Wisdom tooth pain (CAN NOT GO TO DENTIST)?

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Stacie E
S Wisdom tooth pain...bad?
I have this one wisdom tooth thats been trying to grow for 3 years now....its hurting real bad right now and I have tried ibprophin,alive,advil,antibiot... (left over from something else) its causeing bad head aces and ear pain. I cant bite down because its so swolen i bite on the gum. I was thinking of going to the er.....has anyone gone for a tooth ace before? What did they do and give you? (im also using teething tablets and orijel and it wont stop the throbing pain)

I can not go to a dentist right now. Its a 3 week waiting list. Again im thinking of going to the ER....WHat can they give me for the next 3 weeks?????

I dont have a dentist. I have maine care and they only take you in emergencys through the dentist. So I called them and its still a long wait. I cant do anything else with the dentist until then. Im just going to go to the ER for right now

Answer 1

You don't need a dentist, you need an ORAL SURGEON. Your wisdom tooth has become "impacted" and is most likely infected. Using pain killers and ora-jel is like putting a band aid on a broken water pipe. It may make you feel better, but until the actual problem is addressed, you will get continually worse. .

Get out the Yellow Pages and call the oral surgeons in your area. Explain the problem. There has GOT to be one in your area who can take you on an emergency basis.

Answer 2

Call your dentist and tell them that it is an emergency. Stress that you are in pain and cannot take it. Normally, they will fit you in regardless if there is a wait list. If that doesn't work ask your dentist for a pain reliever --they may be able to prescribe something that is stronger than you are taking. Furthermore, if the tooth is impacted (which yours sounds like) they give you meds to relieve the swelling in order that they will be able to facilitate the extraction. If worst comes to worst perhaps call a different dentist. Normally, the ER cannot do anything for you.
Good Luck -

Answer 3

wisdom tooth pain dentist

Answer 4

I've often used a salt and warm water solution mixed with bayer aspirin as a gargle with a little aloevera juice. I don"t know where you live but there are still dentist that work on weekends and take walk-ins

Answer 5

u need to go to a different dentist well actually oral surgeon but u do need a refferal from ur dentist try someone else and tell them its an emergency i also was liek that with my wisdome teeth and i was at the dentist out of the dentist at the oral surgeon and out of there in less then a week

Answer 6

i am going through the exact same thing right now. i hurts so bad i want to cry, but when i cry it hurts worse!! i have no insurance and no dentist where i live will see you without money up front, which i don't have either!! i try to forget about the pain, but who can do that! good luck and remember somebody in PA knows what you are going through!!

Answer 7

I had to go to a walk-in clinic (A lot cheaper than an ER) for a toothache. They gave me percocet. I had a broken molar that I was not able to get pulled for another couple of weeks and the percocet helped immensely. I forgot to add that the doctor at the walk-in clinic also gave me anti-biotics for infection.

Answer 8

The only thing that I can think of that they can give you for the pain is Vicodin. It is a very strong pain medication but it can make you sleepy, although it does effect some in different ways.

Answer 9

sounds like you have a mouth infection i had one once get it looked after before it turns into lock jaw they will give you antibiotics and Tylenol 3 also gaggle with salt water

Answer 10

antibiotics prperly taken for infection. tried ice?