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(Message started by: unsolved1 on Oct 4^th, 2005, 11:05pm)

Title: Cutting Teeth
Post by unsolved1 on Oct 4^th, 2005, 11:05pm

[_] [_] Literally !! I've got 2 teeth that are KILLIN' me !! I went to the dentist this morning, he says they gotta come out - they're absessed (sp). I wouldn't let him pull them so I got an appt with a surgeon to cut them out on the 18th. This really sucks !! I finally got my head to stop pounding and now this. I must have done something really bad in a past life !!

Anyone have any GOOD stories to tell me that'll ease my mind about having this done ?

UNsolved <---- suckin' on a tube of orajel :-/

Title: Re: Cutting Teeth
Post by BikerBob on Oct 4^th, 2005, 11:20pm

If you have an absess you need to start taking antibiotics immediately, like Clindamycin. It will clear up the absess within 2-3 days and relieve the pain. Then you can get the teeth pulled later. Call your doc or dentist first thing in the morning and have him call in a script to your pharmacy and get on it.

BB

Title: Re: Cutting Teeth
Post by unsolved1 on Oct 4^th, 2005, 11:32pm

He gave me Amoxicillin 500MG Capsules to take three times a day. It just hasn't kicked in yet :-/

UNsolved

PS Thanks BB

Title: Re: Cutting Teeth
Post by BikerBob on Oct 4^th, 2005, 11:45pm

Also, use warm salt water rinses in your mouth to help. See:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001060.htm

BB

Title: Re: Cutting Teeth
Post by Barry_T_Coles on Oct 5^th, 2005, 3:03am

An old pain killer for tooth ache is to crush a fresh clove between the tooth that's aching and the one below or above, works a real charm.

Or if your like me and dont have the teeth in close proximity you can use clove oil, should be able to get it from your drug store and cheap.

Clove as in what you put in apple pie.

Barry

Title: Re: Cutting Teeth
Post by LeLimey on Oct 5^th, 2005, 3:24am

I'll definitely join BB in recommending the salt water, if you have the water as hot as you can stand it (not very hot in my case!) and dissolve as much salt in it as you can and swooosh it around your mouth before SPITTING IT OUT!
Don't forget that bit.. its important! ::)
It sounds like it is going to sting like crazy but it doesn't sting at all, I do this when I get mouth ulcers (from some meds) and you won't believe the relief it gives until you try it. It really helps.
Good luck Gappy Gob!

Title: Re: Cutting Teeth
Post by yikes-another-one on Oct 5^th, 2005, 6:10am

If you are lucky,
they give ya steroids to prevent swelling,
and that will take the CH pain away for a while. :D

I hd wisdom teeth out in April,
and 3 blissful days with no CH :-*
(Chronic here.... :P)

Besides,
tooth pain is a blip on the pain scale. :-X
You can deal with that a whole lot better.

(PS I also had some sort of pain killer,
but used it only once, hoping to kill the headaches... [smiley=huh.gif]
but of course, it didn't do a thing. ::)
But at least Advil works for tooth pain. :-/

Best of luck!
Keep your chin up. ;)
TJ

Title: Re: Cutting Teeth
Post by don on Oct 5^th, 2005, 6:51am

I know of an alternative dental clinic.

Call Dr. Ali Sultan, DDS

Get the infection down and yank em!

Title: Re: Cutting Teeth
Post by unsolved1 on Oct 5^th, 2005, 6:54am

Dr. Butcher ALi ... no thanks

Unsolved

Title: Re: Cutting Teeth
Post by Melissa on Oct 5^th, 2005, 7:01am

and here I was going to suggest an old fashioned wooden clothespin, the kind with no metal, to cut teeth with. :-/

Sorry to hear about the absesses UN, but you'll make it through!

hugs,
:)mel

Title: Re: Cutting Teeth
Post by giffy76 on Oct 5^th, 2005, 7:06am

A bottle of Wild Turkey. Take a drink, swish it around and swollow. Repeat this 12 times within 10 minutes, you wont feel a thing [smiley=me&mb.gif] [smiley=laugh.gif] I'm no doctor though, so do this at your own risk :P

Title: Re: Cutting Teeth
Post by unsolved1 on Oct 5^th, 2005, 7:17am

LOL Giffy. That would probably work too ! [smiley=laugh.gif] I don't know if it'll help my head any though :-/

I think I'll try the salt water first though

UNsolved

Title: Re: Cutting Teeth
Post by nani on Oct 5^th, 2005, 8:25am

Sometimes a little peroxide in water (don't forget to spit) helps, too. The best thing about having teeth pulled is that they stop hurting after that. Hang in there, Michael. hugs, nani

Title: Re: Cutting Teeth
Post by Jeepgun on Oct 5^th, 2005, 8:31am

Hang in there, Michael. I had all four of my wisdom teeth pulled, under general anasthesia, in the late 80's. That was a hell of a lot of fun... LOL

I concur with the salt-water and clove suggestion. My best to you... Hang tough!

Title: Re: Cutting Teeth
Post by Charlie on Oct 5^th, 2005, 9:55pm

Hurts I know but soon the antibiotic will kick in. Wonderful stuff but don't do what my aunt used to do. She got the infection down and sat with it until it flared up again and again. Those were the old days though when you could find a doctor who was not afraid of his own shadow.

You're gonna be okay. I had one removed that way and never needed the narcotic pills for pain. http://www.netsync.net/users/charlies/gifs/jackhammer.gif

Charlie