre, it doesn’t cost a thing, expecially if you got an exemption card which I had. Anyway root canal was absolute agony, so after half an hour I pleaded with them to pull the tooth, which they did, my gum is still a little painful, feels a bit swollen, but I am going to go back next week and ask them to check it for me. So some advise for my fellow brits out there, if you are in pain phone up the NHS direct helpline who will give you a telephone number for an emergency dentist, NHS usually they will be located in a hospital, and the most you will have to pay is 45 pound, if you have the worse case it will be about £180 for a full set of dentures!!!
I just got my molars yanked today..it hurt, especially when it was being numbed, however I had unbearable pain for days beforehand. The best way to deal with it is very warm salt water rinses and ice packs on the hand, web between the thumb and index finger, it really worked for me.
Jesus. I lost a filling and feel like shooting myself in the face. I’d rather crap out 100 giant cactii than have this kind of tooth pain. I might go to dental school one day just to help people who need a tooth pulled and can’t pay right now or can’t wait days to see someone.
If a moth lands on me again I’m going to freak out. It’s going to be a terrible weekend if I can’t get in today.
all of u guys seem to have very much pain but im an 11 year old and ive had my tooth ache for 2 days i have been trying to go to the dentist but i have to have this very bad pain in my teeth intill monday cause the dentist is not opened on weekends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! gosh ive took 2 advil pain and i whet to this party and the water there is amazing it heals my tooth ache for like an hour but at night i have this afual stomach ache! anyway im muslim and am fasting today
so i think ima like die O.o!!!!! try dealing with That
Hello Folks! I am amazed by the amount of people had/are gping through the same shite as I am right ow. The pain is awful and I cant stand it anylonger. I went to the dentist acouple of days ago and had an x-ray the doctor said take these antibiotics and then I advice you to have a root canal that is your only option. So luckally my insuance plan will cover this in October but of course this has to happen in september and having to wait for another monh roughly is no fun at all. And No I dont have a credit card or any other ways to pay in full. Anyhoo I have been taking my antibiotics for about 2 days now and getting fed up because I see no improvements yet, as i am a very impatient person esp when having to deal with horrendous pains. I find what help is Ibuprofen 600 mg 4 times a day.(spoke to a nurse who said that was fine)It lasts for about 3- 4 hours and just as the pain starts coming back I take a half of an advil so on and so forth.
Anyways I cant wait for this pain to go away. And Thanks for a great Forum:o)
-Patrick
I grind my teeth when I’m stressed out. A month ago, one of my molars developed a HORRIBLE tooth ache. My dentist said my ligament was swollen and would probably need a root canal/crown, but didn’t seem too worried about it when I saw her last. She even looked at my xrays from my last visit and made me confident the tooth could wait to have work done. Since then, my tooth stopped hurting and I assumed the tooth died. I scheduled another appointment 2 weeks past my last root canal in a different tooth. Since then, my tooth developed an abscess but hasn’t hurt too bad. I figured I could wait until my scheduled dental appointment to have treatment but yesterday, I woke up clenching my teeth and experiencing the worst pain felt in my molar in the whole world. I am at work today, still feelign this horrrrrrrible pain. I only ate soup and took about 6 Tylenol – which refuse to work. I have 1 more day until my appointment. I just hope I can handle this pain. It’s the throbbing that is the worst. Infection is disgusting and horrible. I am just so surprised how quickly this all developed. I just saw my dentist!
I’ve been kicked, punch, bashed, gang-bashed and even yelled at and even humilated in front of 300 people by my ex-girlfriend, by telling me “i was dropped! because i was too poor for her”. BUT, there is nothing WORSE than a “THROBBING TOOTH”. The pain is so unverable that i am on my “bended knee” in PAIN!!! I am even asking GOD OUR HEAVENLY FATHER for forgiveness, because i generally thought, i was going to die. And the worse thing was, this was Saturday evening, there is no Dentist until monday. Anyway, on Tuesday the Destist eventually told me, that i needed 3 “root-canal” done, for the price of AUD$1500 each. I told the Dentist to get stuff!!! How the hell i was goint to get the money, when my whole family are poor? So, the Dentist left cotton balls on 3 of my teeth. 15 years later, those teeth are now gone, and so are my other 5 teeth. However, i been lucky enough to visit home my mother birth country the Philippines and while i was there realised the Dentistry (American Teaching) there are 70% cheaper than the USA, Europe, Australia etc; this is due to the low Pesos value. So, i eventually decided, that i will get my teeth “CAPS” which will only cost me around AUD$75 each tooth. CAPS tooth will last for 25 years, and the only negative thing about it, while in operation’s the Destist might damage your sinus nerves etc., For me, CAPS tooth sounds good, because it is better than having denture and taking them out all the time. Unless with CAPS they are screwed in my mouth…good luck to you guys and MAY GOD OUR HEAVENLY FATHER “EASES THE PAIN THAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH NOW” IN THE NAME OF OUR SAVIOR “LORD JESUS CHRIST” AMEN!!! You can PUNCH ME! YOU CAN KICKED ME! YOU CAN BASHED ME! BUTTTT PLEASE, DO NOT GIVE ME A “THROBBING TOOTH”!!! I LOVE YOU GUYS!!! PEACE OUT FROM AUSTRALIA!!!
o wow i havent laughed this hard in a whilee. you described EXACTLY what i been goin threw. My teeth are a mess right now. Im 23. didnt have dental for a while so jus didnt go went to the dentist a year ago and it sounded like a goddamn bingo game with all the numbers they were calling out that needed worked on.Year later so far 3 teeth pulled. 4 rootcanals. and jus went i thought it was done. 2 nights ago i was in the worsttttttttttttttt pain. my girlfriend gets so madd cuz she tries to be helpfull and kiss me and cuddle me but i jus DO NOT want to be touched talked to anything.im on some medication that blocks any pain killers so that doesnt help. granted i still eat them like there m&ms because you never no right? lol but anyways what i been doing is
a.gargle salt water
b.put hot cloth on it
c.VANNILLA EXTRACT!!!
trust me it helps..thers natural pain killers in it or somethin
wow im 13 and i have screwed up teeth ive been to a dentist but got so scared they couldn’t finish (i was put out and after they told my mom to come back in 6 weeks but I COULDN’T)i might be loosing one of my bottom baby teeth but it hurts and all i can do is bite on my lip IM SO SCARED OF DENTISTS WHAT DO I DO?
