What can i do about an abscess tooth with out going to the Dr

What can i do about an abscess tooth with out going to the Dr?

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The infection can spread and affect the heart and it literally eats into the soft facial bones. Not something to fool around with.

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Mysterious itching tooth – Two stumped dentists?

Q: I have a molar, #31, which is all alone in the back bottom of my mouth. My wisdom teeth are all gone, and tooth #30 was extracted due to abscess a few years back. Last year sometime, tooth #31 started to give me this weird itching sensation and metallic taste. It would be fine in the morning but as the day went on, especially after eating, it would flare up. Regular brushing and rinsing even immediately after eating did little to stop it. It got worse and worse until I thought I might actually rip the tooth out of my face myself!I finally got to see a dentist this year, and was told the tooth had a minor, shallow cavity. The tooth was filled and I had relief for about a week. Then, sensitivity to sugar, temperature and pressure. I went back to the dentist. She filed it down some and told me that the tooth was demineralized. I switched to hypersensitive toothpaste (Dr. Collins Restore) and ACT fluoride rinse. Still, the problem persisted and the pain worsened. I went back a second time and had the tooth Xrayed, but the dentist said nothing was wrong and referred me to an endodontist. I am poor so I didn’t go, but I did see a second dentist who informed me that the filling in the tooth was botched and had to be redone. After the second dentist refilled the tooth, the pain and sensitivity subsided. However, the itching and metallic taste persist! It has been nine days since I had the tooth refilled, and the itching and weird taste are getting worse as the days go by. I am so scared it will reach the unbearable level it was at before I saw the first dentist…So now 6 exams, two dentists and several hundred dollars later, and here I am with a tooth which feels like it’s itching from the inside and no one knows what the problem is! The itch starts in/around the tooth itself and gradually radiates out around my jaw to my front teeth. Flossing helps with the front teeth, but little helps the #31 molar itself. Various mouthwashes, peroxide preparations, and analgesics do nothing. Sometimes Ibuprofen helps, but I can’t take that too much or I get serious rebound headaches. Sometimes massaging the gum helps, but only temporarily.Could this have something to do with the fact that #30 is missing? And/or could it have something to with the white nub which formed after having my wisdom teeth out and which rests pressing against the back of #31? Is there ANY chance that it will go away after the tooth fully heals from the trauma of being worked on twice in two months?Has anyone else ever had this problem and found a way of relieving it for longer than 5 minutes? Seriously I AM GOING TO GO CRAZY if this itching doesn’t cease.

A: Most likely there is damage to the nerves in or around that tooth. Itching is a very common sign of nerve problems. Damage may have occurred when the other teeth were extracted, or it could be from that “nub” that you say rests on the tooth. The correct treatment would depend on the cause, but you can ask to have that nerve blocked or permanently deadened.

Another waiting list question?

Q: My 12 year old son has had numerous tooth abscesses since May 2009 and we know he needs the offending teeth out but it has to be under a general as he has a needle phobia, he has been really poorly almost passing out at school and it has affected his balance and concentration for almost a year, the dentist has said he needs the op as soon as poss as does his dr and his school (they have been really worried about how ill he looks). We have just got back from yet another different dental consultant at hospital who says more xrays in 1 months time and then they will put him on the op list, his tooth is infected again and he is not sleeping or eating but no one seems to take it seriously, he is in constant pain with a temp of 31 and dosed up permanently, i cannot believe we have to wait yet another month and then wait who knows how long before he reaches the top of the operating list, i really don`t know what to do with him, does anyone know what i can do to speed the process up, he is a really bright boy but has missed so much time at school due to this he is now falling behind, not only that but falling over constantly is no joke, he cannot hold a conversation some days as he says he feels so ill. I am horrified that the NHS can leave a child in this state for so long, the previous consultant said any problems ring and we will see him, i did but i was just told the would book him in again with her even though i explained how ill he was and i couldnt believe it when we went today and had to explain all over again to this man who is part of the same team but didnt appear to have a clue why we were there…sorry to go on but any advice would be fantastic. thanks

A: If I was you I would lean on both your GP and his regular dentist. Explain it all to both of them and ask if they can do anything to speed things up. Also, contact the original orthodontic consultant and explain to him again. Be nice about it – don’t rant and rave. Just explain again that he is in constant pain which you, of course, hate to see and that he is missing school. Get the school involved if necessary. If you have to, phone every day. They will soon get the message. Don’t be fobbed off. Threaten to take the matter to your local newspaper.You could also check with your local PCT to see if they have an emergency dental service – he may get a route in via this.As a very last resort, you could take him to A&E but I doubt they would do anything.