Nothing Hurts Like Tooth Pain :(

no but i hope u feel better soon (hugs)

Yes.. I feel your pain. I had a tooth infection and double ear infection all at once when I was pregnant with my youngest son. I was in absolute misery. I would wake up in the middle of the night literally screaming because of the pain. I went to the dentist and he gave me an antibiotic which helped after a few days, but my double ear infection lasted 2 months. Definitely go see a dentist as soon as possible so you can get rid of that infection! Another thing I did was take a water bottle, filled it up with hot water and laid on it.. It helped. Hope you feel better soon!

I feel your pain seriously, right now in fact.

I'd rather vaginally birth triplets!! Tooth pain is HELL! I am so sorry! Any chance you have Vicodin??

The only thing that has helped me is antibiotics, vitamin C, teas, and some type of purified water. I'll take an ibuprofen as soon as it starts, along with huge doses of C, and it seems to keep it at bay until I can get rid of the infection. I have recurring toothaches (because I don't have money to get all the dental work I need done), so I totally sympathize. I'd rather go through multiple births in succession, or go back to suffering hellish cramps than feel any sort of tooth pain.

Ohhhh I really can sympathise. I had an abscess in one of my teeth earlier this year which refused to clear up (and another last yeah - great few years, lol). I ended up having to take 3 different lots of antibiotics one after the other and I was in agony for weeks before my tooth was OK for the dentist to work on it.

The only thing I found that worked (and I'm not saying this is a great plan for long) was codeine (I have lots of it thanks at a decent strength to a wrist injury), paracetamol and ibuprofen all at max dose spread through the day (I took the paracetamol and codeine together - basically making my own co-codamol) - just make sure you write down somewhere what you took when and keep the paracetamol and ibuprofen 2 hours apart (doctors/dentists always tell me this - am assuming it's so you don't suddenly run out of all pain relief at once). I'm sure it really wasn't great for my organs but it's the only way I could get even an hour of relief. Washing your mouth out with salt water may help too but really the only thing you can do is get to the dentist asap - even an emergency one so you can start treatment of some sort asap. The 'good' news is eventually you will get so exhausted you'll sleep for a bit. Sleeping more upright helps too (keeps the pressure down) and I kept a wet, cold facecloth over the sore bit of jaw. Mind, pressing on the jaw/tooth and sobbing like a baby also helped briefly. Toothache really is the worst thing.

My son had that a few months ago and is still undergoing the treatments for all the things they found. But they got him the temp filling on the one that was hurting as soon as possible until they could do the root canal, which was just a few days ago. But at least the filling stopped the pain until the insurance approved the referral for the root canal. But you mentioned that ibuprofen didn't work...they gave him a 400 mg prescription on the emergency visit after doing all the x-rays and scheduling the repair work within the week. But that didn't work for him...so they upped it to 600 mg 3 to 4 times a day the next day and that gave him enough relief that he could get by until the rest of the work could be done. So I don't know what dosage you've taken -- but you might try upping it and seeing if it works better --- then get theeself to the dentist ASAP!! Prayers for pain relief go with you....I know my son was truly miserable during his incident!

Try some Ambesol, but make sure to see a dentist soon. Infections in the teeth and gums can spread throughout the bones in your mandible.


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This. Tooth pain is hell, but if it spreads throughout your jaw, it goes way beyond hell.

If you aren't averse to it, swish a little hard liquor over the tooth like mouthwash, alcohol is a pretty good antibiotic on its own, I've used that trick for a tooth infection until I could get to a dentist.

Try to get some vicodin prescribed. I've had the exact problem and vicodin was the only thing that worked...codeine for some reason doesn't really help with tooth pain, vicodin can at least take the edge off.

good luck!

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I hope this doesn't break any rules, but I too was put off by the cost of dentistry here in the States, I'm originally from the UK, but found a discount plan offered by 'Careington' and found a dentist that accepted the plan and the costs are reduced by a decent margin considering the monthly cost of the discount plan. Maybe worth looking into? I also should state that I do not work for them in case this is deemed as a sales pitch....

Glad but not glad to know I am not alone this experience. I was put on antibiotics but waiting for them to kick in and worrying the pain will continue in spite of. It seems to come and go and spreads up the side of my head and round my jaw. It is just so crap that it hurts the worst when laying down. Can hardly sleep standing up.

Am using ibuprofen as I don't like taking codeine as I already take temazepam to sleep and they can interact. Codeine didn't work anyways.the dentist did put an emergency filling in but it came out within thirty minutes of being put in so no use at all.

Really going I can get some sleep as I am utterly exhausted.

Temp fillings always fall out for me - just keep the area veeeeery clean. And prop yourself up in bed with pillows/cushions/whatever else needed. Sort of like sleeping almost sitting.

I personally know this pain, and I can absolutely sympathize with you.
Coming from the dental field, I must advise caution with a few of the suggestions here.
First, do NOT use warm/hot compresses. This can increase blood flow to the infected area and increase the risk of the infection spreading.
Second, please do NOT mix medications without the advice of your doctor. Only they know your medical history and know if it's safe for you to do so.
Third, get your dentist on the phone ASAP to get antibiotics. This is the ONLY thing that will bring relief, and please keep in mind that it will only be temporary. The only fix for this problem is the recommended root canal.
Fourth, watch for swelling. If you see swelling on the outside of your face, get to the ER immediately.
I hope you're able to get some rest and relief. Feel free to send a private message with any questions.

go to the ER,,,,,,,,,, they can hopefully help!!!!!!!!!!!!

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