PAIN IS ALL I CAN SAY!!!! HAD A FILLING AND NEED A ROOT CANAL!
I’m joining y’all in the club here with the tooth pain. A month ago I started having pain on both my upper and lower left side which caused a severe headache as well (I assume because the nerves are all connected together), and I had experienced that before a year ago, and the dentist at that time had said I had gingivitis so a hygienist cleaned my teeth and the pain had gone away, so I went to my new dentist and scheduled an appt for a cleaning thinking that was what it was again. The pain did go away – for a few weeks. But now its back, and its different. It is concentrated in my upper left wisdom tooth. I’m 30 and haven’t had them pulled yet. The doctors are wanting to do a re-treat for a botched root canal first, but that tooth doesn’t hurt. The one that hurts is this wisdom tooth, its throbbing, I can feel my pulse in there. I can’t close my mouth all the way, it hurts too much to touch the tooth. If you poke the tooth with a finger, then smell your finger (I know, ew, right??) it smells… rotten and gross. When I was able to brush it (now I’m not, it hurts too much) I kept spitting out yellow stuff. Pus, I assume? So I made another appt with the dentist and told them that I need an emergency extraction of my wisdom tooth. You know what the lady on the phone said? She said I first have to have the dentist look at it, then I will be referred to the oral surgeon. So how long is that going to take? Seriously, give me some pliers, Jack Daniels, a couple percocet and the lidocaine that I have, and I’ll do it myself!
Wow i have found a website forum that helps us get through this unimaginable! off the wall! cant put into words!.. Pain! its now 1.19am and im counting down the next hour until i can have 2 more cocodamals! had my first 2 at 10pm and slept from 11pm till midnight! havnt known what to do with myself i am in such awful pain, the right top and bottom half of my jaw is killing me! the pain throbbing through my ear and up the side of my head! i just need somthing to do, hense writing this and desperatly wanting time to pass by quickly! its now 1.23am please time pass quicker all i want to do is get my sorry tired self back to bed and sleep till morning when i can actually run to my dentist for hopfull releif!!! i dont know what really has caused this!?!?!? did have a hole in my back top tooth that i thought was about time it got sorted.. saw the dentist today at 4pm.. i am 12 weeks pregnent so no xrays allowed.. all she did was fill the hole and ever since 4pm i have had an ache that i thought i could cope with until 9pm when the pain was so great i cryed and moaned for help! with 15 mins left until the out of hours would close i desperatly ring them with no answer! i am so upset and angry at this stage!.. what do i do where do i turn now! i go to 2 hospitals feeling so confussed i dont know what to do for the best! the hospitals are packed out! i manage to see a GP who prescribes me cocodamol.. i am in tears just wanting the pain to disapear, my hands wondering all over my face to my legs, im looking down at my shaking feet then my hands again holding my face.. i swear i look like im going mental! at 10pm i finally get to take the 2 cocodamals and within 15 mins the pain starts to ease, its amazing the pain is slowly slowly slowly giving me some hope, hope i will be able to face the next few hours! this is bliss. im am in bed and manage to sleep until midnight, i am woke up again in absolute terrible pain!.. sitting up it does not ease..now crying i again dont know what to do sit up lay down sit up again, i walk down stairs and have a cigarette outside in the cold.. i have not had a cigarette since finding out i was pregnent 7 weeks ago! i feel so guilty but seriously dont know what to do with myself!!! i am finding comfort in writing this knowing that some poor poor person is going to be reading this when they are in immense toothache pain and i just hope for you reading this i am helping pass the time as the others posts have done for me right now!.. its now 1.33am, finally i am now counting down the next 30 mins! please plaese pain go away i cant take this anymore! i never ever thought a toothache could seriously be this excrutiating! sorry for my spelling! its the last thing on my mind.. 1.35 pm.. please hurry! just read this back and its as acurate as could be.. its now 1.42am, come on come on i desperatly need the 2 cocodamals!! i am so scared that it will only last 2 hours if that again and the while cycle starts again.. omg what have i done to deserve this! now 1.43 i am going to have another cigarette.. why? i dont know another thing to do to pass a little more time?.. 1.50am in from the quiet outdoor cold with water and cocodamals at the ready! 10 mins and counting! thank you for this site!!!!! i hope i am now back writing again in another 2 hours!
Well My pain is back and I have decided to get my tooth pulled tomorrow. thats it I am fed up no friggin root canal here….Its a waste of time pain and money
Hmm..I didn’t know Vodka could be good for toothache.
Must get toothache more often. Must get toothache more often
(Darn, I keep on typing “toothcake” instead of “toothache”. Am I craving something?)
Oh my god i am in so much pain, desperately i have taken extra strength Bayer back and body that’s all i have at the moment.This maximum strength anbesol does not help and all, and on top of this it is a holiday {Columbus,discovery day whatever}. Out of desperation i have resorted to mashing up a Bayer and putting it directly into the cavity. It has brought me some relief thank god, have a dentist appointment in the morning i can not wait this is torture!!!!!!!
I hate going to the dentist and I havent been to one since High school and now out of the blue my mouth is really hurting I ate a little bit of candy like I do ever once in a while, I am not big on sweets, crazy I know. When I was younger I went to a dentist and he filled a tooth and hit my nerve in the tooth well Now it seems like its on the other side. I would rather be going through childbirth rather then have a toothache..LOL.I am supper terrifed of dentists as well because one also gave me to much laughing gas and I started panicing and I also hate needles I also had a bad experiance with that to…..The pain is thrubbing so bad right now over the counter pain relief doesnt work well….Did the first few hours but not now and I can’t sleep and this really sucks………
Sorry to hear that Tammy…. Hang in there! I’m in the same boat. My rear molar(which is only missing about the top half for the longest time!) just started throbbing/hurting about 2 days ago. I started taking tetracycline immediately but it hasn’t really kicked in yet. I soaked it with some 160 proof vodka last night and that seemed to help quite a bit for a short time although half my mouth was burnt numb! Anyway, I feel your pain and toothaches really do suck! Hope yours(and mine!) get better REAL fast!!!
