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SallyUK
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I can’t believe I am writing this. I have another infection and tooth extracted after a course of antibiotics. It’s an upper back molar whose crown fell off in September and dentist was in two minds whether it could be saved. He covered the root with a temp filling. In the meantime my crowned canine tooth and incisor next to it got an acute infection and I had various treatments and due an extraction soon. We were going to decided about this molar after. Well it’s decided for me.
I’m terrified of medicine reactions, the penicillin I had last time made me feel awful and was told I was sensitive to it so I opted not to get that again and have been given erythromycin but still terrified I will get anaphylaxis from taking the first dose! Anxiety is high and feeling totally vulnerable. I saw another dentist at my practise this morning and she couldn’t have been nicer and said the infection can make you feel vulnerable anyway and that the jaw pain was also connected to infection, the nerves etc. That was interesting as I had similar pains just before the last infection....thought it was all due to clenching, but maybe not.
She said it wouldn’t numb so need the antibiotics before taking out and I was almost disappointed she didn’t take it out there and then, can’t believe I wrot that but I’ve had enough. She said removing the tooth will reduce the bacterial load, many crowns on that side and I am now thinking they are all at risk......I should be ok to eat without this back tooth, but she said it’s a shame as I have a lot of bone there, don’t know what that means.... and that he tooth next to it should be ok, although infection edging towards it as well. The canine is due to be removed....at this rate this top left quadrant will be empty soon.
I just want all this to stop, feels like everything failing all at once and my body taking a bashing. Will hear back from my own dentist on Monday as to when he wants to take this tooth out. I was terrified of the canine extraction but a back molar seems even more scary
I’m terrified of medicine reactions, the penicillin I had last time made me feel awful and was told I was sensitive to it so I opted not to get that again and have been given erythromycin but still terrified I will get anaphylaxis from taking the first dose! Anxiety is high and feeling totally vulnerable. I saw another dentist at my practise this morning and she couldn’t have been nicer and said the infection can make you feel vulnerable anyway and that the jaw pain was also connected to infection, the nerves etc. That was interesting as I had similar pains just before the last infection....thought it was all due to clenching, but maybe not.
She said it wouldn’t numb so need the antibiotics before taking out and I was almost disappointed she didn’t take it out there and then, can’t believe I wrot that but I’ve had enough. She said removing the tooth will reduce the bacterial load, many crowns on that side and I am now thinking they are all at risk......I should be ok to eat without this back tooth, but she said it’s a shame as I have a lot of bone there, don’t know what that means.... and that he tooth next to it should be ok, although infection edging towards it as well. The canine is due to be removed....at this rate this top left quadrant will be empty soon.
I just want all this to stop, feels like everything failing all at once and my body taking a bashing. Will hear back from my own dentist on Monday as to when he wants to take this tooth out. I was terrified of the canine extraction but a back molar seems even more scary
