Mon Jul 25, 2016, 11:59 PM

mrmpa (4,033 posts)

Follow up to my toothache........

First I need to thank gnr again. The ample use of Kentucky bourbon swished around the tooth did help immensely. I woke up Saturday the whole left side of my face was swollen. When I tried to smile the left side of my mouth did not move.

I saw the dentist today. He pulled the remaining roots of 2 teeth that had fallen out. He filled a tooth on the right. I will need a partial denture when he's done with the work. He has 2 teeth on the bottom that are loose and he will pull. I am still bleeding from the pulled tooth area, but hopefully it will clot by morning.

He used ample amounts of novacaine and I was numb for 4 hours. I see him against next Monday, and he wrote me a script for amoxiciillan.

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9 replies	Author	Time	Post
Follow up to my toothache........ (Original post)	mrmpa	Jul 2016	OP
toothaches are the worst.	IcyPeas	Jul 2016	#1
I didn't have insurance for about 6 years...........	mrmpa	Jul 2016	#3
Yikes.	progressoid	Jul 2016	#2
Glad that you're getting it taken care of :D n/t	qnr	Jul 2016	#4
Dental issues are certainly no fun. My best to you as you go through this.	Fla Dem	Jul 2016	#5
I'm glad for you	PennyK	Jul 2016	#6
Speaking of toothaches, I'm watching Marathon Man	TexasBushwhacker	Jul 2016	#7
"Is it safe?"	Lars39	Jul 2016	#8
I just cringed and slid half out of my chair just at the thought of that scene!	lastlib	Jul 2016	#9

Response to mrmpa (Original post)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 12:22 AM

IcyPeas (20,015 posts)

1. toothaches are the worst.

glad you are taking care of it.

with all the advances in medicine unless you are very rich and can get sedated, dentistry hasn't improved over my lifetime that much. I absolutely hate going now in my late 50s as I did when I was 5 and my mother literally had to drag me screaming and crying.

and it's expensive!!!!

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Tue Jul 26, 2016, 01:50 AM

mrmpa (4,033 posts)

3. I didn't have insurance for about 6 years...........

and was unable to pay to go the dentist. This year I began receiving Medicaid. I chose a Medicaid PPO and dental services are covered at no cost to me. The dentist said the loss of my 2 teeth was due to my Diabetes 2. So I am lucky, if I didn't have dental care included, I would probably lose more teeth.

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Tue Jul 26, 2016, 01:06 AM

progressoid (47,966 posts)

2. Yikes.

Hope you start feeling better soon.

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Tue Jul 26, 2016, 05:15 AM

qnr (16,190 posts)

4. Glad that you're getting it taken care of :D n/t

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Tue Jul 26, 2016, 10:36 AM

Fla Dem (20,945 posts)

5. Dental issues are certainly no fun. My best to you as you go through this.

Regular dental care is so important. Even 2-3 professional cleanings a year will go a long way to maintaining good dental health and keeping your teeth.

Just a general Public Service message for everyone.

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Tue Jul 26, 2016, 01:44 PM

PennyK (2,287 posts)

6. I'm glad for you

...but in my opinion, dental care has improved a LOT.
I neglected my teeth for a while, and then moved to Florida and started seeing my husband's dentist. Everyone in the office does a great job! I've had extractions and a very complex bone-graft surgery procedure, and most has been pretty pain-free.

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Tue Jul 26, 2016, 10:16 PM

TexasBushwhacker (18,694 posts)