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AIBU?

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to think the dentist shouldnt have tried.

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wonderingsoul · 28/03/2013 17:05

im in pain so this could be why i think my dentist is a twat.
monday i had tooth ach, by money night i was in tears and had got a 4 hours sleeps, i phoned my dentist for an emergency apoinmenton the tuesday couldnt been seen till wednesday. so i fill up on pain killers but its the worsst night, i got two hours sleep the rest was filled with walking around.

wednesday my face was swollen a bit, get to the dentist, who i dont normally have, i tell him iv had little sleep in lots of pain and im scared of dentists so could he please pre warn me about anything he does, as it helps me.

had xray, told it was infected, which i knew any way. he says the tooth has to come out but the ancisetic doesnt allways work with an infection but he has to try. he injects right into the tooth. i cant help buy make noise as it was incredibly painfull. he asks if i want another go at it , i said id rather just take the anit bs and come back when its not infected.

an hour after coming out my face has swollen all on the right side, up to my eyes/ it hasnt got better so i went to my gp who has given me another anti bs to take along side of his but if it doesnt improve or gets worse in the next 24/48 hours i have to go to AnE.

im really woeing, in so much pain, though i have found tablets that have killed the tooth pain quite a bit. my face still hurts and my stomach is not enjoying the tablets i dont think.

i cant help but think that the dentist shouldnt have even mentioned taking the tooth out whilst there was infection there. iv phoned them and said i want to see a different dentist for when i do have it taken out but they have said they have to phone back as they like you to stay with the same one. he wasnt helpfull and really didnt have a good "bed side" manner as it was.

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wonderingsoul · 29/03/2013 21:32

my dad has offered to pay so i can see his privet dentist, who he says is very reassuring and kind. which is lovely but i dont really want to take his money, but will have to if they wont let see different dentist next week.

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sourcreamandchives · 29/03/2013 21:39

Have you tried having a glass of milk with your metronidazole? Doing this made it bearable for me when I had to take it for an awful tooth infection. Obviously check your packet to make sure this is OK for you. The metronidazole worked well for me, but my infection was the worst week of my life, I have never been so ill. I wish you a speedy recovery!

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wonderingsoul · 29/03/2013 21:43

i dont like the taste of milk. i can it have on cereal to wet it but to drink it, it makes me gag but i can eat, so iv been having weetabix mainly which seems to help for a brief time.

i would have taken drug free labor over the pain i was in.

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Lovelygoldboots · 29/03/2013 21:49

I hear you, the pain of tooth ache is excruciating. I had an extraction about six weeks ago and I was in a lot of pain. I have a really good NHS dentist but have had some pretty crap ones in the past. I would take up your dads offer if you are unhappy with your current dentist. Hope you feel better soon.

Willdoitinaminute · 29/03/2013 21:56

Glad to hear that things are improving. Toothache is horrendous. Although sounds like you are over the worst and it is likely to subside fairly rapidly now.
Might be worth stocking up on live yoghurt and canisten in case you develop thrush.

landrover · 29/03/2013 23:13

hi Wondering, your dentist treated you entirely appropriately! The fastest way to treat the infection is to take the tooth out!!! Sometimes they can manage with a local so its worth having a try for instant relief!!! as you said, the pain is awful!! Otherwise its antibiotics that take a few days to work! Which you have found!
Go back to him and get it sorted, he knows what he is doing!

showtunesgirl · 29/03/2013 23:45

Giving antibiotics is NOT lazy dentistry. Everything must be done to prevent the possiblity of infection.

My friend had a root canal done and the dentist did not give them to her even though she questioned him about it. What then happened is that she got an infection which travelled up to her optic nerve and she was temporarily blind for quite a while. Even now her eyesight is not what it used to be.

MrsMorton · 30/03/2013 09:41

An exceptionally rare complication I would imagine. I won't argue with you, I'm a dentist but I could be a bricklayer as I can't prove it on here, I don't know If you are showtunes but if you were then you would be familiar with the FGDP guidelines on antimicrobials?

