help with toothache PLEASE b4 i chop my own head off

[mad4girls]

hi
im 15 wks

does anyone know i can and cant take for the worst toothche in the world

dentist cant give me anything strongr than paracetomol which helped yesterday but isnt touching it today

went to chemist and they wont sell me anything stronger than paracetomol

please help ive had no sleep and feel awful

also have teething gel which helps a little

any ideas

I remember the swollen face. Not a good look.

hello ladies

managed to get some sleep last night not sure how but wasnt as excrutiating as it was but woke up to find the swollen mouth had turned into a swollen face

anyway got an emergency appt at 10 and they said definately an infection and gave me some antibitotics they want me tpo go back in aweek and have the tooth taken out just with local and now im crapping myself

having this done while i was awake as a child is what made me scared of the dentist in first place not sure i could go through with it but the dentist wasa nice chap said we can go slow etc and i know the nurse i met the other day when dd went for her op at the childrens, they also said it would be fine to take dp and some music if that would help

cant decide yet feeling rather anxious about the whole thing although today was the calmest ive ever been whilst being in the building, so maybe its tiemt o give it another try

what do you think

mad4girls that sounds great. Ihad a horrible experience with an extraction when i was ac hild which culminated in me demanding a general every time I had to have a tooth out as an adult! (twice)

Eventually I hcanged dentist who stopped clattering around, sat me up, sat down next to me and talked about why I was so worked. He was GREAT and your dentist sounds great too. Tell him how you deal with things - I have to know what they're doing at every stage

"i'm going to numb the area now using this"

"this is teh sucker so we can clean teh debris" or whatever

others prefer not to know anything, so tell your dentist what you prefer.

Sounds very positive, good luck and let us knwo how you get on.

(obv he didn't use the words "this is the sucker" )

This sounds very good - sensitive dentist, and sound advice. Also you'll be relieved to be rid of the tooth after this, which will help. Those slow, calming breathing techniques from labour are useful too, to take your mind off your worries (no kidding!)

thanx girls
sounds like we had a similar experience as a child i also normally have to have a general

can i ask have you had a tooth removed with just a local (this is what they are suggesting) since your bad experience if so can you tell me how it went, did it really hurt, all i remember from being a kid was loads of pain even though they said it wouldnt hurt, loads of blood and lots of screaming

i also like to know exactly whats happening every step of the way ( as im very anxious have anxiety issues at the best of times never mind in a dentist chair) also i told the dentist that the main thing that sets me off so to speak is the sound of the drill he said that he shouldnt need to use one, you dont think he made it up to get me to have treatment do you?

mad - yes, I have had a tooth out under local and it was truthfully absolutely fine. I was PG was my first baby too and had an abcess so I was desperate for it.

He numbed the area and as I have long roots, he waited AGES for it to be completely numb. Then he got a grabby instrument thingy, got hold of it and pulled.

It was a bit unpleasant as you could feel tugging but not pain. It lasted less than a minute (maybe 10 seconds at most) and the nurse sucked out any blood so I didn't have a mouthful.

Then that was it! The area felt a bit odd for a few days afterwards, sort of soft (as it would!) but it was truly, truly fine.

I had my tooth out at Christmas. The first ever, and before hand I thought I was going to die. Even the nurse kept asking if I was alright, so I must have looked terrified.

It actually didn't hurt a bit. The tugging was a bit strange, but thats all. And the relief from the pain was indescribable.

Ok. Calm down, lovey. It feels like your whole mouth will explode and makes you very scared, I know, have got terrible teeth (self inflicted damage) and been through lots of that sort of thing. They got to know me at the emergency clinic

It won't go away unless you have it seen to. They won't usually want to take a tooth out unless it's seriusly unsaveable, so trust them. There will be no need for a drill. Anaesthetic and then a pulling device like pliers I suppose but smaller and stronger.

They do it every day and are very quick. It won't be a worry for them. You will feel panicky of course but that's part of the pain, and once toothy is out, it'll be over...you'll be a different person.

I imagine they may be willing to knock you out or offer sedation if you are refusing to have it under local...they need to know the extent of your phobia. But they will usually try to help because they want that tooth out.

It's true an infection can spread to your bloodstream if not treated but with AB's that's most unlikely...however you'll be back where you are if the tooth stays put. So best have it out.

Wishing you all the best and let us know how you get on {{{hugs}}}

Oh yup, no problem during pregnancy, I promise...except the sickness will make it all more uncomfy for you, of course!

I have had various dental disasters while preggers both times. They always use safe antibiotics, safe anaesthesia etc. There are very few things they can't do.

Hope you're better very soon XXX

Things are much better these days and it WILL NOT HURT, I promise you! It'll feel like tugging. Even when I had one that broke in half when they tried to pull it, and had to cut into the gum a bit to remove it, it didn't hurt! (That's not meant to scare you, just reassure - it almost never happens that way anyway)

Afterwards it will be sore. But NOTHING like what it's doing to you at the moment and you'll know the problem is gone.

they all sound very positive stories

can they give you anything more than local when pregnant ie sedation etc i treid this many years ago and didnt like it but thinking i could do with something to relax me pity i cant take a couple of prozac hour before treatment

youve all been so kind in telling me your stories and this info is really helping

as all my family are no help, grandmother had all her teeth out by choice at 21(coz she hated dentist) my mum has been scared all her life,so has my aunty and uncle but all are happy to use sedation for their treatment when neccassary and they all swear by it, but i had a bad reaction when i had it, it made me feel panicky and trapped probably just the lack of control i didnt like, all the dentist did was try to give my teeth a polish and i kicked him apprently.

just wasnt a nice experience that was 7 yrs ago , so i dont have great memories of dentists

but your thought make me think i should try again as i have changed alot in last few years, like i say this is the most relaxed ive ever been about the whole thing and this is the most pain ive ever beeen in i think as well, on that thought after no pain yesterday its hurting quite alot today not unbearble but makes me not want to bother eating or breathing through my mouth coz cold air really hurts, but it was kids summer fair at school today and managed i nice soft hotdog up there so i have eaten something

anyway keep the good stories coming and convince me to go as i think its about time i got on with it, have made an appt which again is more than ive done before would have just not made one and never gone back til i was dying again, but its for tuesday and wil have to change as dp at work so will ring them back hopefully get wednesday this the 26/7th as have to take these antibacs for at least a week they said

dont think it will be doing the bubs much good all these codiene and paracetemol im taking either plus i havent been for num2 for couple of days so im literally stacking up probs for myslef there as well (sorry for tmi)also all this stress cant be doing bubbles(lo) any good can it?

OK, do you HAVE to put the appt off for a day?
I've had a tooth out with a local anaesthetic - it didn't hurt, and there was no blood. As other ladies have said, it was just a huuuge relief to be rid of the pain. Remember you're no longer a child and what scared you then will have been [a] being in an unfamiliar and uncontrollable situation, and [b] if your mum hated dentists, you would have felt her anxiety as yours. You're an adult, and you know your own anxieties about dentists, so you're controlling things already. You've made it through the hell of an infection before using ABs, so the worst is actually over - the root of the tooth is probably 'dead' now.
When I had an abcess last year, once they'd removed the root and got it under control, all the root canal work was done with 0 anaesthetic - it simply wasn't necessary. In my case that was great as I hate having those jabs.
Hope this helps!

yeah i think i need to put it off so dp can be with me as this is the fisrt time ive even considred having anything done i think i need the moral support,