Looks as though my the gum around my wisdom tooth is infected, along with my canine at the front is probably absessed. The pain is god awful. I have been taking painkillers and swooshing with Hydrogen peroxide but they don’t seem to do much. I read people saying use hot water and salt. Well I tried the hot water part and omg I felt like crying. The pain made my whole body twist. Im just sipping on very cold water or taking mouthfuls and swooshing it around for a bit. I’ve considered just getting some plyers and ripping my canine right out sometimes. Looks like im going to have to lay down some cash for this shit, I have tried to avoid it as long as I can ( NO INSURANCE SUCKS ) but does not look like I can fend much longer! I have never felt a pain like this, I’ve broken my ankle, wrist, collar bone and not to mention have broken in 3 of my front teeth, and these damn tooth aches take the cake for being one annoying painful mofo.
I hear what you’re saying. I am going through about a half case of water a day, just swishing and spitting for those precious 2 minutes of relief from the most painful thing that could ever be. I have had 3 children and childbirth doesn’t touch this pain! I pulled a filling out with a dag-gone gum drop(which I normally don’t eat) about 2 months ago. After seeing the dentist, I am told I need a root canal. Keep in mind I had a fantastic dentist in the next state(40 miles from where I am now) so needed one closer to me. I am terrified of the dentist, so going to a new one is harrowing. Needless to say, it didn’t work out, and I traveled back to my beloved dentist who put me on penicillan. OMGoodness!!! That makes the pain worse!!! I also have vicodin, but have to take 2 of them just to get it to work and the pain still manages to break through that! I am able to sleep for those 2 minutes in between swishing while taking the vicodin, though I am doing an awful lot of drooling as well. Have an appt to have it yanked on the 29th. I am counting the days!!! (and hoping the infection isn’t too bad, as I have all but stopped the antibiotic.) Hang in there, do what you can, and good luck! P.S. The vodka didn’t work for me and the salt water made it worse too. Be careful with the motrin/advil/aleve, I really messed up my stomach.
Hey this-is-brutal, I had the same problem and wanted to yank my tooth after suffering for days, finally, I took a pin and poked down alongside my tooth and into the gum…, it really didn’t go down too deep and at first only bled for a little bit, but about an hour or so later the infection followed its way up and started to come out ! What a relief…. Anyway, can’t guarantee it will work for you, but with that kind of pain, hell, what have you to lose?! Good Luck
Im from the Uk and have always looked after my teeth. I dont have any fillings. brush three times a day, floss and mouthwash regularly. Well on Tuesday evening I started getting a tingling pain in my tooth, went to bed, woke up around 12 midnight with THE WORST PAIN I HAVE EVER EVER EVER FELT. Hideous, gut wrenching pain. Paracetamol did not touch the pain, ice water helped but only when in my mouth, ended up sitting under the cold tap (made the pain worse when i stopped doing it but i had to do it for some form of relief.) Anyway on wednesday morning i ring the dentist – they have no appointments and I cant get in anywhere else. They advised to take cocodamol (a mixture of paracetamol and codeine available over any pharmacy counter without prescription) and ibuproen combined, so two cocodamol tablets of 500mg (1000mg in total) and two ibuprofen tablets of 200mg (400 mg in total) every four hours. Took them and WOW, around half an hour later wehn they had kicked in, the relief was amazing, pain subsided gradually and had to take very four hours but after a few doses the pain was dying down. However then i looked in the mirror – my face had swollen up on the side where the tooth pain was and was getting worse quickly. Hopped in the car to A and E where the announced it was definately an abcess on the tooth, and gave me amoxycllin antibitoics to take 500mg three times a day. The next morning the swelling was worse but i carried on taking the tablets and after a day the swelling had subsided and the pain was hardlyi noticeable. Then i went to the dentit, who confirmed i had an abcess and to take the antibiotics to the end of the course. I then had a root canal treatment (didnt hurt one bit and i hate dentists) and unknown how i got the abcess as i have very good oral hygiene, but it was over and the pain was gone!! Now i truly know what pain is!!
It is SO nice to find all of your comments about your experiences on here. I usually try to find answers from a forum that I am a member of, but nowadays the only answers I get are basically “I dunno go talk to a professional.” WTF!?!? I thought forums are for ppl to share their experiences but apparently no one has any on that particular forum anymore, lol! Anyway – I’ve had blinding pain on the right side of my jaw earlier this week, went to see my dentist who x-rayed it and found that I needed a root canal, and scheduled an appt with an endodontist (who’s daughter happens to be an old schoolmate of mine, so I felt slightly better knowing that for some reason, a sense of comfort maybe). My dentist also prescribed me penicillin for the infection & acetophenamin (sp?) with codeine for the pain. For me, both these meds worked, and I’m scheduled for the root canal on Monday.
What I don’t get is that even though I’m on these meds right now, I have a DIFFERENT tooth acting up on me, and it started yesterday night – I go to lay down and ten minutes later, this tooth is throbbing with pain. So I get up for 5 minutes, and the pain goes away. What the heck!? I can’t figure out how to get to sleep without this new painful tooth going crazy on me, and I most likely will be telling my endodentist about it on Monday. At the moment it’s not an emergency situation (ie the tooth isn’t hurting at the moment), but I’m tempted to even use his emergency number right now just so I can ask him what’s going on with this other tooth and why does meds for one tooth not work for the other? The vanilla ext, salt water, vodka, and clove oil are all things I haven’t tried, so I guess that’s what I’ll be doing first!
Thx again everyone for sharing your experiences! It’s also nice to know that there are nice dentists out there, I might have to do some dentist shopping after this! My dentist is okay but after having all these problems lately it would be nice to not have someone make me feel badly about it or feel embarrassed to have all these dental issues.
I am glad that we toothachers can find humor in possibly the worst pain known to man and woman!! i have never had proper dental care and have lived more than half of my life with dental pain. It is impossible to pay for dental care unless your blessed with a good paying job, or unlimited supply of money. I think this horrible tooth pain has practically driven me mad!! And forget dating, i dont want anybody to even look at me, much less touch me. aggghhhh! and i agree with you heather, the last dentist i went to made me feel like i just enjoyed having such jacked up teeth, thats why i have waited so long to do something. i think this year when i get my income tax refund, instead of trying to pay some bills, and buy my kids a few nice things, im just gonna get my whole grill fixed! sorry kids, but those bicycles will have to wait till next year!
but meanwhile, i deal with my tooth pain by flossing. i mean really getting in there and flossing till my gums are sore, and it’s gross, but sometimes i guess some sneaky food will work its way into one of my cavities. and when i get it out, taaadaaa, the pain is gone. but now i have the gums and inside of my cheeks swollen from my wisdom teeth that should have been pulled out about a decade ago. hope i can get to a dentist soon. its kinda hard though when your and unemployed single mom. I guess i should ask God for mercy and maybe some pennies from heaven!!
like most of you i have been up all night with this crap(meaning tooth pain) i have tried motrin/erythromy i think next i will try a sledge hammer lol yes i still have a bit of humor left in me not much and it,s draining fast but i just wanted to say that i have read about 60% of theses post and found some of the helpful thanks it,s nice to know (hate putting it this way) that there are other out here in the same boat because it sure makes you feel like your by your self so untill next time hang in there folks pain free days are just around the bend.
i have HORRIBLE teeth and i cant eat.i think one of my bottom teeth is loose but the pain is to bad to find out im TERRIFIED of dentists and i need a FAST RELIEF.
