Horrible pain in my ....?!


Question: Horrible pain in my .....?
tooth! Gosh I can feel it like in the nerves and everything. My whole jaw is like throbbing. I am going to the dentist soon but anyone know what this is. The only thing I can explain it is like a migraine but in your tooth. Gosh the nerves and everything hurt! They started when I drank a Gatorade on Saturday night.Health Question & Answer


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Uh oh. Tooth infection. You need to make an appointment with your dentist ASAP - call tomorrow morning and get yourself in early. Feeling pain in the tooth (as opposed to just sensitivity to heat/cold/sweets) means that the infection is in the nerves of the tooth, caused by an untreated cavity that has caused decay in the center of the tooth. In the best case scenario, you're looking at a filling. But, with pain this severe, its more likely going to need a root canal, or possibly extraction if the infection progresses to a bad abscess (noticeable by a painful bulge in the gum).
The sooner you are seen, the less painful treatment will be, and the sooner your painful toothache can be taken care of. This sort of thing will not go away on its own, so you MUST be seen ASAP.

In the meantime, gargling with hydrogen peroxide (do NOT swallow), ice on the outside of the mouth (so it affects the tooth through the flesh), and OTC pain medication may help a little - though nothing will touch the core of the pain until you see a dentist. The dentist will give you an antibiotics script and possibly an additional one for pain medication.

In the future, remember how important dental hygiene is! Brush at least twice a day, if not three times, and floss!! also, you should be seeing a dentist every six months for regular cleanings and check-ups. It's as important an appointment as your physical, and it prevents problems like this from occurring by early detection of any issues and prevention of continuation of decay. You need to have these check-ups, or you will continue to have dental emergencies.

Good luck, and make that appointment!Health Question & Answer

Sorry, but no one is going to be able to tell you why you are having pain without details. Is your tooth hurting to sweets.? Temperatures.? Pressure.? Is the pain throbbing, dull, constant, comes and goes.? How long has it been hurting.? Where is your tooth hurting, by the root, biting surface, side, in between the teeth.? Your dentist is going to take an x-ray and can let you know what is going on, if you need a filling or root canal, if your tooth has cracked and you need a crown. Sorry, I wish I could help more, but I need more details. :(Health Question & Answer

OK, the acids in the Soda and Gatorade are the liquid candy that probably caused your cavitiy....you need to stop drinking that liquid candy.....
Pain is always worse at night, try a motrin or an aleve....
Get to the dentist, and lay off the the soda and sport drinks....forever, really!Health Question & Answer

EWWWW! CONSULT A DOCTOR.Health Question & Answer

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