my tooth has been hurting really badly, but now it feels different. before, if i just closed my mouth, i could feel my top set of teeth touch my bottom set of teeth evenly. Now when i close my mouth, i could feel that the top set of teeth touches the very back tooth on the left side first. WHAT IS GOING ON???
2007-06-20 09:42:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
oh yea and one more thing, my bottom left tooth hurts really bad if i touch it, if i eat on that side, and when my tooth starts to hurt, my head starts to hurt.
2007-06-20 09:44:51 · update #1
This is the infection or abscess at the apex or root of the tooth; this has the tooth sitting “taller” or being “pushed up” due to the building fluids or pus in this area. You should call your dentist office; they will either get you in with an emergency appointment and open the tooth up or phone in an antibiotic and pain medication for you to start immediately. This needs to be addressed now since this can be very dangerous to your health. The pain will continue to become worse as the infection increases over the next few days without treatment, and this infection needs to be under control before the root canal therapy can be started if at all possible. The infection will block any anesthetic from working, which means it will be very difficult or impossible to numb the tooth for the procedure. Call your dentist and get the medications started today, you have enough time if you start them now for the antibiotics to work by relieving some of the pressure, pain and allowing the anesthetic to be effective for the procedure. Hope I've been of some help and good luck with your root canal therapy.
Additional information: It sounds like you have the bottom tooth irritated by hitting it "first" with the abscessed tooth that is sitting "taller" in the socket. Try not to close your teeth together at all right now, you can cause trauma to the nerve of another tooth by hitting it too hard with this tooth. You can also take an 800mg dose of Advil or Motrin every six hours for the inflammation; this will help but does much better with the antibiotics. So call your dentist for the antibiotics and pain medication, you will be glad you did and your dentist will understand and appreciate it too.
2007-06-20 10:10:34 · answer #1 · answered by HeatherS 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You may have some swelling taking place. But only a dental pro can say for sure. You can call the dentist and see if they recommend anything, or you can go to a pharmacy and see what they can offer. There is an over-the-counter treatment for temporary relief of toothache. The pharmacist can help you with that.
One thing you should NOT DO - there's an old wives tale that said to put an aspirin next to the tooth. That can damage or kill the tooth, and maybe the ones next to it. DON'T DO THIS, or you'll make your problems worse.
2007-06-20 09:53:10 · answer #2 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Your teeth aren't lining up properly, there is probably some swelling with that left tooth. It will to away, and so will be pain, once you start the root canal. Meanwhile, take lots of ibuprofen, it'a an anti-inflamitary. Good luck!
2007-06-28 08:16:08 · answer #3 · answered by SUSIEQ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Old home rememdy that works, put a whole clove in your mouth on the bad tooth and gently close your teeth on it and hold it there, the pain will go away.
2007-06-20 09:51:53 · answer #4 · answered by lilabner 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