HELP ME PLEASE
you know what i think i have found out? i think that the weather has something to do with tooth pain really i do. for the last few days i have been able to get some ez with meds and i even managed to get some sleep yaaaaa me the sun was shineing the weather was a mild 60′s-70′s and then this afternoon a front has moved in and a few hours ago sure as god made little green apples the tooth pain is back it seems to be getting worse as the night and weather goes by i may be wrong on this but it’s something to think about
I was eating a sandwich one day and my filling came out. Then i was eating candy and another filling came out. This is 2 years ago. They never bothered me so after a while i didnt even bother to go to the dentist. This sunday i woke up in the middle of the night with the most horrible pain ever. I couldnt lay down, sit up all i could do was cry. I called my dentist on Monday and i have an appointment on Thursday. I really really regret not going to the dentist 2 years ago, cause it just gets worse and worse. Plus being a student, you dont have that much money to spend anyways. So im very curious to see what my bill is going to look like. But now i just want to get rid of this awful pain. I can’t eat properly, so im just on soup right now. The only good thing about all of this is that i’ll probably lose some weight just before christmas haha
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y-day{y=yank} want be to soon 4 me i went to wallyworld last night and picked up some temparin max seems to be working great as a matter of fact it is working so good that i thought about not going to the dreaded den* but i know better i will go dam it lol anyways g-l 2 all hope my comments helped in some way
Funny how our stories all happend at night time. I am sitting on my bed with my computer on my lap trying to endure this pain. I have a decayed right molar. It started to hurt a little the day before but i wasnt paying attention to it. To day coming home from partying around 3pm it started to hurt really bad. I used warm salt water to rinse myy mouth, 2 antibiotics and 1 800mg pain killer. it seems to be working right now. I am going to go downstairs and use the Garlic remedy, i will let you know tomorrow how that goes.
Ok this is the second night regardin to the post above. During the day my teeth seemed ok. The pain slowly coming back around 9pm. I took antibiotics and even tried to put arlic around the tooth. it did work for a brief moment but the pain came back and it seemed to made it worse then before. Its 6am, and the pain is getting worse. pain killer seemed to stopped working completely, this is hell!!!
good morning folks well i guess you can tell that things are better went in to the dds last friday i would rather took an ass whooping than have to do that anyways went in he got down to work on it and most time when you have a tooth pulled it,s in and out in about 15 mins right? well guess what yepppers you guessed it he took an xray and found out the reason i was haveing such a problem was 2 things one i had an absuss under the tooth and 2 there was an extra long root so he gets started pulling trying to be as ez as he can but that sucker just didn,t want to leave my body. he twisted pulled twisted pulled well you get the ideal i thought my freaking head was going to come off and that with i dont know how many shots he gave me and it still hurt like hell but we was already half way down the road no turning back now. after a while he says he may have to cut it out but he,s going to give it one more try. so i grip the chair arms brace my self and give the old go ahead look and leans forward gets a big hold on it and boooooooooom it pops out i was so relived you wouldn,t belive it. he says we are all done. i leave *must say in a hurry couldn,t wait to get away from the house of pain* get back to my home after a while i get up the courge to pop the gauze out and eyeball the hole looks gross but i know in time it will heal and things will be back to normal. thanksgiveing is just a few days away and i will be able to eat now without hurting so to all my teeth hurting friends do your self a favor if you can go get that thing yanked out thanks to this website for letting me vent good luck 2 all hang in there tomorrow will be better i promise
Hi all,
my story is kind of weird. Three weeks ago I go to the dentist for a deep cleaning…everything ok. A week after I go there for a couple of “small” cavities on a upper molar and it’s neighbor premolar. After the fillings and 2 days of totally no pain. I started feeling a weird pain on a molar on the same side, close to the filled teeth and I started thinking it was the wisdom tooth pushing its way out (’cause I could see the tip), but it was weird because the dentist did not say anything about it because it is straight. The first two days the pain started to grow and I initially got Orajel and two 325mg aspirin tablets, but they were not helping. Then the tooth started to wake me up at night and I basically decided to take more aspirin (the box says no more than 12 tablets/day), but at the fourth day that was not enough anymore…I did not have any swallowing, but the pain was there, kind of constant and I could not bite on the tooth at all, like the pain was coming from the inside.
I called the dentist because the aspirin was no more enough to make me sleep and he told me to keep taking the painkillers and recall on Monday…it was Tuesday!!!! I went to buy Ibuprofen and I basically decided to take 2 tablets of Aspirin, then waited 2 hours and took one tablet of Ibuprofen (200mg), this way every two hours I was taking one of them and the pain was not showing up much. I could also sleep for the hours in which the painkillers were acting. I did this never going over the directions quantities and after two days, I was able to sleep more than expected, the alarm woke me up instead of the tooth and the biting was not painful. As of today, it has been 5 days that I used this “therapy” and this morning after taking the last Ibuprofen at 10pm yesterday, I woke up at 7.30am with no pain (just a very small little bit) and I took the Ibuprofen at 10.30am, just in case…
Now, it’s Monday and I don’t know if I have to call the dentist, I am scared that the pain came from what he did, the wrong bite that he gave me maybe…but still, I would like to know what I had…suggestions???
Oh dear god somebody help me! This is pure insanity….
It hurts so bad my eyeball fells like its swollen out of it’s socket…my ear like its about to fall off at any given moment the back of my head about to blow off into a million tiny chunks and my mind is going into delerium……I have been been plagued with problomatic teeth most of my adult life. In part because of poor education in tooth care in part, poor genetics….I wanted them all pulled two years ago when i had money, but think I could find a dentist willing to pull them all….no. They said I was too young for that. BullS***. I was 29, my mother has had dentures since she was 26. They just want to bilk you for procedure after procedure. Its my mouth, its my pain, why is it not my decision?
