I am going to the dentist in the morning but am in pain now, I had a white filling put in about 3 months ago and its worse than ever now, at first it started out aa being sensitive so I went back to the dentist and he said it could take up to a year to lose it sensitivity, and i have been flossing daily and brushing with sensitive toothpaste, but nothing seems to help. At first it was only sensitive to cold or biting down, but now it hurts when i eat anything cold or hot and bite down plus now it is hurting all the time it feels like a nerve is being pinched or something. What should I do. I know the dentist is just going to want to do a root canal but I dont want a one i want it pulled its a back tooth so it wont be noticable.
2006-09-27 06:15:48 · 18 answers · asked by Crystal 4 in Health ➔ Dental
First of all let me say, it's your tooth, not the dentists. If you want it pulled say so. If he wont do it, find a new dentist. I am sure your town is not lacking dentists. It sounds like to me that you have more of an issue than just a sensitive tooth. No home remedy will fix that. You can rub clove oil (essential oil) on the gums and tooth and it may help some, but you will only be covering up the symptoms. You need to be examined and if you could have the tooth pulled without causing future issues, then by all means insist on that. You pay the dentist, he doesn't pay you. It is to some degree up to you.
2006-09-27 06:23:29 · answer #1 · answered by backdoc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No home remedies, if there were I'd be out of a job! Sorry to hear you are hurting, have you called the office and asked them to phone in an antiobiotic and at least enough pain meds to get you through the night? If the tooth is infected, it's going to take at least a couple days worth of antibiotics to start clearing the infection. Therefore, it doesn't matter if you have the strongest pain meds on the market, they won't work. As far as extracting the tooth as opposed to saving it, well that's a poor choice. Teeth work in partners, and if you have the tooth pulled, the opposing tooth will no longer have it's partner. This can and will eventually cause your teeth to shift and drift because there is a space there. The opposing tooth will also "supra erupt" and it will be lost as well. It's a domino affect. When you extract a tooth, you are setting yourself up for more problems in the future unless you plan to replace it with an implant or do a fixed bridge to replace it. It's not only about esthetics, it's also about proper function. SAVE YOUR TOOTH!! In the mean time, if you can take ibuprofin, it's a great anti inflamatory. DO NOT PUT ASPIRIN ON YOUR TOOTH, this will only cause an ulcer on your gum. Where do people get this stuff?? Swishing whiskey??? Maybe a shot of whiskey! haha
2006-09-27 06:32:36 · answer #2 · answered by dentalgirlsparkle 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It won't be noticeable, but will you be able to eat efficiently? Not to mention the stress it will put and cause problems on the other side of your mouth. You might just need the filling adjusted. Do you feel like you bite down and hit on that tooth before you hit on the other side? Or consequently, if it's not filled enough then there isn't much separating the filling from your nerve. If you go back, they will probably take an x-ray of your tooth and root. If you see a dark circular area on the tip of that tooth's root then you probably have an infection, IE: root canal. I do know of some over the counter oil called Eugenol (clove oil) that is soothing to tooth aches, but I think your problem is more the previous and that would only work temporarily until you find out the real cause.
Hope this helps
2006-09-27 12:17:36 · answer #3 · answered by misindy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The dentist will probably have to pull it and put a cap on it (maybe he'll do a root canal,I'm not sure) some things that help relief the pain is cloves, you can rub a little clove oil around the area or swish witha mixture of warm water and ground clove. Also there are some Oragel swabs you can use that will numb the area a bit, you break off one end of the swab and the medicine will rush into the other end and just apply it to your tooth. Hope everythin works out ok , I know it sux to go to the dentist (believe me, I've had my share of root canals and gum surgery) but you'll feel alot better once you go!!
2006-09-27 07:26:53 · answer #4 · answered by celticlyric 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a time old remedy for all sorts of toothache hold a clove between your teeth and let its juice work into the affected tooth and you will be relieved within no time at all or put clove oil on the affected tooth. It is a time tested and approved remedy works everytime. :-)
Take Care and God Bless you !
2006-09-27 06:21:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am in the process of a horrible toothache myself but you can lessen the pain by taking a couple of tylonal (or advil, asparin, whatever you use for headache or pain. brew a cup of tea (Good strong tea, leave the tea bag in) slowly drink the tea holding the tea in your mouth a few secounds before swollowing, this is as good, in my opinion as the warm salt water remedy, which is also good. you can also take the tea bag out of the water and squeeze the excess water out and place the tea bag directly on the troubled tooth, there is something in tea, tannic acid that toughens up the gums and acts like a "number" you can also take an asparin and place it on the tooth too., until it desolves. It helps to be in a reclined position , prop your head up with pillows , make sure , even though it may hurt, to brush your teeth softly and use a full strength antiseptic mouth rinse several times a day to keep bacteria out of the sore tooth. avoid any cold drinks. even breathing with your mouth open can cause the tooth to throb with the intake of air. I sympathize with you, and believe me I tried it all . If you want to resort to an over the counter remedy Oragel medicated toothache swabs have given me relief too, they look like cotton buds(Q-tips) you snap the tip off and swab the other end that has a measured amount of novocaine in it to the bad tooth , good luck.
2016-03-18 01:57:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In addition to using the pain medication of your choice, sleep on an extra pillow to elevate your head. Sleep on the side that does NOT have a toothache. If that doesn't work, you can move to a recliner or the sofa so you can keep your head really elevated. This will minimize the blood flow to the area and therefore minimize the throbbing and pain. This might help you make it through the night until you can see a dentist.
2006-09-27 13:55:57 · answer #7 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A home remedy that could be used is cloves. I used the oil. But, I will tell you, if it hurts bad, the clove oil didn't do much for me. I went to the drugstore and got some anbesol pm. It is thicker, stays in place much longer and helped the pain better than anything else I tried. Good luck.
2006-09-27 06:23:53 · answer #8 · answered by windchymer3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the filling job has not been done properly. go to another dentist, advanced dental surgery qualified, and get a silver filling done, after root canal. nerves are exposed, so home remedies won't help much. if neglected, may lead to ear ache also.
try clove oil in the mean tme, and some pain killers, but have a second opinion, and root canal, after a dose of septran or sometthing, to rule out infections, with medical advice, of course !
2006-09-27 06:26:17 · answer #9 · answered by palador 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, take 500 mg of ibuprophen. This will take a few minutes to activate - in the meantime, rub the gum around it and over the tooth with anbesol or a similar tooth ache cream.
If this fails to help - try another 500 mg - ibuprophen and you can also put a wet teabag on the area which tends to drive out the pain.
2006-09-27 06:28:52 · answer #10 · answered by Been there 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