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  • 24-12-2010 11:00pm
    #1
    aflib
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 509 ✭✭✭


    of all times of the year for this to happen.this morning i woke up with an awful pain in my tooth.due to further examination by my mother in the afternoon she reconed ive a hole in one of my teeth.top row at the very back.went to boots and asked for the best thing and the girl gave me a bottle of clove oil so ive being putting that on with a cotton bud all evening,but,getting little or no relief.any suggestions as what i could do to ease the pain over the next few days?

    ta in advance


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  • #2
    kkth0360
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 102 ✭✭kkth0360


    Sorry to hear that - rotten luck!

    The best you can do is try to manage the pain as best you can with over-the-counter painkillers until you can see a dentist. You should be able to find an emergency clinic open on the 27th.

    Clove oil can help a bit, but you will definitely also need painkillers. The best OTC analgesic for dental pain is generally ibuprofen (Nurofen), but obviously you would need to check you don't have any allergies or sensitivities to that class of drug. Usually 1 dose every 6-8 hours is recommended. Paracetamol is also useful, and can safely be taken alongside ibuprofen (again, unless you have any allergy etc to paracetamol / acetaminophen). So it may be useful to take a dose of ibuprofen, then a dose of paracetamol 3-4 hours later, then ibuprofen again 3-4 hours after that, and so on. Just be really careful that you are not taking anything else that contains paracetamol (such as Lemsip etc) as overdose is dangerous.

    Obviously, talk to your pharmacist about dosages etc, as certain medical conditions, other medications etc might make the above regime unsuitable in your case.

    For certain types of pain, you might find that holding cold water in your mouth gives temporary relief, but in other cases it makes it worse so if you try it and it doesn't work, then don't do it again!

    Hope things settle down for you overnight (they often do) so that you can enjoy Christmas. But even if the pain disappears, make sure and get that tooth seen to as soon as you can.

    Best of luck


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