Sorry I am my wits end and using my ice skates like in the movie “Castaway” is looking like a sweet fun filled vacation at this point.
Thank you all for posting your stories…its helping through the waves of pure torture that is engolfing nearly every moment of my exsistance right now…..
Take care, and good luck to all of you!!!
hi everyone;
unfortunately, i am having same problem right now for a couple of days, yeah it is a horrible toothache, i had an infection,omg at night time even so-called stronger pain killer “paramol” didnt work but amazinly ibuprofen was more effective 10 minutes something after taking it.
i went dentist 2nd day and he gave me amoxicilin and i am using it for 3 days, nothing better but no more killing pain. my face is a bit swollen, my teeth is still throbing, i can feel and count my pulse. i wish to get better soon, i cant eat real food for 4 days.
damn, this pain is the worst !!!!!!!!!!!
Please help send me in a direction around san antonio area pLEASE HELP ME AND SEND ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
I had horribly pain in the back of my mouth due to the top last tooth in my mouth. I found one of the worst things you could do is put cold water in your mouth. The relief is very brief and ends up irritating the nerves even more. Made the pain even more unbearable then before. However I was able to find relief after I washed out my mouth first with mouth wash, then salt water and then when I was still in pain, with peroxide-which probably helped kill the bacteria-(in fact it deadend the pain after.) I also took tylenol or was it asprin? for the inflammation.
shana quickly go to dentist, she/he will probably give you antibiotic (aminoxicilin)…
and your gum will be ok in 7 days…
pain will go at 3rd day.
nah
FCK!… FCK FCK FCK!!!… Had a filling fall out a year ago, and only two months ago, the tooth broke in half. Been able to deal with the pain until now. The entire left side of my face is swollen, so is the left side of the roof of my mouth. What I FEEL like doing is going to a dentist and punching him in the face until he gives me a free extraction to *hopefully* get rid of the PAIN!
Anywho, as to the original posting, Vodka numbs the pain for a bit… salt works a little… garlic works a bit better… but nothing can kill the blinding confusion for some reason!
Oi! Broke a wisdom a few months ago, couldn’t get time off from work get it looked at, what with it happening during Christmas season at Toys R Us, then inventory right after Christmas, then store resets right after inventory… they need all hands on deck.
Yea, well, I should’ve pushed harder – woke up at 1am on a Saturday with excruciating pain, couldn’t see a dentist til Monday, 3 days later, only to find out the local surgeon is booked solid til April 13… Today as I type it is March 24…
So yea, I’m desperate enough right now to try anything for a little sleep and relief and will definitely be trying some of these remedies in the next few weeks!
Thanks all for posting! I bookmarked the site and will let you know how it works out for me…
Okay, tried the vodka trick, and it did work – right up until I fell asleep sitting up, woke up clenching my teeth and was in that old, familiar world of hurt.
That gave me an idea, though. I ran down to the nearest department store – K-mart in my case – and spent 1.76 on a sport mouth guard. I cut it in two and fit the left half (my good side) so that when I clenched in my sleep again, there, theoretically, wouldn’t be any pressure on my bad right side. Thank God it worked; between the numbing effects of the vodka wash, the lack of pressure granted by the half-mouth guard and the antibiotics finally taking hold and eliminating the constant low-level pain, I was actually able to sleep through the night for the first time in four days!
Just a word of warning to anyone thinking of using the mouth guard trick: be sure to blunt or round off the corners where you split it and be prepared for it to slide around a little. It’s a bit awkward at first and takes some getting used to (especially if you’re like me and have never played sports or used a mouth guard before!) but the results are worth the effort!
First, let me give you some background on me & my “disappearing” teeth. I’m 30 & have had pretty good hygiene habits for the most part. I didn’t get my first cavity until I was 11. My teeth are perfectly straight naturally. In my opinion my teeth were my best asset. Teeth were so important to me that I became a Ortho (braces) Assistant. However, my health has me on a slew of medications & my immune system is shot. So, bye bye pretty mouth & career as a dental assistant.
I live in Hemet California & we are inundated with tweakers & other drug addicts so messy meth mouth is rampant. Messy meth mouth is a mouth full of half teeth & decay & is largely found in those using speed because speed attacks the tooth from the inside out. Broken teeth were “tells” of a person’s abuse of drugs, stereotypically. Imagine how easily I can just walk around with broken FRONT teeth & keep my head high. I can’t.
Other drugs can affect the condition of teeth & heroin is one of them. However, Heroin attacks teeth from the outside in so it is a much slower process. In my mouth I have 1 molar & 2 wisdom teeth that had to be removed due to excessive rotting where just the base of my tooth remained a bit past the gum line but completely hollowed out & PAINFUL. I, too, had a baby w/no epidural & would rather feel that than the pain from an exposed nerve.
I have 2, a molar & bicuspid, that have completely snapped off below the gum line so there is no tooth there, only a hole. On one of those, because it was a root canal that never got it’s crown, the skin has grown over the remainder of the root left in my gums. The other one is starting to grow over the root left in the gum as well. I’ve got a wisdom tooth on the bottom that has a quarter of the top missing straight to the gum line. The nerve is exposed & the dentin rotted away. Next to that tooth is a molar with a hole right on the gum line that is pretty deep.
3 of my 4 front teeth are as follows, the one in front on my left is chipped w/a hole in the back & ready to sliver off any day, the one next to it is slivered off in the same way it’s buddy will soon be, & the one next to that is slivered but only in the back so cosmetically it’s fine but the nerve is exposed in the back. Finally, I have half of a bi-cuspid on my right side 2 teeth down from the one slivered in the back that split & broke clean in half! It has it’s front but no back.
That makes a total of 11 teeth & that’s just the teeth in my mouth that are broke. So, I’m sure you all can imagine that, not only is it very painful when they decide to flair up & my tongue has been sliced to the point of spaghetti, but it’s really embarrassing to have to ask Santa for your two front teeth when you’re 30 & your 5 year old still has hers! Anyway, long story short (ha ha ha, I’m long winded & I’m sorry cause it’s more like short story long), I have teeth in various stages of ouch & falling out so I can relate to every story told here.
