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spicyporkchop
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I posted a few weeks ago about a mystery toothache. So far no relief or answers.
Please could any dentists reading this or patients who have suffered similar problems please comment with ideas. Many many thanks
History to date:
1. very slight toothache in first lower left molar (on and off) which already has a small filling
2. becoming slightly more uncomfortable but nothing major - annoying more than anything
***Visit dentist - no pain when biting, no pain to cold, no pain when tapping***
3. becomes uncomfortable enough for me to need to start taking painkillers intermittently
***Visit dentist again - book in to have filling removed to have a look***
4. pain remains the same - no pain when biting or to cold or when tapping. Just becoming more constant and starting to bother me more and more.
***At my next dentist appt my dentist decides that she isnt convinced there is a problem as no decay on xray and does not re-do the filling***
5. find a small half a pea sized lump under my jaw, painful to touch. Inside of cheek is sore.
6. my wedding day comes around and although it was pain free during the day and the sore cheek has gone it starts hurting at night and I try to sleep in off - starting to cause minor earache and pain in neck when turning my head in different directions
7. wake up, pain minimal, cheek still ok. Book appt with GP as starting to think its not dental related. She put me on 250mg of Erythromycin 4 times a day. This has helped a little but not as much as i thought i would/should.
Just to confirm still no pain when biting, no pain to cold, no pain when tapping - just a constant dull toothache which started in 1st lower left molar but now I have a painful jaw to the way to my ear, some earache and some discomfort when turning my head. Jaw pain emanating from under the teeth at the bottom of the jaw.
If any one can advise on this I would be very very grateful. I dont know what else to do. Book another dentist appt maybe?
ANY advise or support would be wonderful - it might not be excruciating pain but after weeks and weeks at around a 6/10 it starts to get you down - it feel like at any moment it will erupt into hardcore pain
Please could any dentists reading this or patients who have suffered similar problems please comment with ideas. Many many thanks
History to date:
1. very slight toothache in first lower left molar (on and off) which already has a small filling
2. becoming slightly more uncomfortable but nothing major - annoying more than anything
***Visit dentist - no pain when biting, no pain to cold, no pain when tapping***
3. becomes uncomfortable enough for me to need to start taking painkillers intermittently
***Visit dentist again - book in to have filling removed to have a look***
4. pain remains the same - no pain when biting or to cold or when tapping. Just becoming more constant and starting to bother me more and more.
***At my next dentist appt my dentist decides that she isnt convinced there is a problem as no decay on xray and does not re-do the filling***
5. find a small half a pea sized lump under my jaw, painful to touch. Inside of cheek is sore.
6. my wedding day comes around and although it was pain free during the day and the sore cheek has gone it starts hurting at night and I try to sleep in off - starting to cause minor earache and pain in neck when turning my head in different directions
7. wake up, pain minimal, cheek still ok. Book appt with GP as starting to think its not dental related. She put me on 250mg of Erythromycin 4 times a day. This has helped a little but not as much as i thought i would/should.
Just to confirm still no pain when biting, no pain to cold, no pain when tapping - just a constant dull toothache which started in 1st lower left molar but now I have a painful jaw to the way to my ear, some earache and some discomfort when turning my head. Jaw pain emanating from under the teeth at the bottom of the jaw.
If any one can advise on this I would be very very grateful. I dont know what else to do. Book another dentist appt maybe?
ANY advise or support would be wonderful - it might not be excruciating pain but after weeks and weeks at around a 6/10 it starts to get you down - it feel like at any moment it will erupt into hardcore pain