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Achey
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- Sep 3, 2017
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Hi there,
This is my first post on this forum ,and I will try to make a long story short.
When abroad on holiday, one crown broke,and I could not see any emergency dentist in the country that I was in or the country that I was going to. I managed to get some of that dental cement paste that you can get in chemist to help protect the tooth in the meantime.
10 days later I arrived back in London, and got to see a dentist. Turns out that I had 2 inflamed root canals, and I was told that I had two options.
1- Get the teeth extracted ( NO WAY as I am only 43,and I cannot walk around with a big gap as these two teeth are next to eachother. Especially not when my work will soon involve public speaking
2 - Get re-treatment on these two root canals.
I was told that I cannot get that treatment done on the NHS, and that I have to go private (so expensive I almost felt sick when I heard the price) , but that I can get the crowns done on the NHS.
However, I am STILL waiting for that private appointment a month later, and it's starting to do my head in!
I have to use that dental cement to protect my tooth (the crown, that I was told was permanent, was in fact a temporary one ! No wonder it broke)
And over the last few days,I have started to get this on/off niggling pain. No swelling YET (touch wood) , but this can't be good. I really need to get seen ASAP, and just sent an email to my dentist,asking them to chase this up, and I have contacted some specialist directly myself as I can't deal with this for much longer. It's so draining. And I cannot believe how long it actually takes to get seen !
Apart from using salt water and mouth wash to gargle with,and anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen etc...what can you recommend to ease any pain when it occurs ? Does things like Bonjela help at all ? I just need some tips on how to get by until I finally do get to see that specialist !
Thank you !
This is my first post on this forum ,and I will try to make a long story short.
When abroad on holiday, one crown broke,and I could not see any emergency dentist in the country that I was in or the country that I was going to. I managed to get some of that dental cement paste that you can get in chemist to help protect the tooth in the meantime.
10 days later I arrived back in London, and got to see a dentist. Turns out that I had 2 inflamed root canals, and I was told that I had two options.
1- Get the teeth extracted ( NO WAY as I am only 43,and I cannot walk around with a big gap as these two teeth are next to eachother. Especially not when my work will soon involve public speaking
2 - Get re-treatment on these two root canals.
I was told that I cannot get that treatment done on the NHS, and that I have to go private (so expensive I almost felt sick when I heard the price) , but that I can get the crowns done on the NHS.
However, I am STILL waiting for that private appointment a month later, and it's starting to do my head in!
I have to use that dental cement to protect my tooth (the crown, that I was told was permanent, was in fact a temporary one ! No wonder it broke)
And over the last few days,I have started to get this on/off niggling pain. No swelling YET (touch wood) , but this can't be good. I really need to get seen ASAP, and just sent an email to my dentist,asking them to chase this up, and I have contacted some specialist directly myself as I can't deal with this for much longer. It's so draining. And I cannot believe how long it actually takes to get seen !
Apart from using salt water and mouth wash to gargle with,and anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen etc...what can you recommend to ease any pain when it occurs ? Does things like Bonjela help at all ? I just need some tips on how to get by until I finally do get to see that specialist !
Thank you !