Going to the Dentist Today

Oh ok. Well I just hope you are eating well...you know, something nutritious. It sounded like you haven't been able to rest or have a decent meal.

When you get your wisdom teeth extracted, you're not gonna be able to eat solid food..for a while. That's how I was. I had 3 removed in the same month. It was a nightmare. LOL I was eating chicken soup and boiled veggies...and lots of yogurt.

Pain got so bad tonight I went to the ER. That doctor was...well, I cannot use that kind of language here. He gave me Vicodin after I'd told him my stomach is sensitive to acetaminophen, the jerk. I didn't know it because he'd written Vicodin, and I didn't know it was the same thing as Hydrocodone which I'd had before and threw away because it both made me ill and didn't help with pain. But he should have known. When I went into triage my BP was 163/120. Again, worst pain of my life. He should have taken me more seriously, I feel. But I was in no kind of shape to argue.

So I'm taking the hydrocodone anyway. The difference is I'm dizzy now. Yay. Still hurting as bad as I ever have in my life and am now sicker to my stomach. Oh, and now I owe the hospital money for this pleasure, too.

It feels like a hand grenade went off right in front of my face. That's the only way I can describe it. My will to live is literally being put to the test.

So sorry you had to go to the ER and deal with the stupid doc, too.

As for the wisdom teeth...
In my case, one of them was huge and impacted. I think I had two of them taken out on the same day and the third one on a different day maybe I week later. I remember the pain in my jaw lasted about a month or longer after they took out that huge one. The pain did subside gradually. It just took me a long time to be completely pain free.

I guess it depends on how your wisdom teeth are aligned.

I hope you start feeling better soon. Sorry you are suffering so much.

I just decided to have them extracted on a different day. Didn't want all three removed on the same day. Especially the big one. That's all.

I had a wisdom tooth (fourth one) that was extracted when I was much much much younger. hahaha. LOL It's supposed be easier when you're younger because the roots are not developed completely. So the first one didn't hurt much.

Hi I am new to the site. I have loads of problems, but one thing i know is teeth. I am a hygienist. I can tell you things and if you have questions about ethics or whatever let me know. Hey you are not the only one who has anxiety about DDS. Its ok to not want someone in your mouth. I am fine in other peoples but i don't particularly like being the pt. lol. you said you cant be on narcs? well all pain meds including narcotics have bases of either motrin or tylenol. the only reason they say don't take motrin is you will bleed more because it thins your blood. if you have no blood disorders (hemophilia or such and motrin helps i would not take more than 400 mgs.) you can take that every 4-6 hours and alternate it with tylenol because tylenol doesn't thin blood. but DO NOT TAKE ASPIRIN and motrin they both are blood thinners.

After you have a cleaning 2 products to use which will help a ton... Choose between A. Crest pro health... use in the a.m. and bed time
B. Biotene mouth rinse
they both kill bacteria above and below the gum line... the hygienist should give you some instruction on how to floss with different things or toothpick like things. the thing about periodontal disease is the bacteria below the gum line every three months must be cleaned so it doesn't cause more destruction 3-4 months. you could get a water pic and put the crest pro health in it or the biotene... the crest pro health bit less expensive. (listerine works great but it does contain alcohol and can dry the mouth and isn't typically recommended incase someone has had a substance abuse problem. you can buy the store brand of these products just make sure the ingredients are the same. I think they are too new to have them... also you have root exposure. you might not see it but you do. every night after you rinse then rinse with ACT fluoride rinse. same here generic brand fine just make sure ingredients are compatible... you don't want to go through all of the work and then get root cavities. Toothpaste... any with triclosan like total can cause sensitivity. it is good toothpaste but when one has lots of work done you make want to stick with a mild paste. so sensodyne and the reason it is good is it has i think a slightly higher level of fluoride. for now pain. At some dollar stores... you can get the old hot water bottles... or a heating pad... sometimes that can help relieve pain to sleep on it. or a cold pack... each person is different depending on if you are swollen or achy. hard for me to say not seeing you. : ) Smoking will slow progression of healing tremendously. it constricts blood flow, also when you get your wisdom out. Don't smoke. it can cause dry socket and that is painful ... it is worth taking a two or three day break until a good clot forms. i know that is like asking a person to move a mountain i am just telling you... you would be helping yourself more than you know. : ) If you have specific questions... let me know if i don't know it i will find out for you... for pain med i would try Aleve... it is Naproxen sodium it last longer and shouldn't upset your stomach it is otc. of course ask your dr first incase you are on other meds. and for the night pain since you are avoiding the stronger stuff ask about like a tylenol pm or advil pm. it might just give you a bit more relief
Hope this info helps...
I am sorry your teeth are aching... I hate that feeling... I have three RT canals and crowns i am a grinder and my mom baked great cookies.. so old fillings busted... lol
I know going through a perio cleaning can take its toll but any of your own teeth you can save you will be happy in the end. Esp on the bottom dentures no matter how good they never fit great because the bone that supports them just wears down.

