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[nonethefewer]

*blink*

There's a dentist office 8 floors down from me that takes my insurance.

Well, okay then.

(I have an appointment for next Monday.  Now, how to last... acetaminophen?)

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[rosefox]

I hope they're wonderful as well as convenient!

Dentist In The House

[ankhorite.livejournal.com]

Serendipity!

I was at the dentist yesterday and the tech had a very bad day. A two-hour appointment stretched just past three hours as she struggled to use an emery wheel to some shaping that really needed a diamond burr. The dentist came in, snatched it from her, and was done in four minutes.

She was so nervous and anxious and insecure, I didn't want to make her life more difficult, so I endured quietly but oh dang, endured really is the only word for it.

Better luck to you!

[heinleinfan.livejournal.com]

My mom (she worked for a dentist for 8 years, just gave her a quick call) recommends whatever pain medication you find works best for you, and avoiding overly hot or overly cold food and beverage.

Other advice is the over-the-counter tooth numbing stuff if the pain is centered enough for that to work. Like...if it's just general "whole section of gum" that's not going to work but if you can say "it's this place on my gum, this tooth" it might would work or in absence of that stuff, taking an aspirin (only aspirin, not tylenol or whathaveyou) and putting it directly on the tooth/gum that hurts, letting it dissolve. Tastes nasty, but might help the pain quicker.

[the-xtina.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah hey, I do have Orajel, don't I?  Not at work, but.

Sadly, it's a jaw ache, so the spot stuff I don't imagine would help, but any brick in a storm, or something.

Thanks for the reminder!

[cutieperson]

Orajel comes in many forms, so make sure yours is one that is recommended for in-mouth before using it. i heartily recommend Anbesol for tooth and jaw aches. if you spread it along your gums it should help even the jaw.

[rubicat.livejournal.com]

Until the pain became too awful and I ended up having a root canal, plain old aspirin actually did WONDERS for my jaw/tooth pain. I discovered this in Dallas, whereupon I had a toothache keeping me up all night, until I remembered I had a packet of Bayer in my carry-on bag (I always take aspirin before flights). I took the aspirin, and BAM - pain done in 15 minutes.

I went out and bought a huge fucking bottle, I tell ya. Aspirin isn't generally good for the long haul, but DAMN it kicks ass if your stomach can handle it (take with food, definitely)

[datan0de.livejournal.com]

8 floors down from me is Hell, or at least a subterranean tomb full of muck, filth, and vermin. I suspect that my dentist has an office there, too.

[australian-joe.livejournal.com]

Acetaminophen is just a painkiller and anti-pyretic. Maybe that's enough.

Something with an anti-inflammatory effect may be better. Aspirin if your stomach doesn't mind it, ibuprofen (gel caps easier on stomach than hard pills), Aleve...

[apatheticenough.livejournal.com]

I cannot stress Excedrin enough. That shit is the balls, and full of caffeine to boot. Just do not take more of anything than they tell you to. I was up to 20 Aleve a day during the height of my tooth pain, and I swear to you I could not eat anything.

Well, I could eat it, I just couldn't digest it.

Also, if you can drink a little whiskey, I advise it.