Now for the remedy that I’m extremely surprised to see that it hasn’t found it’s way on this forum……. AMBESOL! The liquid! Go to Wal-Mart & get the liquid extra strength ambesol. It comes in a glass vial & it’s orange colored. It is a topical anesthetic much like the gel dentist’s use to numb the gum area where they inject the Novocaine or Lidocaine. Only, this stuff is liquid so it gets in where the gel can’t & the level of strength is much higher. I’m not kidding & I’m not exaggerating when I say that, were it not for the use of liquid ambesol, I would have flung myself from my daughter’s bunk bed in an effort to kill myself.
The pain relief is IMMEDIATE. When your tooth pain is a fierce pulse intensely beating in your tooth & brain in a way that makes you want to rip off your face all you do is douse a q-tip in this orange liquid and place the q-tip on the offending tooth. Seriously, the headache you had instantly ebbs & if you’ve been battling this a** of a tooth for the better part of the night, you’ll be surprised to find yourself nodding out with the cotton swab dangling beautifully out of your mouth.
Have you ever envisioned breaking into your dentist’s office, taking out that dreadful contraption that forces tubes of Lidocaine through that horrific needle into your gums, & assaulting your mouth with it until you can’t feel anything other than the sensation that maybe your mouth fell off? Well, ambesol is the next best thing.
For the really bad ones I just swig the ambesol & swish it all around my mouth until the pain subsides. See, when you have an abcessed or painful tooth, say, on the bottom left, then that whole side of your mouth on the bottom can hurt. If you have a bad tooth on the left in the upper portion then, unfortunately, the whole side (top & bottom) can hurt. The only side effects from this stuff is incessant drooling. HOWEVER, you’ll be able to stop writing that suicide note.
DO NOT SWALLOW THE AMBESOL. I guarantee this will work. Also, when you don’t have tooth pain but you do have a hole in your tooth, get some dental wax (it’s right by the ambesol in wal-mart/walgreens/& so forth), & cover the hole with it. This blocks food, liquid, & air from doing the 10 step on the nerve of your tooth & prevents the tooth from flaring up.
Oh, one more thing, you want to use mouth wash every time & should do that multiple times a day. After eating, smoking, or drinking. Carry a compact bottle of listerine or whatever you prefer & periodically wash out your mouth. Take special care to swish violently in the sections of your mouth where the hole is so that you can get any food that is lodged in there out.
Well, I hope I’ve helped with this instead of just completely boring you all taking up a lot of space. I don’t get out much (having broken teeth makes people shy away from you & causes severe loss of confidence), & the majority of my conversation is about my other health problems & yesterday’s episode of Dora the Explorer. Now, for the reason why I got on here, my upper lip is swollen all the way to the bottom of my nose & it’s very painful. The teeth don’t hurt, only the lip & I can feel that there is a ball of something in there. I have no insurance though. Anyone know what that is??
Oh yeah, I’m not saying that you have to be a drug addict to have messed up teeth. I was saying that I get embarrassed walking around with my teeth this way because teeth like what we’re describing is generally stereotyped as drug related & people pass judgment on that. I believe my teeth problems come from all of the prescription medicine I’m on, including pain killers (oxycodone & I STILL get gnarly tooth pain) & a weakened immune system. Anyway, I hope nobody takes my comment the wrong way. I’m not accusing or implying anyone of drug relation to their teeth issues.
i wouldnt give a rats butt what people think..they will think what they want anyways and surely pass judgement without one moment spent in the mirror seeing what all is wrong with theirself and believe me..they would be there a very LONG LONG time i am sure…i had to take tons of antibotics when i was a kiddo and i believe that is the source of all my friggin dental problems..i am 45 and when i was a kid there was a coupld of anitbotics that ended up being a nightmare on teeth……they dont use that antibotic like they used to for that reason alone….so i hear ya and can relate…but dont worry about what people think if they do have a bad opinion its normally cuz they are jerks and have lots of problems themselves..but easier to judge someone else…….really dont worry….girl you have to stop that kind of worrying in life…..people and especially strangers are not worth the effort of that worry…..people are over rated.get a dog and value that opinion…it will lvoe you no matter what your teeth or hair looks like and will respect you and never form a opinion of ya……..wink
1st if all, just about everything on the market (food wise) has some sort of additive that will destroy your teeth.
2nd, and for me, most importantly, it is spelled ANBESOL, not AMbesol.
3rdly, I am an RN and numerous medications and disease will cause dental decay………and vice versa. Tooth decay can cause wide spread systemic failure………illness, bacterial growth, etc.
and, oxycodone (active ingredient in oxycontin) is THE number one drug known to destroy, rather ROT your teeth. Its even listed on the insert (you know, the paper in the bottle, or on the bottle)…….the side effects
Wow, I was just trying to help my fellow tooth pain sufferers. I was not rude or anything in my post so I’m perplexed as to why you feel the need to get on here & respond to my comment in a condescending way. Frankly, you’re coming off as quite a b****.
1st, and according to the English way of spelling it’s OF all not IF all, I understand full well the many causes of dental decay, being a Dental Assistant myself, & even followed up my original comment with a clarification so that everyone would see I didn’t think JUST drug abuse is to blame.
2nd, I apologize for my spelling mistake of Anbesol not Ambesol as you so nicely pointed out. Come on, how petty are you? This forum is for people suffering from tooth pain & those who want to HELP them, not go out of their way to belittle them & point out a TYPO.
3rd, congratulations on your successful career as an RN. How wonderful for you. Being certified at being Rude and Nasty must be quite an achievement for you. I do know that many medications cause tooth decay. Oh, & that little paper insert in the bottle doesn’t go unread by me. No siree! Me reads that funny piece of paper every time I crack a new bottle ma’am!
Thanks for telling me though. Just in case I didn’t know. Obviously, I want my teeth to fall out of my head because I take the Oxy for that reason alone. I want to experience what these fine people are talking about when they explain excruciating pain. I want to be able to say I empathize and mean it. Yeah, good ole Oxy, it’s a good thing I take it because I really want decaying teeth and systemic failure!
I think you should go take an etiquette class or learn about online tone. That way, the next time you are spreading your two cents around you can do it in a way that is less abrasive & condescending. You’re a nurse, use your bedside manner when composing a message. Remember, the reader won’t be able to hear your voice or see your facial expressions while reading that message so you can easily come off as a know-it-all snob.
Damn, who let the troll in?
Sorry to hear about your difficulties Krystal (both in your mouth and here) but try to ignore Nurse… she’s just a grammar nazi webtroll.
