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To go to A&E with a baby tooth infection?

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ByeByeBabyTooth · 06/09/2024 22:43

DD8 woke up crying with tooth pain yesterday, Neurofen and Calpol weren’t helping so went to the dentist this morning. Teeth good before now, first filling only a few weeks ago.

Dentist ended up extracting the tooth and prescribed amoxicillin as there was an infection, hugely traumatic, DD yelling, shaking, cried for ages.

Tonight DD has a fever and has thrown up but the pain has improved and her form is better. Dentist is saying that it’s unusual and to go to an out of hours GP / A&E if we are worried. DH thinks that this is an overreaction and we should wait for the antibiotics to kick in. I made the mistake of googling and all of the links are about sepsis so slightly freaking out.

Has anyone come across this before or have any advice?

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ncforcatquestion · 09/09/2024 23:48

Glad to hear

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ByeByeBabyTooth · 09/09/2024 20:25

Just to update in case this helps anyone else … was at the walk in / emergency doc a couple of times as neurofen / calpol stopped lowering her temp.

Firstly, everyone we saw were concerned and said that she 100% should have been seen as it’s not usual to have a high temp and nausea after an extraction, even with an abscess.

Secondly, @FiveTreeHilland others had it right and the lack of facial swelling was key - looks like she had a secondary virus or infection as @Wavescrashingonthebeach suggested.

On the mend now so thanks all for the handhold and comments as it was very worrying for a while.

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Barrenfieldoffucks · 07/09/2024 06:54

Petunia2024 · 06/09/2024 23:44

Most dentists won’t extract if there’s an infection as the anaesthesia often doesn’t work. I’m surprised a dentist extracted the tooth when an infection was present without taking X-rays to check.

I see you’ve already been to a walk in GP. Perhaps I’m missing the point of the thread but if you’ve been to a dentist and a GP I’m not sure what the issue is?

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When the thread was started, she hadn't been to the GP. Hence asking advice/reassurance.

FiveTreeHill · 07/09/2024 00:38

Does she have any facial swelling?

She's had the tooth out and she's on oral antibiotics. If no facial swelling then it's unlikely to be related to a dental infection. She had pain for 1 day so again unlikely to have developed any sort of significant infection from the tooth

So I would basically manage as you would a normal fever. She seems well, her temperatures come down.

ncforcatquestion · 07/09/2024 00:37

DonkeyyDoo · 07/09/2024 00:33

Same!!

Were you born in the early 80’s by any chance?

I swear that dentist got a bonus for how many kids teeth he filled!!

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Early 90s. I do suspect I might have had unnecessary work done, but my parents also weren't exactly very attentive to getting me to brush, and my diet was mostly grains, so there is that

DonkeyyDoo · 07/09/2024 00:33

ncforcatquestion · 06/09/2024 23:00

That's really nothing. When I was that age I had a mouth full of fillings

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Same!!

Were you born in the early 80’s by any chance?

I swear that dentist got a bonus for how many kids teeth he filled!!

FiveTreeHill · 07/09/2024 00:31

Petunia2024 · 06/09/2024 23:44

Most dentists won’t extract if there’s an infection as the anaesthesia often doesn’t work. I’m surprised a dentist extracted the tooth when an infection was present without taking X-rays to check.

I see you’ve already been to a walk in GP. Perhaps I’m missing the point of the thread but if you’ve been to a dentist and a GP I’m not sure what the issue is?

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It'd absolutely fine to extract a tooth with an infection in it, normally you need quite a large amount of pus for the anaesthetic not to work

hayley013 · 07/09/2024 00:24

That is so strange, my daughter had a tooth removed in Feb and started vomiting the very same day. I thought it was from swallowing blood from the extraction, took her to the dentist who said everything looked fine. Ended up in A&E through dehydration as the vomiting lasted a good few days, they put it down to a virus and she was just unlucky with timing, had some iv fluids and felt much better

PoopedAndScooped · 06/09/2024 23:52

Petunia2024 · 06/09/2024 23:44

Most dentists won’t extract if there’s an infection as the anaesthesia often doesn’t work. I’m surprised a dentist extracted the tooth when an infection was present without taking X-rays to check.

