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MountainMama
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I had mentioned in my root canal post that I now had lower back molar that was hurting, but the dentist said nothing looked amiss, other than a tiny cavity starting between my teeth. He said thay shouldn't cause the pain and sensitivity I was having. I cannot apply any pressure to the tooth, and it is sensitive to air passing over it when I breathe. I put some of that temporary filling material over the grooves in my tooth and that helped the sensitiviy, but now I have constant pain in my jaw below the tooth. My cheek and jaw are tender to the touch and I have a slight fever. I also have a lump on my jaw next to the tooth.
I am absolutely terrified of an abscess. My husband had one last year, and he was in agony...couldn't do anything but lay in bed groaning. He has a super high pain tolerance. I don't. Of course it is Saturday, so I can't do anything about it until Monday, if the dentist can even get me in. I was on antibiotics for almost a month straight for that root canal, due to pain from infection between appointments. So now I am worried that the tooth has been infected for awhile and the antibiotics were holding it down. Now that they are out of my system, it is returning with a vengeance. After my failed root canal saga, I just want to hide in a hole and avoid the dentist. I don't want to hear that I need another one. We live in a rural area and don't have emergency dentists. What do I do if I get that awful abscess pain. It sounds inevitable based on my symptoms.
I am absolutely terrified of an abscess. My husband had one last year, and he was in agony...couldn't do anything but lay in bed groaning. He has a super high pain tolerance. I don't. Of course it is Saturday, so I can't do anything about it until Monday, if the dentist can even get me in. I was on antibiotics for almost a month straight for that root canal, due to pain from infection between appointments. So now I am worried that the tooth has been infected for awhile and the antibiotics were holding it down. Now that they are out of my system, it is returning with a vengeance. After my failed root canal saga, I just want to hide in a hole and avoid the dentist. I don't want to hear that I need another one. We live in a rural area and don't have emergency dentists. What do I do if I get that awful abscess pain. It sounds inevitable based on my symptoms.