[huylibizonoff]

Well phoned my Dentist this morning can't get into see them until next Monday, so going of what been posted i could be dead by then lol.

Next option is to the doctors, which im gonna phone in the morning if my gums and side of my cheek is swollen like it is im sure they won't turn me away & tell me wait for the dentist, just tell them on the phone i've got a mouth infection .

Luckily im not suffering from much pain hardly any, side of my cheek abit tender and sore but that it, no throbbing no fever ect.

Im also gonna phone in work sick tonight, not going with me face like it is atm.

[chuviskkk]

Meh. I looked like I'd been in a fight with Mike Tyson and he TKO'd me in the 8th round. Swelled up right to my eye so it looked like I'd been punched hard; with bags under your eyes looks like a black eye.

And you can go to any dentist about this; it'll be no more than £60 for 10 minutes and a course of ABs.

[Pataacculako]

if needed you could probably go to the emergency dentist tonight

[discountviagraman]

Well phoned my Dentist this morning can't get into see them until next Monday, so going of what been posted i could be dead by then lol.

Next option is to the doctors, which im gonna phone in the morning if my gums and side of my cheek is swollen like it is im sure they won't turn me away & tell me wait for the dentist, just tell them on the phone i've got a mouth infection .

Luckily im not suffering from much pain hardly any, side of my cheek abit tender and sore but that it, no throbbing no fever ect.

Im also gonna phone in work sick tonight, not going with me face like it is atm.

I'm guessing you didn't ring the NHS direct then? It sounds like you need to. Stop being a man, pull your finger out of your arse and do it. They will refer you to a dentist immediately if they need to.

[DarrenBent]

I'm guessing you didn't ring the NHS direct then? It sounds like you need to. Stop being a man, pull your finger out of your arse and do it. They will refer you to a dentist immediately if they need to.

Yes get it looked at in the morning asap, I had the same thing and the quicker you get it corrected the better you are. They drilled a hole in the offending tooth and the damn thing popped like a giant zit. I had a jaw so swollen people thought I was a baseball player with chewing gum or tobacco. I had no idea since our school had crummy worthless mirrors couldn't see anything until I was told to go to the school office.

[leangarance]

Well phoned my Dentist this morning can't get into see them until next Monday, so going of what been posted i could be dead by then lol.

Next option is to the doctors, which im gonna phone in the morning if my gums and side of my cheek is swollen like it is im sure they won't turn me away & tell me wait for the dentist, just tell them on the phone i've got a mouth infection .

Luckily im not suffering from much pain hardly any, side of my cheek abit tender and sore but that it, no throbbing no fever ect.

Im also gonna phone in work sick tonight, not going with me face like it is atm.

You are messing around with things that can f-ck you up. Don't wind up like some people I've seen. You need medical attention.

[Flieteewell]

Dentists won't pull a tooth that has an abscess under it as the Injection that anaesthetises the area and makes it numb (Novocaine etc) does not work if an abscess is present, you need to go to the doctors or the in patient part of a hospital and they will gives you a weeks course of Amoxicillin (anti-biotics)to get rid of the abscess, only once the abscess has gone will a dentist pull the tooth, that's what happened to me anyway.

[Pszinygv]

Dentists won't pull a tooth that has an abscess under it as the Injection that anaesthetises the area and makes it numb (Novocaine etc) does not work if an abscess is present, you need to go to the doctors or the in patient part of a hospital and they will gives you a weeks course of Amoxicillin (anti-biotics)to get rid of the abscess, only once the abscess has gone will a dentist pull the tooth, that's what happened to me anyway.

That's a commonly held belief but it's not true. They will pull it if the abscess isn't a risk, usually because it isn't infected. I had a tooth pulled at the emergency dentist because an abscess had formed on the gum and I was in too much pain to wait to see my dentist (it was clear and not brown and infected though).

You're right about the anaesthetic not working though as they did tell me they would only pull it if they could get it numb enough (which the abscess might prevent).

[AssinHT]

Update on my abcess.

Went to the Emergency Dentist today, he was shocked to see how big it was luckily it on my gum & not under my teeth anyways the dentist said im gonna have to drain it before giving antibiotics as it to big and could cause a risk to my health.

Honest to god when he started draining i could smell it & the stuff was like a brown colour really really nasty.

Once it started draining the pressure on my gum was instantly gone felt great tbh and within a few hours the swelling the side of my face has gone down alot, but my gum is very sore atm.

He did mention if i left for a week longer it would have started to eat away at my teeth then into the jawbone & eventually lead to blood posioning.

[Vagtlaldo]

Update on my abcess.

Went to the Emergency Dentist today, he was shocked to see how big it was luckily it on my gum & not under my teeth anyways the dentist said im gonna have to drain it before giving antibiotics as it to big and could cause a risk to my health.

Honest to god when he started draining i could smell it & the stuff was like a brown colour really really nasty.

Once it started draining the pressure on my gum was instantly gone felt great tbh and within a few hours the swelling the side of my face has gone down alot, but my gum is very sore atm.

He did mention if i left for a week longer it would have started to eat away at my teeth then into the jawbone & eventually lead to blood posioning.

