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SallyUK
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Hi
I’m pretty sure I’m going to ride this out till Monday but needed to express my utter exhaustion with dental issues and anxiety. I am waiting for my upper molar to be removed, a crown fell off months ago, temp filling put on and a decision to root canal or extract put on hold while another tooth decided to give problems. It has been decided to extract and that happens in a few weeks, meanwhile I am due an extraction of my canine on Monday.
At the beginning of Feb the gums around this back molar swelled a bit and emergency dentist said I needed antibiotics so I took them. She said I might get a bump on the side of the tooth, but I never did and things settled. I did end up with some ulcers and pain on the roof of my mouth and checked in with my own dentist, who said he couldn’t see an immediate issue with the molar and the pain was muscular from clenching. Fine to wait and extract in a few weeks.
Last night pain increased towards back of mouth/jaw and similar to clenching pain, which I’ve been doing as terrified of my extraction coming up. The gums swelled today, on one side of the tooth, (the bump the emergency dentist predicted?) turned red and then vile drainage of pus and blood. Gum swelling reduced but sore still. Is this an abcess. I’ve only ever had a small hard bump with them before, no pus. Maybe a gum infection?
So I’ve sat with this, thinking is this an emergency? I don’t want any more antibiotics. I am using salt water rinses. I’m scared it will get worse but will call dentist if it does but don’t know what worse is as now not sure what is infection pain or clenching pain. I don’t expect any answers here, I’m just expressing the nightmare of living with this right now.
Is it a coincidence that this gum swelling has happened twice and each time it has been a few days after I’ve been at my dentist? I’m wondering if it is a localised gum infection, the tooth root that’s left is a bit rough. I was at the hygienist on weds and the time before I’d had a check up. So both times I would have had the tooth ‘prodded’.
I was feeling Okish about my extraction, staying off the internet, staying calm and thinking positive that it’s a good thing but now my mind is preoccupied again because my gums on this other tooth are now an issue. I really hope I don’t get sent away on Monday with more antibiotics. I want both these issues gone. I’m scared things will get worse before Monday and really don’t want to see another dentist. Can’t afford the call out charge either. But also thinking I want out of this discomfort but not sure what that would entail..... whether they can do much as the swelling is draining
My cheek feels hot and burny but it often does with the clenching, other than that I have no temperature and the swelling looks localised and definitely draining. I’ve never ever had swollen gums like this and never had pain and ongoing issues like this either. Get toothache, get sorted has been my experience prior to this. My anxiety makes it so hard to think what to do and what not to do.
Rant over. I’m just so exhausted I just don’t want to deal with anything. Can’t think properly anymore. Just going to carry on with rinses and try and calm down and ignore it to some extent and pray I can cope on Monday.
I’m pretty sure I’m going to ride this out till Monday but needed to express my utter exhaustion with dental issues and anxiety. I am waiting for my upper molar to be removed, a crown fell off months ago, temp filling put on and a decision to root canal or extract put on hold while another tooth decided to give problems. It has been decided to extract and that happens in a few weeks, meanwhile I am due an extraction of my canine on Monday.
At the beginning of Feb the gums around this back molar swelled a bit and emergency dentist said I needed antibiotics so I took them. She said I might get a bump on the side of the tooth, but I never did and things settled. I did end up with some ulcers and pain on the roof of my mouth and checked in with my own dentist, who said he couldn’t see an immediate issue with the molar and the pain was muscular from clenching. Fine to wait and extract in a few weeks.
Last night pain increased towards back of mouth/jaw and similar to clenching pain, which I’ve been doing as terrified of my extraction coming up. The gums swelled today, on one side of the tooth, (the bump the emergency dentist predicted?) turned red and then vile drainage of pus and blood. Gum swelling reduced but sore still. Is this an abcess. I’ve only ever had a small hard bump with them before, no pus. Maybe a gum infection?
So I’ve sat with this, thinking is this an emergency? I don’t want any more antibiotics. I am using salt water rinses. I’m scared it will get worse but will call dentist if it does but don’t know what worse is as now not sure what is infection pain or clenching pain. I don’t expect any answers here, I’m just expressing the nightmare of living with this right now.
Is it a coincidence that this gum swelling has happened twice and each time it has been a few days after I’ve been at my dentist? I’m wondering if it is a localised gum infection, the tooth root that’s left is a bit rough. I was at the hygienist on weds and the time before I’d had a check up. So both times I would have had the tooth ‘prodded’.
I was feeling Okish about my extraction, staying off the internet, staying calm and thinking positive that it’s a good thing but now my mind is preoccupied again because my gums on this other tooth are now an issue. I really hope I don’t get sent away on Monday with more antibiotics. I want both these issues gone. I’m scared things will get worse before Monday and really don’t want to see another dentist. Can’t afford the call out charge either. But also thinking I want out of this discomfort but not sure what that would entail..... whether they can do much as the swelling is draining
My cheek feels hot and burny but it often does with the clenching, other than that I have no temperature and the swelling looks localised and definitely draining. I’ve never ever had swollen gums like this and never had pain and ongoing issues like this either. Get toothache, get sorted has been my experience prior to this. My anxiety makes it so hard to think what to do and what not to do.
Rant over. I’m just so exhausted I just don’t want to deal with anything. Can’t think properly anymore. Just going to carry on with rinses and try and calm down and ignore it to some extent and pray I can cope on Monday.
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