Good luck and a speedy recovery... Pather fern you can usually find me on the lupus page... i am new to this but i will keep my eye open for debaser if you have ?'s

Hello.

Well, Sunday was certainly better than Saturday night was. Holy God. Monday came and went in much the same way. Vicodin.

Yesterday I kind of felt better when I woke up so I thought I should see how I was doing without painkillers of any kind. I skipped the Vicodin and ibuprofen but that was not a good idea. Last evening I was in significant pain again, so I took a Vicodin and some ibuprofen a little later. Eventually felt a bit better. Today I woke up feeling good again, but took ibuprofen anyway. Was so busy that I forgot about the Vicodin but I'm hurting a little now and have taken one tonight.

I thought I was supposed to go see the oral surgeon yesterday, but as it turns out that's not until NEXT Tuesday. Unbelievable, but then again it makes sense because they did give me enough antibiotics to take me through this coming Monday, the day before the appointment. They did say getting rid of the infection was important.

Overall, the pain has changed in character. It's still behind my eye and in my ear and my cheek and around my broken wisdom tooth, but it's more localized. I can point to it now, whereas before it was just the whole left side of my face...it felt like Barry Bonds took a home run uppercut with my skull as the baseball. So now it's more confined. I'm not a doctor or dentist but if I had to guess the antibiotics are doing their job, which has decreased the area that the pain is affecting. But there is perhaps damage done that will not be fixed until I have these things yanked out. If I'm right I will continue to feel about like this until surgery. It bothers me most when I don't take ibuprofen and my gums swell up around the worst wisdom tooth.

To Panther:

Thanks for writing all of that. Coincidentally I did switch to ACT mouthwash early on. Before that I was a Listerine guy but with these dry mouth problems I had to go with something else. After my deep cleaning I was given a prescription toothpaste to use at night and a prescription mouthwash to use in the mornings. I still use the act before brushing and at various times during the day. I have been using Sensodyne in the morning to brush.

The cleaning didn't really bother me. I was extremely nervous going in but once they started working on me I just listened to my iPod and tuned it out the best I could. They did all four quadrants. The next day my jaws were a little sore from holding my mouth open so long, but I actually did very well that day. It was the next day that the wisdom tooth problem came back, and that hasn't really gone away since then. I had an appointment last Thursday to fill cavities, but after I described what was happening to me the Dentist took another look at things and said I needed to have my wisdom teeth out before they did anything else. So that's where I am. Waiting.

I'm not looking forward to tobacco withdrawal, but it's about time I quit, and this will force me to quit for a few days. My plan is to never smoke again. We'll see how that goes but I'm going to give it a shot. Have already bought the nicotine patches and everything.

Ibuprofen (Motrin?) is the only OTC pain reliever I can tolerate and even then only "normal" doses. I had problems with Tylenol, but I think this Vicodin is making me get used to acetaminophen. The last time I took Naproxen I puked all over the place. So are you saying I should quit ibuprofen a few days before the surgery and immediately thereafter? I will do that, but what will I do for the swelling in my gums? That causes quite a bit of discomfort and it seems to trigger those really bad spells of pain.

Thanks again to everyone.

I can't get into surgery until the 28th.

Well, I was doing better. The antibiotics had worked and over the last few days I've had quite a bit of time "pain free" or close to it. Problem is, both last night and this evening I went through a sneezing spell, and both times I was in horrible pain within 20 minutes. Starts off kind of slow and I didn't know how bad it was going to get, so I just took ibuprofen. Then it got really bad but because I took the ibuprofen, Vicodin isn't an option for another few hours. Anyway, it's allergy season here in Texas and I will be sneezing now and then. I hope that I don't go into one of these spells every time I do, or else it's going to be a very long three weeks. If it gets better, I think I can handle the wait.

Right now the really bad pain is coming and going. I sort of want to take a Vicodin right now. It's been about an hour and a half since I took the ibuprofen. Just one Vicodin doesn't do much, so I'd take two, but that would mean stacking 1000 mg of acetimenophen on top of the 600 mg of ibuprofen I've already used. I don't know exactly how long I should wait. Someone told me three or four hours but I don't know if it was a dentist, doctor, or some random person that doesn't know what they're talking about. My ex-girlfriend was a med student and she doesn't know. Kitt, if you could let me know I'd appreciate it. Were you serious about a stroke in the trivia, by the way?

debaser,

Wishing you all the luck in the world. I love your attitude and would  you send some this way please.

Let us know how all goes for you and soon this whole business will be history.

Kindly,

Kitt