Toothache

[Monty911]

My tooth is killing me and i cant get an appointment for 10 days , short of pulling it out myself which is closely becoming a good idea what else can i do apart from pain killers ?

[MacGee]

casualty...see previous blogs..

[anonymous-user]

Some of the NHS walk-in clinics have dentists that (I believe) you can just turn up at.

[ShadownINja]

Antibiotics may help if it's an abscess. If it's a cracked or broken tooth, then it won't help and you might be better off with painkillers. Is it a throbbing, hot pain? If so, there's probably infection which probably means it's an abscess. See I used the word "probably" because I have no medical training... I mean, your head could have fallen off and there's me going on about abscesses. (If your head has fallen off, try duct tape.)

Edited by ShadownINja on Thursday 15th July 12:24

[UncleRic]

Toothache sucks, you have my simpathy.

Clove oil, an ice (freezer) pack, Bonjela (SP?) - The stuff you use when a baby is teething. Rinsing your mouth with really salty luke warm water helps too.

10 days is a long time to wait (pain and damage wise) if it is an abscess, maybe try the emergency dentist at your local hospital?

[dudleybloke]

dont bother with oil of cloves, its crap and tastes foul.

bongelas ok but oragel (sp) is better and numbs like coke allegedly!

last bad toothache i had the dentist prescribed me dihydracodine and that hit the spot!