My Toothache Makes Me An Angry Person

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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I went to bed last night, feeling fine. Around 11, woke up to searing pain on the right side of my mouth. Google-fu gave me 738 different home remedies to try, and I dove right in, trying them all, plus painkillers. Nothing did more than take the edge off. Eight hours later, I headed in to work, calling the dentist on the way. I made an appointment for 10 this morning. Turns out one wisdom tooth is just about rotted out, and the molar in front of it is so decayed that the nerve is exposed (that’s the pain part, apparently).

I have an appointment tomorrow morning to get both teeth removed, plus the counterparts on the other side (1, 2, 15, 16), under sedation. That still leaves me with almost 24 hours to kill somebody, because this pain makes me grouchy. Why is tooth pain so much worse than elsewhere?

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A little bundle of cloves (like the kind you stick in a ham) in gauze will numb your toothache. It doesn’t taste that great but it does work… for a while.

I think tooth pain is like headache pain in that it doesn’t have to travel all that far for you to feel it unlike, say, a stubbed toe. Which might also be why once a bad tooth is pulled or a cavity cleaned and filled it stops hurting so fast.

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There’s an over-the-counter topical painkiller that will numb the pain. I forget what it’s called. It comes in a small white tube.

OK. I just Googled it: Anbesol. Get some.

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My Life Makes Me An Angry Person.

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I’d hate to see Bruce Banner with a toothache. :smiley:

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A squirrel with a toothache - that is an ouchie! Guess you’ll just have to suck your nuts for a while…

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This stuff is as magical as a rainbow unicorn ridden by Tinkerbell, pulling Hillary Clinton’s pumpkin up to her White House. Now if only I could stay awake, after going about 30 hours straight with no sleep. Granted, my first attempt was so sloppy that I couldn’t feel half of my mouth, tongue, cheek, or lips, but hey, I’m not going to complain at this juncture.

:eek:

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Chisquirrel, good luck tomorrow. Hope the recovery is a quick one.

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It’s a good thing you didn’t post this in mini rants. I was told to be happy i still have my teeth.

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Teeth extraction was successful (I get to keep the rest of them), and the loopy period has been successfully navigated, with only minimal incidences of crazy talk recorded by “friends” for posterity. Minus the hit to the bank account, everything worked out fine.

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Well done! Glad to hear it went well and you’re feeling better!

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It works better than the similar-sounding but VERY dissimilar Anusol :p.

Anyway, I know this thread is a week old and the problem has been dealt with - phew! Chisquirrel, are you considering implants to replace those molars? Or just gonna “fly commando”? I have no clue how it’ll affect your bite, and they’re in the back so it’s not such a big cosmetic issue.