Badvoc · 30/03/2013 09:46

Get some soluble co codamol and swish it around your mouth/tooth.

MrsMorton · 30/03/2013 09:55

And as an aside, I'm not sure that if a patient asks for antibiotics when there is no sign of systemic infection, that they should just be handed out in case of very rare complication...

amothersplaceisinthewrong · 30/03/2013 10:02

You poor thing. Salt water swished aroundthe mouth might help plus paramol

I had root canal work two years ago when crying in pain. Went back for the second course three weeks later and was told the tooth was unsaveable and had to be extracted there and then. WHich it was. Was billed for the unsuccessful root canal work as well as the extraction - we have no NHS dentists round here.

The dentist is the only place where you pay for pain.

digerd · 30/03/2013 11:55

When DD was 7 she had 4 baby teeth out. That night she woke me up but couldn't speak, as there was congealed blood between her lips, which i couldn't clean away.
At the emergency dentist the next morning, the dentist said there must have been infection in one or more of them which caused the bleeding not to stop. He said that can happen when an infected tooth is extracted.

AuntieMaggie · 30/03/2013 11:57

Why would a hot water bottle make the swelling worse? I slept on one every night it was the only way I could sleep and my swelling went within a couple of days.

digerd · 30/03/2013 11:58

ps
She could have choked to death in the night if the congealed blood had blocked her throat.

livinginwonderland · 30/03/2013 14:37

toothache is awful. i have impacted wisdom teeth that are causing overcrowding and my god, the infections are awful. luckily getting them taken out soon, but i feel your pain :(

my dentist recommends corsodyl, which i use with antibiotics and painkillers (alternating ibuprofen/paracetamol so i take them every two hours).

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wonderingsoul · 30/03/2013 14:38

i knew i had an infection straight away. the pain is so much different then from a nerve showing. where you are normally effected by the cold or drinking cold things. i dont think getting anti bs straight away is lazy, its a good way to prevent it getting worse.

i personally dont think they should do work when there is an infection, due to what other ops have said as well as the fact your in a lot of pain any way, i really dont think it makes for a nice expearance. the infection wont vanish straight away so waiting for the anti bs to kick in a few days is not going to hurt.

my brother in law had an absecc and had tooth removed removed and didnt get ant i b's he ended up in hospital fighting for his life due to blood poising. im not sure of all the facts as it was years and years ago but it was due to the dentist. this isnt why im a afraid of going, but it sure didnt help, i also know that its very rare to suffer so bad because of it.

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wonderingsoul · 30/03/2013 14:40

the pro plus has really helped with the pain, if not taking it all away or just leaves a throbbing feeling but not painfull and can sleep through that. but i'm making a mental note of all tips and drugs that work lol.

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wonderingsoul · 18/04/2013 11:17

i just wanted to update.. its not very interesting but i was really happy with the end result.

i saw a different dentist yesterday (same practice ) , the tooth had to come out in the end. BUT it was a pleasent (as far as it could be) the assistant held my hand and the dentist talked to me through out the whole thing, kept asking / telling me she can stop at any time, talking about what she doing and what i should feel. didnt really hurt.. though its saw now lol.

im still scared of them, and will prob still shake and get emotional when ever i have to have a check up/treatment. BUT i can not say how happy i am to have found a NICE dentist who doesnt look down on at me. talks to me with respect, understands my fear and makes me feel clamer.

the NHS do have some good dentist

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funkybuddah · 18/04/2013 11:50

My nhs dentist is a nice man, harsh a fuck if you dont take care of your teeth (they can tell) but when he has to do any 'work' (deep filling snad an extraction in January) he is so calm and kind and reassuring.

I like mine this way as he gives me and kids a kick if we need it but is very compassionate etc.

Glad you have found someone you are comfortable with

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