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I'm still not fond of them - my feelings on dentists border on irrational terror on a good day.
I broke a canine tooth yesterday at lunch; had all my teeth dialed in but 7 years without dental insurance has taken a toll on my teeth - embarrassingly so as they tend to get cavities no matter how many times I brush and floss (got my dad's bad teeth), it took going to the dentist multiple times a year and maxing out my insurance to keep them looking good. Now my mouth (too me) resembles a meth heads.
I tried all sorts of oragel and even used a mixture of oils my wife made (that actually helped more then the oragel stuff which didn't help at all).
Took Tylenol, oxycodone and kept switching out ice cold cokes to hold on my face because the left side of my face is all swollen and the pain goes almost to my eye socket. The left side of my nose tickles as well.
I know crushed cloves can help as that is what's in the dental topical anesthetics.
Anyone have any other home remeidies I can use for next time?
I slept from 10pm to 12am last night and had to get up and put more oil mixture on my gums and back to the cold cokes on my cheek so I got very little sleep (which is the least of my worries right now - feels like I got a great job and then everything that can go wrong is all happening one after another... thankfully they seem understanding so far).
The pain at its worst is a 10 and at best a 7/8 plus half of my face hurts as well as being swollen.
Got a noon appointment (thankfully the kid is around and willing to take her old man to the dentist and drive me home) unless they call with an earlier time but at this point I don't think so.
There is my whoa is me thread for the day.
I'll have to find something positive to post about next time
I broke a canine tooth yesterday at lunch; had all my teeth dialed in but 7 years without dental insurance has taken a toll on my teeth - embarrassingly so as they tend to get cavities no matter how many times I brush and floss (got my dad's bad teeth), it took going to the dentist multiple times a year and maxing out my insurance to keep them looking good. Now my mouth (too me) resembles a meth heads.
I tried all sorts of oragel and even used a mixture of oils my wife made (that actually helped more then the oragel stuff which didn't help at all).
Took Tylenol, oxycodone and kept switching out ice cold cokes to hold on my face because the left side of my face is all swollen and the pain goes almost to my eye socket. The left side of my nose tickles as well.
I know crushed cloves can help as that is what's in the dental topical anesthetics.
Anyone have any other home remeidies I can use for next time?
I slept from 10pm to 12am last night and had to get up and put more oil mixture on my gums and back to the cold cokes on my cheek so I got very little sleep (which is the least of my worries right now - feels like I got a great job and then everything that can go wrong is all happening one after another... thankfully they seem understanding so far).
The pain at its worst is a 10 and at best a 7/8 plus half of my face hurts as well as being swollen.
Got a noon appointment (thankfully the kid is around and willing to take her old man to the dentist and drive me home) unless they call with an earlier time but at this point I don't think so.
There is my whoa is me thread for the day.
I'll have to find something positive to post about next time