I broke my tooth and it's very painful - will an emergency room pull it for me ?!
Question: I broke my tooth and it's very painful - will an emergency room pull it for me .?
I broke 90% of my tooth: there's a small piece still there though: the gums near it are puffy and painful - will an emergency room pull it.?
Aside from going to the dentist (I don't have dental insurance and can't get to one for at least another three weeks - I won't have the money until then and don't have a credit card) - what can I do to ease the pain.? Why is it swollen.? Is it because I lost part of the tooth but not all of it (there's this small piece still there, it feels like when you get the skin from popcorn stuck on your gums - that's how small it is).?
Thanks for any suggestions (except going to the dentist - I know I have to do this, I just need a remedy until I can).
I don't know if it matters, but it's the tooth that's on the top all the way in the back, Health Question & Answer
Aside from going to the dentist (I don't have dental insurance and can't get to one for at least another three weeks - I won't have the money until then and don't have a credit card) - what can I do to ease the pain.? Why is it swollen.? Is it because I lost part of the tooth but not all of it (there's this small piece still there, it feels like when you get the skin from popcorn stuck on your gums - that's how small it is).?
Thanks for any suggestions (except going to the dentist - I know I have to do this, I just need a remedy until I can).
I don't know if it matters, but it's the tooth that's on the top all the way in the back, Health Question & Answer
Answers:
Ouch. I'm an ER physician. No we don't pull teeth in the ER. Dentists do that. What we will do is give you pain killers and antibiotics (which it sounds like you need). You can also goto a local drug store and pick up a dental-bond (ask the pharmacist) that will patch up the sensative part of the tooth so it doesn't hurt when you eat or drink something.Health Question & Answer
I would say try the Emergency room. If it hurts, like really bad, I would go to the doctor, or if there is no other choice the Emergency room. How did you break your tooth anyway.?Health Question & Answer