Those were good tips, and coming from a former dental assistant lends them authoritative weight, which should make it more comfortable for people to try them out. I know I’ll be trying the tooth wax if my pain comes back before I can get my broken tooth extracted! I didn’t even know that stuff existed til you said something, thanks!
It is good to read all the comments written in wee hours of the morning.
I like the rest of posters am one small step from yanking my tooth out pliers. Or carefully making use of Tom Hank’s method of tooth removal from Cast Away.
The annoying part is this is not the first time I have had problems with this tooth. Four years ago I had a similar experience. Fortunately I have good dental care and got a root canal and crown put on. Unfortunately it didn’t work (at least for the long term).
Of course the toothache (why is it called an ache? Ache are mild and inconvenient, “toothackes” are not mild and inconvenient) starts on Good Friday. I make it to Easter Monday before I head to medical clinic to try and get antibiotics. The doctor there tells me to rinse with salt water and see my dentist. Now salt water is better than nothing but needless to say not the response I was hoping for.
May we all brush our teeth 5 times a day and be free of dental pain for the rest of our lives.
ya my bf told me that thaght he was only messing, wonder does it work?
i have had severe pain my whole life 8 broken ribs that were not set so i have one pressing in on my lungs a horrible car crash i lost a chunk of my head opiod withdralls
ect. so i know what severe pain is!!! recentley i had an absessed/infected tooth that
hurt so bad that i did not sleep for days i thought i was going to die i considered pliers
and trying to yank it my self i called the only oral surgeon in my town and they said
it was a 2 month wait so luckily i was able to get a emergency app. with this really
bad dental clinic where i have experienced nothing but screw ups the 3 times iv been there but when your in this kind of gut wrenching pain it still seemed like a god send
the dentist told me that my infection was as bad as they get sitting right on top of a
giant nerve pocket so he had to give me antibiotics for a week before he could pull it
i tried every home remedy for the pain nothing helped!! i then tried ambisol still nothing i take very strong pain killers for other conditions and they did not touch the pain finally i took the 800 mg ibprofen and it killed the pain enough to where i could get some sleep watch tv ect. when before all i could do was rock back and forth i am telling you forget vicodin oxycontin methadone ect. they dont work for the really bad tooth infections the ibprofen is a anti inflamitory as well as a pain killer so people i beg you try taking it even if you cant get the script only 800 mg
just get the reguler over the counter ones and take 800 mg worth my dentist told me its the exact same thing it is really the only thing that worked i will eventually have to get all my teeth out because they are beyond saving but i wish the rest of you the bast of luck and hope you will take my advice…bless you all
AS WE SPEAK…………..I AM DROWNING IN PAIN IT IS 230 IN THE MORNING AND AND THE HOLE IN MT TOOTH IS KILLING ME …………………..WHEN I HAD MY WISDOM TEETH CUT OUT IT DIDNT EVEN HURT THIS BAD TOOK 400 MG IBPROFEN AND 2 TEN MG HYDROCODONE …HOPE THIS GOES AWAY…………………AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH…IT SUCKS SO BAD
@Keith: AMEN TO THAT LISTERINE HERE WE COME.LOL
Glad I found this site. I have a bad toothache. I had root canal a few years ago and the stupid doc put in a temporary filling said thats fine for a while. I didnt like him and switched docs. I HATE DENTISTS. I am terrified of them. My family never took me to them and my ex husband wouldnt allow me to go to one. Probably because he knocked out all my top teeth.When I finally started going I hated it. But I got a partial and stopeed going. NOW!!!! The temporary filling the doc put in has fallen out and I am in so much pain. I have no insurance and was laid off so no money. Also I am having knee surgery in 2 days. My regualr doc has me on antibiotics. Can my bad tooth affect the knee surgery. Can someone answer this please as I am so scared. I cant put off the knee surgery cause i cant take the pain in my knee and want to walk normal again. But the tooth is hurting so bad. One dentist said it would cost around 300 dollars since i have no insurance. Any ideas fellow suffers. please let me know.
Hi Jeanne,
Try filling the hole where the temp filling was with dental wax. The wax can be found at any drug store or walmart. The brand I use is G.U.M. mint ortho wax. It runs about $2.89 or so for a pack. This wax trick really works as a temporary fix. I think it works so well for me because it stops the air from getting into the cavity….. and also, I have found that the rough, jagged edges of the cavity (or broken tooth) can rub and wound your cheek, gums and tongue which cause me the worst throbbing and pain…… so I use this to cover those rough edges and then I can function, without pain, until I can get myself into the dentist and get it fixed. I hope this trick helps you…… I also recommend Motrin and ice packs on your cheek for pain…. Hope you feel better soon and have a speedy recovery with your surgery….. the tooth pain and the knee surgery shouldn’t affect each other…. the good news is that the antibiotics for your knee will help the infection in your tooth.
Hey im not a nurse or a Dental assistant and my spelling isnt the best so dont rag on me cause im in no mood for the online bickering. But for all you other sufferers of excrutiating tooth pain. for the last month or so my tooth has been causing me ALOT of pain. So i did some research for home remedies. the only one i found that works is more of an over the counter thing. But Walgreens has this stuff Called Red Cross in the dental section, its active ingredient is Eugenol, Which is Basically Clove Oil. it stings on any moist fleshy surface for a moment but then it numbs it after. its an oil and comes with cotton balls and a tweezer for dipping the cotton in the oil. if u cant find the stuff u can just get clove oil or whole cloves. u can chew the clove a lil bit and keep in on the surface in pain. works great for a short time. Ive found that Oxycontin doesnt do crap for me. i was taking like 5-6 ibuprofen tabs before the clove oil and that worked for a lil while till it stopped working lol. but yea anyways the oil stuff is like 7-8 bucks in the US most pharmacies have it or something similiar. i use both the clove oil “Eugenol” and the Extra strength Oragel works pretty good. Also the Clove oil is Antiseptic so itll help clear up an infection if you have one. DONT DRINK THE OIL. large doses More then a couple drops ingested can make you sick, Barfing and nausea and the lot. and a tablespoon or more can kill ya, so spit it out dont swallow it. and rinse your mouth after treating with luke warm saltwater. hope this helps. it helped me. regardless its not a cure so im still gonna have to have the teeth yanked out on monday. but the pain isnt so bad.
hi guys
i’m under ********* pain for like 20 days >> root canal and wisdom tooth
i can not pay the bill now and hate dentists ; they irritate me I feel like they do not know wat r they doing since every tooth they fix WAS refixed again so why bother ?
fast home remedy
chup 4mint leafs on the hurt side
or put a toothpaste on the tooth it works for days
i take brufen 600 / 4 tablets at once and nothin happen
A friend of mine just let me in on a technique he’s used for tooth pain in the past that might help some of you.
