In agony with tooth. Don't know what to do

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I have a tooth that needs taking out, part of it has cracked and come away. It's second to back on the bottom. It flares up every now abd then, but this time I have a lump on my jaw under it and what feels like a sore gland. I can't afford a dentist. What on earth can I do?

There are no emergency dentists for Miles around

Call 111 - depending on your area they may be able to get you seen.

Also get yourself to a pharmacist if you need better pain management.

Good luck! 🤞

Do you have a dental hospital close to you? There will be a wait but the treatment is free (as it's carried out by students under direction).

Sending sympathy, do not ignore this. Agree could be a dental emergency, have you tried contacting a dentist and explaining the situation, they may be be able to work out a payment plan with you or at least advise best course of action.

I had this, I rang the dentist who said I'd been de registered with them due to not attending for 2 years but they wrote me a script for antibiotics and told me the tooth needed treatment or it would happen again eventually so to get registered and come in after a while. But yeah you might not need to go in for extraction straight away.

Call 111.

I had a dental abscess and it gave me sepsis. Don't mess about when teeth are involved.

Thanks, I've managed to find a "normal" dentist that does emergency treatment. No idea on cist at this stage. I'll call them when I get a break at work.

Good luck OP, tooth abcesses are just awful, the worst pain ever.

Poor you. As much pain relief as you can manage

It's ridiculous that dentists are not available

@backtowinter it's shameful that nhs dentists are disappearing and people(like me) are being bumped from their books. I'm in a union at work, we can get £500 towards NHS dental treatment. Great, what about those of us with no NHS dentist?? No help at all