When I had my dental extraction and no insurance to cover an expensive script...my dentist confided that it was his opinion that 1000mg ibuprofen (5x200mg OTC caplets) worked better than any script-painkiller for dental pain anyways. Check with your physician or pharmacist for drug conflicts or medical problems before adopting that course of action.
As for the holes and the food particles...they should have given you an irrigation syringe like this:
to rinse out your holes. If not, ask at your local drugstore. They almost certainly can sell you one, they may even give you one for free. (I've seen them sold for as much as $20 which is absurd because they wholesale for about $0.10ea.) Otherwise you can swish-n-spit with lukewarm salt water after every meal...or any alcohol-free mouthwash. Cleaning out the holes should alleviate the pain somewhat and reduce the incidence of infection.
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