Her dentist told her that it can wait until Saturday. Do you think this is sensible? I thought he might have seen her beforehand. Is it because it might not be so serious?
2006-09-07 02:46:30 · 10 answers · asked by Say It Like You Mean It 4 in Health ➔ Dental
If she grinds or clenches her teeth, the periodontal ligament around the tooth may be inflamed. This would normally affect her when biting or chewing. The dentist may be able to check for that. Maybe take an anti-inflammatory until then to see if the ligament settles down. My teeth do that from time to time and it is normally after clenching my teeth at night. If that is the case then the dentist may be able to make an appliance for her to wear at night to relax the muscles. The tooth can also be fractured but her dentist would have to look at the tooth and take an xray. It's hard to know what's wrong without seeing the tooth. Tell her good luck--hopefully it's only inflamed a little. That should settle down with taking Advil for a few days (as long as she has no medical problems that prevent taking Advil or Ibuprofen). Take care and I must commend you for helping look out for your mother.
2006-09-07 07:44:50 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am in the same boat. A tiny piece of my tooth broke off the other day and is only sore when I eat, I can even brush my teeth and it's ok. Weird. At least she has an appointment, my dentist works on a cancellation system so I am on a cancellation list to get my appointment! I am just waiting it out, if it gets really bad I'll go to the dental hospital. She would get seen sooner if it becomes unbearably sore and unable to eat at all.
2006-09-07 02:51:01 · answer #2 · answered by koolkatt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's probably a root problem. Saturday sounds okay unless it starts getting serious when not eating (only a day to go now after all). Try Ibuprofen as a painkiller.
2006-09-07 02:51:21 · answer #3 · answered by nert 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can wait. Unless she had other symptoms such as fever, swollen lymph nodes, etc, it's not serious. Sounds like she may need a crown over a cracked tooth, but it's not infected.
2006-09-07 02:53:17 · answer #4 · answered by Doe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK, today is Thursday She will be fine until Saturday. But try to change your dentist: your Mum deserve a decent treatment
2006-09-07 02:53:36 · answer #5 · answered by Everona97 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
may be a cracking cusp and this is not serious so not classed as an emergency, emergency slots tend to be reserved for people with with serious toothache and/or swelling
2006-09-07 09:53:08 · answer #6 · answered by moo moo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This sounds like an abbsess...she needs to see her dentist or GP for some antibiotics x
2006-09-07 03:23:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She could have a sensitive tooth, a hole or an abcess. Only the dentist will be able to know for sure.
2006-09-07 02:55:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
she probably has a cavity or a very sensitive tooth and find another dentist . he can tell how serious it is over the phone ?
I s he telepathic?
2006-09-07 02:53:20 · answer #9 · answered by Kate T. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably has a small abscess under it
2006-09-07 03:14:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