Toothache!!

the.fee.fairy · Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:49 pm

Guys...

I've got toothache. Don't know if its actual toothache or teeth moving ache.

Any suggestions on stopping it hurting til Wednesday? I can't get to the dentist til then because work is in the way!!

Its making me miserable...

Annpan · Post: # 63896Post **Annpan** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:03 pm

I am sure that someone else will have a more immediate remedy but pharmacies sell a numbing gel that is quite strong, until then I suggest an ice pack or summat

Hope it is better soon

Martin · Post: # 63898Post **Martin** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:34 pm

clove oil on a bit of cotton wool, rammed into the cavity!

Millie · Post: # 63901Post **Millie** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:49 pm

Make sure you dont get the clove oil on the gum though, stings like hell.

I swear by soluble Anadin extra swilled round the mouth, not let me down yet

Tigerhair · Post: # 63907Post **Tigerhair** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 6:57 am

Ibrufen regularly will reduce any swelling and pain. I feel for you, I really do... it's NASTY

Thurston Garden · Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:16 am

Whisky

Wombat · Post: # 63918Post **Wombat** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:29 am

very very small sticks of gelignite.......

Sorry! I'd go with the clove oil!

Nev

Clara · Post: # 63920Post **Clara** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:42 am

Yup EO of clove - I was once told by a pharmacist that they donÂ´t sell it anymore as it is poisonous

. Well I guess it is if you drink it!

If you canÂ´t get it from a chemist then youÂ´ll be able to get it most places that sell EOs (NealÂ´s Yard, Holland & Barrat etc.) Use a cotton bud and apply sparingly.

Poor you, hope you feel better soon.

Clara x.

Millymollymandy · Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:16 am

Cocaine. It's what dentists used to use in the past. It numbs your gums!

Thurston Garden · Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:26 am

Millymollymandy wrote:Cocaine. It's what dentists used to use in the past. It numbs your gums!

Any idea where you can get it? I asked at the chemist but they threw me out of the shop!

red · Post: # 63943Post **red** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:28 am

poor you - I would go see the dentist sooner... work should understand.....

in the meantime I would look at taking asprin or ibruprofen s both reduce swelling and are painkillers

Wombat · Post: # 63944Post **Wombat** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:29 am

Millymollymandy wrote:Cocaine. It's what dentists used to use in the past. It numbs your gums!

Use enough and it numbs everything!

TG, just ask around at your local high school, they will point you in the right direction

Nev

Martin · Post: # 63959Post **Martin** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:46 pm

or if you've got a proper traditional chinese acupuncturist on your doorstep - 6 twiddled needles, and ten minutes later, not a whisp of pain!

Stonehead · Post: # 63963Post **Stonehead** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 1:03 pm

Ibuprofen or cocodamol (8/500 is the over-the-counter version) are both reasonably effective for acute (short-term) dental pain. If it's really bad, a doctor may prescribe cocodamol 30/500 to see you threw until you see the dentist.

Neither are particularly effective for chronic pain, though. I've had moderate to severe dental pain for 18 months now and just have to grin and bear it. (The last time I went to the dentist, she said there was nothing further she could do given her skills and the facilities in her surgery. Welcome to modern British dental healthcare!)

the.fee.fairy · Tue Jul 03, 2007 2:31 pm

The dental healthcare is a joke!

I know the NHS are struggling, but it is ridiculous.
I phoned up this morning to try to get an appointment at the practice i am supposedly registered at only to be told that i'm not registered there anymore due to the fact that i don't have ongoing treatment!!

If i want an appointment on the NHS, i have to wait 6 weeks. If i want to pay Â£30 and go privately, then i can be seen tomorrow. Its stupid.

I phoned another dentist recommended by NHS Direct and she's going to see if she can get me in tomorrow - they're registering at the moment too, so i'll register with her.

During the day, it doesn't hurt too much - i think i've taken enough painkillers to stop it even thinking about hurting! Last ngiht it was agony, i was up at 6 this morning crying because it hurt.

A pair of pliers and a bottle of whisky is starting to look like a good option!

I shall try to get some clove oil and give it a go!

I wish i was still working at the piercing studio - i had access to oral anaesthetics then! i could have numbed it and removed it myself by now!! They have clamps too, and its probably cleaner than the last dentist i went to!

I can't take codeine because i'm allergic to it (it makes my face itch), so i've taken paracetamol and Ibruprofen (the lady from NHS Direct told me it was ok). Hopefully, when i ring up tomorrow, i should be able to get an appointment. I've told them at work that i really don't care about coming into work tomorrow, i'm much more bothered about getting the stupid tooth to stop hurting. Luckily, the team leader agreed with me and told me to ring her tomorrow and she'll just sign me off as sick.

Grrr...