Glad to hear you got it sorted mate. I know from experience how much you want to just leave it and hope it gets better. I was also lucky to catch mine before it got too serious. In future I won't mess around with it so much.

Are they gonna root canal it or take the tooth out? I had mine whipped out as it was likely to happen again after a while.

[Dwencejed]

So did you end up getting a bridge? Or did you go the "got into a bar fight with x number. You think this is bad, you should see them" route?

This much I know, it looks painful as hell with the swelling i have seen.

[Andoror]

Dentists won't pull a tooth that has an abscess under it as the Injection that anaesthetises the area and makes it numb (Novocaine etc) does not work if an abscess is present, you need to go to the doctors or the in patient part of a hospital and they will gives you a weeks course of Amoxicillin (anti-biotics)to get rid of the abscess, only once the abscess has gone will a dentist pull the tooth, that's what happened to me anyway.

Uhuh... except that none of that is correct.

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He did mention if i left for a week longer it would have started to eat away at my teeth then into the jawbone & eventually lead to blood posioning.

No way of telling if it would've been a week.

And since you're getting it treated, here's a tidbit - dental abscesses are a common cause of cardiac surgery.

[6M8PJigS]

Uhuh... except that none of that is correct.

--- Post Update ---


No way of telling if it would've been a week.

And since you're getting it treated, here's a tidbit - dental abscesses are a common cause of cardiac surgery.

They really are horrible things. If you have an infected abscess and it bursts into your blood stream you're going to feel very ill at best for a few days.

Most will burst externally if they are on the gum but it's not worth taking the risk. Mention to the NHS direct that you have an infected abscess when you're on the phone to them and it's like they have just seen the red phone from Russia start to ring.

[grizolsemn]

Bit of a problem

I've got an infection in my gum, it not killing me as such but has made the bottom part of my face swell up to the size of a golf ball.

Right so do i go docs get some antibiotics & hope it isn't a prob with any teeth which i don't think it is.

Or do i go to the dentist, which could end up needed a tooth rip out or something to which i can't afford right now, as all my monies this month have gone on getting the car sorted ie new clutch and Clutch Master Clyinder & don't need a massive dentist bill on top of what im already paying out.

Sorry, I am not up to date on this post. So, I will only reply to the first post. =D

I had the same problem couple years back. But you go to the dentist. They remove my rotten tooth, not sure did they cut my gums. But once the rotten tooth was out, then the gums will slowly heal. I wasnt able to really eat hard food for a long time. Very sad. Q_Q..

you could always youtube and watch what they do: Oral surgery - Endodontist cutting out abscess infection from swollen gums /watch?v=JswE8y2x0Ag

you should also watch Rotten Tooth Extraction on youtube. I think it took like 2 months for me to heal. The gums growing back, covering up the hole.

1 more thing. better to do it asap, than later. Maybe a chance still to save the tooth.

[XIMHOTEP-X]

Sorry, I am not up to date on this post. So, I will only reply to the first post. =D

I had the same problem couple years back. But you go to the dentist. They remove my rotten tooth, not sure did they cut my gums. But once the rotten tooth was out, then the gums will slowly heal. I was able to really eat hard food for 3-4 weeks. Very said. Q_Q..

you could always youtube and watch what they do: Oral surgery - Endodontist cutting out abscess infection from swollen gums /watch?v=JswE8y2x0Ag

It's really weird eating on the side a tooth is out. I'm only just starting to now about three months after it came out.

[TouccuraLar]

It's really weird eating on the side a tooth is out. I'm only just starting to now about three months after it came out.

For me.. the first 2 weeks made me want to cry lol. I KEEP ON eating on the wrong side lol and it HURTS a sh*t-ton. I mostly eat "congee". No hard food, not even mid hard food. Had to be super soft.


I think around 8 months+ that gum area becomes pretty hard.. not tooth hard.. but still very hard. You could eat mid hard food and it wont hurt it.. and yea,, hard food is kinda a no no on that side.

After that hole tooth, gum thing.. man.. I never eat candy every again. lol

[paratayoma]

It's really weird eating on the side a tooth is out. I'm only just starting to now about three months after it came out.

Also, did you get any stitching for yours? My dentist said the hole was too big. So, it was no point, just let it heal.

[PeterPatrickJohn]

Also, did you get any stitching for yours? My dentist said the hole was too big. So, it was no point, just let it heal.

No, I had to keep some gauze on it for about an hour and then it clotted over. The hole was massive as it was the second molar. My worst fear was getting dry socket because I had it taken out about 3 days before going on holiday.

It still feels odd having a gap there. I think I'll get a bridge.

--- Post Update ---

No way of telling if it would've been a week.

And since you're getting it treated, here's a tidbit - dental abscesses are a common cause of cardiac surgery.

I seem to remember you being a dentist, or something like that? Surely he could have made an educated guess at a week?

[User-Luser]

You should have prayed to the almighty, would have been quicker, cheaper and less painful,...
lol

[nilliraq]

Uhuh... except that none of that is correct.

This is what I was told by the dentist I saw, so I'm going off of what he said.

It's interesting you mention about the cardiac surgery thing though, as my father told me that having bad teeth that are decaying is an especially bad thing for your blood stream as any plaque swallowed is basically going to block up your arteries the same as Cholesterol would.