What he does is puts a pain pill (can probably be anything, though he used Ibuprofen) in his mouth, chewed it up so it was kind of a powdery paste, then packed it into and around the affected tooth so the pain killers went straight to the site, as opposed to waiting for it to go through the bloodstream and getting diluted along the way (assuming the medication ever gets to the site, seeing as how an abcess can sometimes restrict bloodflow).
Hope it helps someone.
hey jus wondering if anyone knows if i can use sm33 gel for toothache while pregnant????
For me – The only thing that will stop the pain is antibiotics. The infection is what is causing the pain. SO, get antibiotics in your self asap. My dentist charges a $35 emergency visit to just do an xray and give me a script. Amoxycilan is $4 at WalMart. Until they kick in, the best combo I’ve found is to take ibuprofin – a lot of it – to reduce the swelling along with Alieve. Alieve lasts longer so you can sleep. When I was taking hand fulls of Tylenol I would wake up every couple hours in pain and need more. Orajel and ice packs for those times when the Alieve and Advil are wearing off. That’s how I deal with the pain. But antibiotics are the only way to stop the pain.
doctor pescribed me naproxen (anti imflamatory) and Tylenol 3′s (Tylenol, caffeine, and codene) at the emergency room after a 13 hour wait. he said no infection because gums looked normal, pink, and not swollen
I also use mouthwash, liquid bonzocane (stuff in orajel or anbesol) and the red chloroseptic spray i found in the medacine cabinet.
will get antibotics now that trying dental wax squeezed out a tiny bit of puss!
got to get to the dentist soon!
Okay. I’m 14. My dentist did a partial root canal when I was 10, and about a month ago I ate a very hard tootsie roll, and half of my tooth broke off.(the one that had the root canal) It didnt even hurt, because the nerve was dead. I went to the dentist and they put that putty stuff up there, and they also made my tooth shorter, because I grind my teeth in my sleep. I was fine, and didnt have any pain. But about 3 days ago it started really hurting when I ate, or talked. When Im not even doing anything it still throbs like crazy! When I bite down, I nearly throw up, due to the pain. My mommie has no more money to take me to the dentist with. How can I make my tooth ache go away? Please help!!!
I use to come on here crying about my tooth aches..i tried every home remedies i could fine.
but im tellin yall..just get those 800 mg ibrophens (spell check) eat some food..maybe take 2? and i guarantee you the pain will go away. Dont want to jinx my self but i havent had a tooth ache that lasted more then a hour ever sense i have been taking those.
But if you have a tooth ache you should have it seen to as you might get blood poisoning if bacteria get from your tooth into your blood stream!
clove oil really does work almost instantly to take away the pain! just dab a bit on a piece of cotton and bite down on it, not too much though as it is very strong oil. God bless and hope this helps someone!
My 2 year old daughter was sat on my knee and lunged back playfully and hit my mouth with the back of her head, she never cried but I felt a bit strange & thought no more about it, I was just glad she never brought the house down and was ok.
Then about three weeks later I got a white spot on my gum, I showed my wife and she she just looked at me and went eerrrr. Again I though little of it and put it down to being under the weather.
Then after a few more days I got an ache, and here begineth the roller-coaster of hell….I mean, the word pain doesn’t justify what I was feeling, there should be a new word to describe it…
My dentist told me that when we collided my two front crowns roots almost definitely died instantly. Then I got an abscess over them which has slowly filled with puss and is pushing them out (they are now both about 3-4 mm lower than the rest of my teeth). This slow extraction has been a living hell. Its taken about three days for them to drop. He’s given me antibiotics but cant do anything until the abscess has gone, I was nearly crying leaving the dental practice with nothing more than a prescription, I was considering pulling them myself.
My pain relief – needs must, here is what helped…….
Im taking 2x400mg Ibuprofen along with 1gram of paracetamol every 2-3 hours ( I know, I know way too much), I even took some left over lanzerparole gastro tablets to stop the Ibuprofen from stripping my gut. Its been hard getting the timing right as the pain killers wear off after about two hours, then I got to take the antibiotics somewhere in between too. Im working on the assumption that my body can handle a little 2-3 day peak of pain killer abuse until the abscess has gone.
What worked I think was the combination of the two together (for me anyway) as neither worked on their own or at small doses, but not everyone is the same so be careful.
To top it all off ive been using anbesol but ive used too much I think as my face has swelled up and im now talking like john merric.
Good luck all you fellow sufferers, god bless and may the pain killers be with you!
I am at a loss for words! The pain good lord! I too have a tooth problem I have two back teeth on my right lower side that has large fillings in them, I had one refilled about 2 years ago and wouldn’t you know it here at Christmas time all bills due no job no insurance and bam severe pain in one or both of the teeth it hurts to just do nothing my jaw my ear my face good lord it does not stop I can chew bit put anything on it it hurts dentist is out of town on vacation fir 2 weeks I am scared and in pain, it feels like my whole bottom teeth are all affected by the 1 or 2 teeth I am a grinder and have taken the pain meds the over the counter and scripts not helping using sensitive tooth paste, vinegar and baking soda, tooth med gel, heating pad, nothing us helping and I do not have any liquor in my home if I did I would go way over the limit, my car us broken down it happen today I have cried so much I feel sick from the pain yes I think there should be a study on why the heck isn’t there 24 hrs dentist out there for low income or no income people but there is no help for any type of medical issues either unless you are rich or covered under some great plan! Good lord will it ever stop!
As an expert of teeth rotting out of my mouth, I can tell you this. The very best thing, and most natural thing, which dentist also use when they pack your teeth is Oil of Cloves. It cost less then $5 and they most of the time sell it behind the pharmacy so you have to ask for it. I take a qtip and dip it in the clove oil, rub on the tooth and gum. It burns and taste nasty but it works. It has a natural way of calming the nerve and numbing the area. If you have an infection, you must get antibiotic. If you don’t have dental insurance then go to the regular doctor and ask for a script. This is very dangerous to let go. Also do not put heat on infected area, it makes it feel better but it makes the infection grow, put ice on your face at the area…..suck it up, it will make it feel better at the end.