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44. get a plastic bag with some ice

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Sun Dec 18, 2022, 10:16 AM

Dec 2022

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...try to get the swelling down and you'll get some pain relief.

http://www.umpah.com/health/toothache/ma1502-ice-and-salt-water-cures-for-a-painful-toothache.php

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Oh my God tooth infection not getting better by antibiotics? I am suffering! [View all] Maraya1969 Dec 2022 OP

Very sorry. elleng Dec 2022 #1

Last time with me, I think it was a higher dose of Cipro. TheBlackAdder Dec 2022 #32

Have you tried clove oil to relieve the pain? Or just chew a clove? Or rub ground clove on the gum? fierywoman Dec 2022 #2

I used to have that but I think I used it to keep the lizards away. But thanks maybe I can get some Maraya1969 Dec 2022 #3

Yeah, the clove oil that comes in drug store toothache kits Liberal In Texas Dec 2022 #64

In my experience iemanja Dec 2022 #4

Maybe a root canal can save it. Gods know I have a mouthful of them. Hekate Dec 2022 #5

The dentist said that. But my appointment isn't until the 27th. Maybe they can fit me in as Maraya1969 Dec 2022 #6

You might be able to find someone that can fit you in sooner iemanja Dec 2022 #10

Please call them and explain XanaDUer2 Dec 2022 #69

antibiotics are not instant, and physical healing will take time too nt msongs Dec 2022 #7

I am SO sorry this has happened. I hope you can get in to see an oral surgeon/your dentist asap... Hekate Dec 2022 #8

Rewind the clock and don't take clindamycin . . . Ms. Toad Dec 2022 #9

Thank you for this. I'm thinking now of stopping the clindamycin but maybe it is helping a tiny bit Maraya1969 Dec 2022 #13

Anytime you have an injured body part, getting that body part above your heart Ms. Toad Dec 2022 #19

I survived taking Clindamycin for a tooth infection.. virgdem Dec 2022 #17

Dentists like to use it for teeth. Ms. Toad Dec 2022 #20

I had very bad dental pain years ago... dchill Dec 2022 #11

This ancient remedy will work Tarzanrock Dec 2022 #12

Good advice BWdem4life Dec 2022 #15

Thanks Tarzanrock Dec 2022 #22

It Helps With Pain For A Different Reason ProfessorGAC Dec 2022 #53

I started doing that last night after I read your post and I think it has helped. I've got a big Maraya1969 Dec 2022 #36

Is this an abscess? If it's visible on the gum, you can drain it... very painful process but worth Karadeniz Dec 2022 #14

Take a swig of Hydrogen Peroxide KS Toronado Dec 2022 #16

Oh I did that yesterday but thanks. It also helps. I'll put it in the rotation for now Maraya1969 Dec 2022 #37

I can certainly commiserate, I have an infected wisdom tooth. Rhiannon12866 Dec 2022 #18

Crush about six cloves and mix with a teaspoon of warm water - use cotton and malaise Dec 2022 #21

You need to irrigate. Frasier Balzov Dec 2022 #23

Another vote for swishing with hydrogen peroxide...colloidal silver works too.. Dairy can Lucinda Dec 2022 #24

Try this queentonic Dec 2022 #25

hold up eShirl Dec 2022 #26

No Sgent Dec 2022 #29

Yes, belladonna is amazing for this type of pain. Quakerfriend Dec 2022 #35

Try colloidal silver. ananda Dec 2022 #27

So... 2naSalit Dec 2022 #28

Wow. FeelingBlue Dec 2022 #45

It was... 2naSalit Dec 2022 #51

Go back to the doctor Evergreen Emerald Dec 2022 #30

This. Is. True. FeelingBlue Dec 2022 #40

As a dentist, I'm giving you some advice PCIntern Dec 2022 #31

Bless you, PCIntern. Seriously. enough Dec 2022 #33

I was waiting for PC to weigh in. Solomon Dec 2022 #39

ANSWER IN POST ABOVE!!! 2naSalit Dec 2022 #41

❤️❤️❤️. n/t FeelingBlue Dec 2022 #42

Thank you! I never thought I could call on the weekend for any doctor nowadays. But I got through Maraya1969 Dec 2022 #54

Yay! Scream and yell! LeftInTX Dec 2022 #59

So totally agree LeftInTX Dec 2022 #55

Just spoke with the other doctor in the office and they are going to call me tomorrow morning to try Maraya1969 Dec 2022 #56

Excellent! elleng Dec 2022 #71

Thanks for 'chiming in,' PCI. elleng Dec 2022 #72

Not sure you're near one but, Quakerfriend Dec 2022 #34

Many times, FeelingBlue Dec 2022 #38

Sound like you need a root canal RussBLib Dec 2022 #43

I just had a root canal on a front side tooth womanofthehills Dec 2022 #49

get a plastic bag with some ice bigtree Dec 2022 #44

I had an abcessed tooth once and an infected one another time. HoosierDebbie Dec 2022 #46

I had that around Thanksgiving. DFW Dec 2022 #47

The reason the antibiotic may not be working PCIntern Dec 2022 #48

Thank you! Kid Berwyn Dec 2022 #57

+1...when the dentist opened up my crown it erupted with unpleasantness. He said.. yourout Dec 2022 #63

I learned on my first root canal that you do not wait to get it done. yourout Dec 2022 #50

Last time I was in agony due to toothache and on a weekend judesedit Dec 2022 #52

Your infection is inside your tooth LeftInTX Dec 2022 #58

All of my teeth crumbled and I eventually happybird Dec 2022 #60

Try Oil Pulling. werdna Dec 2022 #61

Try this, 1-ibuprofen 200mg + 2-acetaminophen 500mg, every 6-hrs. Hotler Dec 2022 #62

Actually, the emergency room often has a list of dentists who are on call for dental emgencies. ratchiweenie Dec 2022 #65

Gargle with hydrogen peroxide every few hours. It has worked for me on niyad Dec 2022 #66

No direct experience, but Sogo Dec 2022 #67

This tooth needs to be opened and the pulp PCIntern Dec 2022 #68

Thank you. jeffreyi Dec 2022 #74

I literally feel your pain. I had a tooth go bad a few years ago in the middle of COVID mcar Dec 2022 #70

Oil of clove on a q-tip Mysterian Dec 2022 #73