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    Angry I having the WORST tooth ache EVER

    I have a horrible toothache. I have a big cavity in one of my molars and it hurts really bad. Its making my jaw hurt, my ear hurt, my head hurt. I've been taking ibuprofen and oralgel all day, but nothing is working. I don't have money to go to the dentist. Does anyone have any ideas how to stop the pain so I can sleep?

    I've heard that sticking an aspirin in the tooth will make the pain go away, but doesnt that make the tooth break more? I'm scared to try it, but I might have to if I cant get rid of the pain.

    Has anyone tried cloves or garlic? Will it make my teeth weaker?

    Please help!!!!!
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    Default Re: I having the WORST tooth ache EVER

    I know it's not what you wanna hear, but you need to get to the dentist. When I had that happen a year or so ago, I had to get a root canal. I used oragel and other painkillers and NOTHING killed the pain until I actually got it fixed. If it's really that bad, it's not gonna feel better unless it falls out, gets pulled out, or gets fixed.
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    Believe it or not, cayenne pepper packed onto a hurting tooth will alleviate some of the pain. Chew a piece of gum, and then pack that down over the pepper on the tooth, so you don't burn your whole mouth.

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    Go to the Dentist.

    I had a huge cabity that became very painful. The dentist filled it, but warned me that it might not work, the cavity was to big. That night after he filled it, I got the worst pain I have ever felt in my life. He had given me vicoden just in case, and they weren't touching the pain. I thought I was going to die. That was the longest night of my life. My boyfriend called every dentist in the phone book, looking for an emergecy dentist or something for me. He got ahold of 1 guy who told me to do this:
    Take a Vicoden, 4 hours later, take 4 Advil, 4 hours later, another vicoden.`Keep alternating. It helped take the edge off the pain, and in the AM, I went striaght to the dentist and said PULL IT OUT! I hurt soo bad, I just wanted that pain gone!

    And I didnt have insurance, couldnt afford the root canal, that's why he pulled it. It was the very back tooth. The tooth pulled cost $70 I think, and since my bf had insurance, the dentist was nice enough to write the vicoden script in his name, so his insurance covered it.

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    I had an infected wisdom tooth and my jaw ached and myface blew up - I looked like a puffer fish.

    The dentist would not take it out until the infection went away with anti-biotics - they can't or it can spread. So he suggested neurofen (I dont know if u have that there or panafen) and warm salt water gargling.

    Seriously dont underestimate the warm salt water gargles, they worked a treat.

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    Default Re: I having the WORST tooth ache EVER

    Nurofen is a brand name for ibuprofen ("Advil" and the like are common in North America). Same stuff.

    In Australia you have Nurofen+ (with codeine), which works extra wonders. Unfortunately, that's not available here or in the U.S. (we have aspirin with codeine OTC, but it doesn't work as well as ibuprofen+codeine).

    Anyway. Call up a couple of dentists and tell them about your situation, and how you have no money. There are some kind souls out there, or they may know of a free clinic near where you live. Like, you probably won't get them to make a crown for you, but at least to stabilise the situation. Try to avoid getting the tooth pulled if it can possibly be saved, as expedient as it may seem: they don't grow back. A root canal treatment + crown can save some pretty messed up teeth. The crown itself, if necessary, can probably wait until you have more money. Also, you can get some pretty painful not-so-seriously-affected teeth: it's quite possible that it's fixable without anything more high-tech than a big filling.

    In the absolute worst case, if you can't find one who'll take pity, go to one and then pay the bill later, when you can - what's he gonna do about it? A bad cavity can turn into a life-threatening emergency if it gets infected, so this is serious beyond pain and can get quite serious.

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    Don't mean to scare you, but if a cavity is left untreated, it can go up the the roof of your mouth (I had one of these, yikes!!!!) and even (in VERY rare cases) into the brain.

    so go to the dentist, PLEASE. you may need a root canal. these are expensive, but perhaps they have payment plans....? The only way the pain is really gonna go away is if you're on major meds 24/7 or if it's a root infection and then the root dies. Which will take away the pain but CERTainly not alleviate the problem. Please see a dentist.

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    Default Re: I having the WORST tooth ache EVER

    Quote Originally Posted by Clara_M View Post

    In Australia you have Nurofen+ (with codeine), which works extra wonders. Unfortunately, that's not available here or in the U.S. (we have aspirin with codeine OTC, but it doesn't work as well as ibuprofen+codeine).
    Ahh this stuff nurofen plus was wayyyy to strong for me. I dont think I needed the codeine I ended up all confused and I didn't know what day it was.

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