Heeeelp.........................................se toothache

[stoppinattwo]

and i have an interview tomorrow, i need an instant cure............... i have considered a mallett

I have been to the dentist today, i finished root canal treatment yesterday, and am paying big time today, he has given me penicillin and said it was infected yesterday when he went to finish the treatment off.

If its like this tomorrow i wont cope with an interview, and i doubt im gonna bloomin sleep tonight. and i dont do clove oil... its rank

pleeeeese help im in agony

Only over the counter medicine which touched my infected roots (until the antibiotics kicked in) was Solpadeine

Poor you , btdt and just had the root surgically drained as well. Nurofen helped, perhaps the stronger one.

Hot salt water rinses (teaspoon of salt in a cup of boiling water allow it to dissolve and cool slightly so you don't scald yourself then rinse thoroughly with liquid in affected area after every meal and just before you go to bed). Continue with antibiotics (they will do the trick eventually). Also take paracetamol, then 2 hours later plain ibufrofen (check the label it doesn't contain anything else), then 2 hours after that paracetamol etc etc . This enables you to have a higher (safe) level of pain relief going on. HTH

You really have my sympathy... I have just been through hell for weeks with two infected teeth/roots and a huge swelling on the side of my face. Now have had to have both teeth out and bridges fitted. I did have problems sleeping.

If you are on penicillin... and they are three in a day.. even though you possibly only got the tablets today, make sure you do what is called 'doubling up' and take the three tablets just spaced over a shorter time today, if that makes sense. That allows the antibiotics/penicillin to kick in as quick as possible. I have a friend who is a pharmacist and that is what she recommends so there is no danger with it.

It all depends on what sort of painkillers you have. I found ibuprofen worked best but I also had prescription painkillers which I took in conjunction with ibuprofen. I would honestly suggest taking the painkillers as late as you can manage and going to bed quite late in the hope you might sleep right through the night. Good luck with it.... it is very close to my heart at the moment cos of my problems!

ooh yes forgot how good salt water is, will do that one, this pain just isnt going, i have to take 4 x abiotics for 5 days, got them at lunch time, had 2 there and then and have had the other 2. hopefully by lunch tomorrow should feel a bit better, god i feel like removing the side of my face

i used something called orajel which numbed the area. it works for short periods. hope you feel better soon

no advice SA2 just wanted to say i hope you feel better soon. Oh and the new double strength neurofen are really good, did the trick when i had a tooth out recently.

fank you guys, am just gonna go n get a bat to knock myself out

bat

Still hurtin

poor you, toothache is horrible, how was your interview

oh no! Those antibiotics should be working soon..... hope they do!

Sorry took myself to bed after posting, had a good kip, SEA the interview was cool thankyou for asking,they seemed like a lovely bunch of people, very comfortable interview, i think the only thing that lets it down for me is the travel, 50mins driving on a good day and only a nine month contract , IF they offer me the post, i shall be in a dilema. I need to do my sums

Toothache is marginally better this morning, definately turned the pain corner