snowbunny

Book an evaluation appointment where the dentist can have a look. If you have an infection, you may need to get it cleared up anyway prior to being able to do any work. Based upon what you're describing, it may be periodontal work you need, and if so, I strongly recommend that you have a specialist do that work. You may have to wait to book until January anyway. Your dentist should be able to sort something for pain, and FWIW, Sensodyne toothpaste actually does work. ;-)

If there's any sign of infection, PLEASE take the prescribed antibiotic until it's gone and follow up. It's rare, but an infection at the site of an extracted tooth can lead to systemic infections and things like myocarditis, which you definitely don't want!

I am not a doctor or a dentist, so run this information by your doctor and dentist to see what they think.

nethead

Sounds like you have a crack in your tooth to me. I had a that at the beginning of the year. Only option was to extract the tooth, which is also the cheapest option.

anotherlimey

Get some Sensadyne and suck it up for a few weeks you big wuss!

anotherlimey

That must be one s**t dentist.

Titchski

Fixed

tonrob

Just pull them all out yourself with pliers!



I may be a dentist* but I am not your dentist.





*I also may not be a dentist.

meauxna

Thanks for reminding me about this you two! Guess where the whiny DH is getting sent.

Oh, the appointments are 3-4 hours? TOO BAD!

penguinbar

NYU dental takes you in two hour increments. Sometimes it takes a few appointments to get work done that would only take one in a regular dentists office but it can save you alot of money. I have had a few students that I had not been happy with and there was never a problem switching students. Also if you need a periodontist or endodontist they are in the same building so you don't need to go to another office. Only 5th year students are allowed to do specilaty work. They are still always supervised. Also if the student you are assigned to or another student in the class needs to do a specific type of work for their exam it is free or at a very reduced rate.

BritishGuy36

chartreuse

Well, you're both right. I switched to sensodyne at the weekend and things have improved. There's still a dull ache, but not near as bad (though it does give me a headache).

I also think some chlorhexedine mouthwash might be a good idea, to deal with the receding gums. And this is where it gets interesting...

In the UK, you can buy chlorhexidine gluconate over the counter, as Corsodyl. In the US, however, I'd have to pay a dentist for an examination and a prescription, before anybody will sell me any (Peridex, etc). I figure I'd be over $100 of charges for that, plus $20-odd for the mouthwash.

But, I can buy Virbac CET Oral Rinse for cats and dogs for less than $10. Without a prescription. It contains 0.12% chlorhexidine gluconate (same as in Peridex) and 0.05% Cetylpyridinium Chloride (half of the concentration in Oragel mouthwash).

So, I can save over $100 by buying an identical veterinary product. Wow!

fsm

Just don't claw the furniture.

helwardman

I tried doing that.......it made me feel ruff. Ruff ruff!

Bob

just wonder what other vile stuff might be in there like fish goop

chartreuse

But I'm a cat. I like fish goop.

Ozzidoc

That's interesting!

In the UK, some daily heart tablets for humans cost the NHS about 10p each. The exact same tablets for cats costs about £5 each.