daughter has toothache with severe jaw pain?

Question

painkillers and other remedies not working more worried bout jaw pain she cant eat properly got worse last 36 hours

Answer 1

36 hours???? She's coped with it for that long??
She really needs to get to a dentist asap. I just hope she's registered because you'll be pushed to find a dentist nowadays who takes on NHS patients, the waiting lists are huge!!!
You only need to read this to see how hard it is too see an NHS dentist:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6364253.stm

Answer 2

Tell your daughter not to touch/shake the tooth that's in pain. A warm saline solution (water with salt). Use it as a gargle. If pain still can't be relieved, use hot compress (hot water) or cold compress (ice). If the pain ends, go to a dentist and have the tooth extracted. Always remind your daughter to brush her teeth from now on. Her experience today is a good way of encouraging her (just a slight threat). Prevention is better than cure.

Answer 3

I've had a recurring infection for the past few years, and the pain is unbareable. You need to take her to the dentist asap to find the underlying cause. If it is an infection, you'll need some antibiotics and painkillers. Personally I didn't find painkillers did much, the pain was so bad, but try and find something containing codeine (I bought Paramol) as that worked best for me.

Answer 4

Sounds like an abcessed tooth. Get her to the dentist right away! They will likely prescribe antibitic therapy to decrease the infection and may also perform a root canal.

Keep this in mind, once I had the same symptoms, was convinced I had a bad tooth - went to the dentist, they checked me out and then sent me to an ENT - It was really sinus trouble! Go figure!!

Answer 5

Toothaches are painful but can be prevented
by take suitable precautions. Avoid eating
food which will result in the formation of acid
in the mouth, brush teeth regularly with a fluoride
toothpaste. I found the information at
http://aches.in/preventtoothache.html

Answer 6

Hi,
Firstly make a dentist oppointment and tell them it is urgent and the pain she is in and they should see you asap.
The best cure that i have found is oil of cloves which can be brought at the chemist.
I do feel for her as toothache is one of the worst pains.

Answer 7

She most likely has an abscess and the pain killers will not help until the abscess is addressed, she will need antibiotics. She should be seen by a doctor for meds, dentists can also order this type of medicine

Answer 8

As everybody else has suggested, go to a dentist ASAP, you should be able to go into any NHS dentist and be seen, as registration within nhs dentists was done away with last april.
Try laying off the pain killers as she will become immune to them and when she does see the dentist it may be difficult to determine exactly where the source of pain is actually coming from.

Answer 9

depending on your daughters age it could be her wisdom tooth which can be very painful get her to a dentist asap if it is a wisdom tooth and she doesnt go to dentist she could get an abscess which can be a bad infection hope she is better soon if you cant get to a dentist try your local chemist or boots the pharmist will be able to give you something to help the pain

Answer 10

It may be cavity problems, or something with the root of the tooth. Tooth pain is the worst pain Ive ever experienced and understand that pain killers really don't work... I suggest you going to the dentist as an emergency...