Very likely an abscess, if your dentist is shut contact your GP and get some anti-biotics prescribed that will kill the infection and take away the pain usually in less than 24 hours. Long term will likely need root canal treatment to prevent re-infection, in the meantime keep taking analgesics for pain relief.
Richard
I would expect that with a gum problem. You could try just using Listerine as a mouth wash, several times a day.
Corsodyl might be more effective.
Getting antibiotics from the GP these days is like squeezing blood from a stone.
Last time I wanted some and got refused, I ended up getting them on the internet.
May be. I've always used Listerine. I suspect they are similar.
No wonder there is a problem with anti-biotic resistance.
Beware that it is likely it will get reinfected quite soon after the course ends. Meticulous work with interdentals and a temporary rinse regime with corsodyl is probably as good a way to keep that at bay.
a sign of root level infection, or at least down the side of the tooth
Needs either an extraction or root canal work for the former, and serious hygiene work for the latter, none of which a dentist will want to give you right now.
I feel for you.
You are in for a bad time.
I find paracetamol pretty innefective, but I find soluble aspirin, sucked direct onto the gum around the affected tooth often does better than ibuprofen.
I was a genuine case! I probably got caught because the UK sees itself as a world leader in restricting antibiotics to patients, although it may not put it quite like that.
If sensitivity due to a nerve exposed, you could try Bonjela or Benzocaine all available on Amazon.
The current suggestion is talk to your dentist for referral to an emergency dental service, (some are still being run by suited and booted dentists!), or failing that, phone 111.
especially if it is an infection and bacteria travel through the blood stream and attach to heart valves.
'Bad teeth' causes a lot of long-term heart problems if left untreated.
Dremel, surely ?. Much more suitable.
Try swilling a soluble aspirin around your mouth, and massaging it into the gum near the painful area.
Might help to take the edge off the pain.
I had a preplanned tooth extraction in November, The dentist gave me a single does of antibiotic powder to put in water and drink 4 hours before the planned extraction. Of couse, I should be having the replacement implant peg fitted on Friday.
Sometime ago I had to go and see a dentist in Spain, his secreatry knew a few words of English which was more than he did. H wrote me a perscription for some antibiotics and maybe something for pain relief.
The infection was cured and I saw a dentists when I returned to the UK.
indeed. Seeing a 1mm diam parallel reamer about to go into a tooth makes one realise a bit of precision is needed,
luckily I chose not to go ahead with an £3,500 impant six weeks ago because of a failed crown peg...glad I didn't....got a plate I have to use for six months then they will do a bridge...good choice I think ... bad time to need things like a implant
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