I see you’ve already been to a walk in GP. Perhaps I’m missing the point of the thread but if you’ve been to a dentist and a GP I’m not sure what the issue is?

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The dentist told her to go to the walk in centre or A&E

So she went to out of hours to see the doctor

Sometimes doctors get it wrong to so she’s worried
Hospital doctors especially tend to go with the ‘gut’ feeling of mum

OP - If you are still concerned - She gets worse, just take her to A&E

Petunia2024 · 06/09/2024 23:44

Most dentists won’t extract if there’s an infection as the anaesthesia often doesn’t work. I’m surprised a dentist extracted the tooth when an infection was present without taking X-rays to check.

I see you’ve already been to a walk in GP. Perhaps I’m missing the point of the thread but if you’ve been to a dentist and a GP I’m not sure what the issue is?

CherryValley5 · 06/09/2024 23:31

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Trust me, it’s far more of a shame and says an awful lot about you that you’re trying to make a concerned mum feel like rubbish. Did getting the boot in to OP at least make you feel better?

Some people have naturally soft enamel prone to decay, others have had their milk teeth weakened by antibiotics as a baby or young child. Think before you judge.

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ByeByeBabyTooth · 06/09/2024 23:27

@DuffMckagen Went to a walk-in out of hours GP clinic, they’re open here until midnight. Have never heard of an emergency GP doing home visits but I guess they must in certain cases.

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nocoolnamesleft · 06/09/2024 23:26

Most areas have out of hours centres where you see the emergency GP.

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ByeByeBabyTooth · 06/09/2024 23:26

Wavescrashingonthebeach · 06/09/2024 23:23

It makes sense your child will be more susceptible to a virus when already fighting off tooth infection. Glad you've had it all seen though - get well soon to your child.

Thanks @Wavescrashingonthebeach, my head is worrying about missing early sepsis but DD is chatting away and the temp is just under 38 now with meds so will just trust the doc

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Wavescrashingonthebeach · 06/09/2024 23:23

It makes sense your child will be more susceptible to a virus when already fighting off tooth infection. Glad you've had it all seen though - get well soon to your child.

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ByeByeBabyTooth · 06/09/2024 23:20

Doc thinks it’s a virus and unrelated to the tooth infection which seems very co-incidental. He said it wasn’t sepsis as the temp came down a little with neurofen and said to wait for another day or two until the antibiotics kick in.

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x2boys · 06/09/2024 23:17

TestingTestingWonTooFree · 06/09/2024 22:58

Did you know there are some medical conditions that leave people with really poor enamel? Makes their teeth very vulnerable. I don’t know why you’re so keen to suggest this is shitty parenting.

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Indeed both my kids have Ameleogenesis imperfecta

x2boys · 06/09/2024 23:15

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How do yoy think this is a helpful comment???
Shame on you.

Taluulaah · 06/09/2024 23:12

Glad you’re seeing emergency doctor OP. I have a background in dentistry and would absolutely recommend you get your little one checked over with the symptoms you describe. Hopefully it will be a very swift and smooth recovery, but it’s always worth being on the safe side, with a child particularly.
Hope she’s feeling better soon 🙏🏼❤️‍🩹

Idontevenknowmyname · 06/09/2024 23:07

A fever with a known infection that isn’t improving with antibiotics and pain relief is a red flag for sepsis. Please take her to hospital op. Dental pain and infection is notorious. Listen to your instinct on this x

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ByeByeBabyTooth · 06/09/2024 23:03

Thanks all, waiting to be seen by emergency GP now - temp has come down with neurofen but better to get checked

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Wavescrashingonthebeach · 06/09/2024 23:00

High fever that isn't going down and linked to infection? Just go and get it checked out to be on the safe side. Take everything you need to be comfortable in case it's a long wait xx

ncforcatquestion · 06/09/2024 23:00

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That's really nothing. When I was that age I had a mouth full of fillings

TestingTestingWonTooFree · 06/09/2024 22:58

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Did you know there are some medical conditions that leave people with really poor enamel? Makes their teeth very vulnerable. I don’t know why you’re so keen to suggest this is shitty parenting.

qualifiedazure · 06/09/2024 22:55

The dentist has told you to go, so definitely listen to your unqualified DH while your child is sick and in pain.

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