tCtCtC

Ok, my wisdom tooth on the left side is coming in and it hurts like a ****. I can't see the dentist til Monday (hopefully) and i can only bite down like 1/2 way cause my gum is swollen. I've tried to use OraGel and that doesnt really help, and Anbesal (sp?) didnt really help either. I can't really eat anything cause I can't bite down, and I can't sleep at night cause it hurts to much.

Is there anything I can do for now til I can see the dentist?

jct

aspirin

tCtCtC

i tried advil and tylenol and that didnt really help.

hmmm

ChelsDS

Ice Cream

RodC

You should've had this treated a while ago, before it got this bad. I suspect you probably had more minor pain in the past. Mine started with a dull ache in my jaw and got progressively worse after days and weeks. I got an x-ray at the first sign of pain and had all 4 wisdom teeth removed a couple of weeks later. Get those f*ckers out asap.

13edge

Some people say a halls mentholyptus helps, but aspirin is what worked for me. Just get it removed asap. You don't want to have to get 2 full grown ones removed like I'm fixing to do

tCtCtC

i have had minor pain in the past, but ill talk to my dentist tomorrow to see what he suggests.

AcidDrop

iTrader: (4)

i'm on the same boat as you are with these wisdom teeth.

Seanstc1

yeah dude just take em all out, i had that done before they became real bad. lol get the the gas!!

burstaneurysm

I gotta get mine out too. My jaw xray is gnarly.
I've found that Aleve and orajel are your best friends.

Or, try to score some Vicodin, that's the best.

jonathan110987

vicodin FTW!! lol
i have all my wisdom teeth but the bottom one are on their sides.. looks kinda weird they dont bother me tho

senseiturtle

Do not illegally obtain narcotics for this. This is how people get addicted.

You'll be given something for the pain, until your surgery with the orthodontist is scheduled.

Stick with the NSAIDS. Ibuprofen 600mgs x3 /day would be a max suggestion, noting that the max dose on the bottle is 1200mgs/day. The therapeutic window for ibuprofen is very large, so you'll be fine. I've personally had to do much more ( 800mg x 3 /day ) ... but after day 4 or 5 I couldn't hold anything down, and got the prescription changed.

Take with food. This is very important. This high of a dose will start to chew up your stomach lining over time, so if you start feeling like you've got bad stomach acid or cough anything up, then stop immediately.

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You can use something topical in addition. Oragel's good, as is anything else that's a benzocaine derivative. Just be sure not to swallow the benzocaine, that'll lead to stomach upset.

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Now my non-medical advice... swish some vodka for as long as you can stand it... or, a few rounds of an ALCOHOL-based mouthwash. Be sure to spit. The booze will burn like hell at first, then you won't feel much.

tCtCtC

i have an appointment today so we'll see how it goes


(i wish i could bite like that right now)

senseiturtle

If they hurt you that bad, you'll probably schedule a surgery to get them removed.

If that's the case, then I can explain to you what'll happen then. I've been on both sides of that one.

tCtCtC

turns out it was my second molar

my bad. but it does have a small infection and still hurts like a b*#^@

Yanki01

you want pain, try having an ingrown toenail. omfg, ill die before i have another one of those!

anywho, i got all 4 of mine taken out back in Feb when i started to bite on my inner cheek. it f*ckin hurt but once they were out, it felt 10x better!

boxboi

was gonna say good luck.. just had mine out last week and still got big holes in my gums... not fun trying to eat with your whole meal getting stuck in them

AcidDrop

iTrader: (4)

had that before and i agree, the pain is freakin horrible and tring to walk around when you got one on both feet at the same time is just

jonathan110987

u think wisdom teeth are bad... this is what happened to me..
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...097&highlight=

CDogbert

Take a thick nail.

Rest it right against the affected tooth.

Now have a friend take a ball peen hammer.

Yeah! How's your tooth feeling now? :D