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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 12:55 pm

I had 3 teeth pulled out a few years back (by dentist pliers) with a local, easy as. I've had 6 years of orthodontics's (finished about a year ago Very Happy

) near the end I always got meat/chicken stuck in the is gap between two teeth.

One time it went deep into the gum (not good) and I had to have my gum peeled back to get it, the dentist asked if I wanted a needle (I absolutely hate needles) and I said no, he said "Your mouth, you deal with the pain" he started doing something, about 3 minutes in he finished and I said is that all it hurt Laughing

I think my gum/mouth has built up this pain barrier like when people get that extra bit of skin on their thumb.

Back on to cures...as well as the meds try doing something that distracts you from the pain, good mind numbing TV or doing something with another family member

Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 1:20 pm

shiver wrote:

I'd rather pass a bowling ball through my penis

Wait till you pass a kidney stone!

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I do not know what you are worried about . . .

. . . should be perfectly . . .

. . . safe. . . .

--J.D.

P.S. Local is good, and GET THEE TO A DENTISTRY!! Abscesses do not "just get better."

Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 3:55 pm

A few home remedies that might work:

Hold a swig of whiskey over the painful tooth.Your gums will absorb some of the alcohol and that will numb the pain. Spit out the rest.

Rinse with salty water. About 1 teaspoon of salt into an 8-ounce glass of water and roll it around your mouth.

And this apparently can reduce the pain by 50% :

Rub an ice cube into the V-shaped area where the bones of the thumb and forefinger meet. Gently push the ice over the area for 5 to 7 minutes.

Also a few drops tea tree oil infused in water might give you some relief. It is a very potent antibacterial and easy to get in NZ.

Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 4:02 pm

Emergency pain relief for toothache - mouthful of neat scotch or brandy, hold it over the tooth for a few minutes, then either swallow or spit out. Never fails.

Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 5:10 pm

Gin is a great analgesic, and whatever the NZ equivalent to Nurofen Plus is. Swill a couple of the latter down with the former and go to bed. I'd go for local any time for dental stuff. It's way less risky than general anaesthesia and the procedure is not that bad. I had a wisdom tooth and its neighbour taken out under local, and I coped, despite a pathological fear of dentists. I had a cracking headache the next day, but after that I was okay. Root canal was about the same for discomfort in the chair, but was less sore the day after.

As for the colonoscopy, the procedure itself is easy - they drug you to the eyeballs, and you float merrily off for 45 minutes in some delicious limbo between awake and asleep where everything wonderful. I'd like to spend much more of my time in that state, thanks. Smile

It's the day or two after you need to worry about; when you feel like you got punched in the stomach by a donkey. Sad

Make sure you get some prescription painkillers for that, or chat up reprob8 for some of his stash. Smile

Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 8:41 pm

For my 2 pence worth, my last wisdom tooth split, 2 injections it was out in 10 seconds, did not cost me anything, dentist had filled the double tooth next to it 3 weeks before. I had been taking strong painkillers, since it split, was never so glad to go to the dentist.

Have you tried the local hospital, dental hospital is better, just tell them can not get an appointment at the present time.

Been going to the dentist for some 55 years and still have to pluck up courage to make the appointment.

Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 9:35 pm

Eight wrote:

and whatever the NZ equivalent to Nurofen Plus is.

We have Nurofen Plus here in NZ, it's another thing that I would have recommended. The most hardcore pain relief you can get without a prescription I'm led to believe.

(It's great for hangovers too).

Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 9:50 pm

Whisky and clove oil work perfectly on teething babies so should work on you. My youngest developed a distinct taste for 10 year old single malt. She kept pulling faces at the cooking whisky.

Before anyone jumps up and down and screams about child abuse, a few drops is more than sufficient and a time honoured remedy for teething. Also, it seems to cut the taste of the clove oil so they dont salivate quite so much. Brandy is another remedy the 'old wives' swore by.

What everyone else said...salt washes work perfectly and are a good remedial remedy when there is nothing else available immediately.

Sack your dentist. Tell him he's a greedy quack and you're off to find a proper professional who isnt going to hold you up for the price.

Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 9:50 pm

Eight wrote:

As for the colonoscopy, the procedure itself is easy - they drug you to the eyeballs, and you float merrily off for 45 minutes in some delicious limbo between awake and asleep where everything wonderful. I'd like to spend much more of my time in that state, thanks. Smile

It's the day or two after you need to worry about; when you feel like you got punched in the stomach by a donkey. Sad

Make sure you get some prescription painkillers for that, or chat up reprob8 for some of his stash. Smile

Not to hijack the thread but I've had 3 colonoscopies and never had any after effects whatsoever. I think each doctor has a preferred drug cocktail - mine gives me a hefty sedative which knocks me out completely for 20 minutes and I don't know anything about it at all!

Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 11:48 pm

^^^Colonoscopy - I had one about 7 years ago. They injected something I believe similar to rohypnol (If not Rohypnol itself) and I remember feeling very fuzzy and happy, but nothing else.
I had no pain the next day either, I certainly didn't feel as though anything had been done!

I'm now off to the dentist to see what he says about the drugs they give you if not a general. It's hurting so bloody much now that I think I could tie a string to it and pull it out myself!!

Thanks for all the concern and advice Smile

Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 11:55 pm

Good luck IWM. They should be able to give you some pretty hardcore local anaesthetic drugs and do the deed.

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it wasn't me wrote:

I'm now off to the dentist to see what he says about the drugs they give you if not a general.

Local is good.

Remember that: local is good. It is also often easier for procedure since you do not have to have "airway control" and the like. I had my four wisdom teeth removed under local. No pain. Was fine. I did not have pain to begin with--it was just that obvious "they" were not going to make it without problems.

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It's hurting so bloody much now that I think I could tie a string to it and pull it out myself!!

Nothing removes a fear of a needle quite like excruciating pain! A good dentist/oral surgeon knows how to block the nerves. There is no pain because you block the pathway. Nice and simple.

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Thanks for all the concern and advice Smile

However, if you are still concerned about prices I am very reasonable and have good tools:

Anesthesia

Precision Technology

Modern Antibacterials

. . . as practiced by Ancient Medicine [Tm.--Ed.], which is, like, better, because, like, it is old and stuff:

Recovery will be a snap!

Lauren Bacall available at reasonable rates; Brad Pitt costs more.

--J.D.

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:37 am

Check to see if he can use some Verced, like Ghost said, (USP benzodiazaprine drug class) Or, as we like to call it ,"Liquid Amnesia". Ask if he has nitrous oxide too. You won't recall a thing. They gave me Percodan, (Oxycodone) for post operative care. My teeth were really impacted, and quite a battle. I recall, through the fog, the lower left tooth went "pop", and landed by my feet. I was so out of it though, i couldv'e cared less. Good thing they did all 4 at once, because I never would have gone back. (Sorry, I know that's not helping). I had to take 2 Percodan for them to work, along with a bit of a home remedy that kind of resembles a tomato plant. Ask if he can give you some Hydromorphone, AKA Dilaudid. If you get OxyContin, talk to the Pharmicist. It's like the percocet, but with some rules you must follow. Like don't split or chew them. He'll tell you why.

Here's some little hints;
Take those drugs BEFORE the Lidocaine wears off. Gobble one as soon as you've got them in your hands, Playing catch up with pain is no fun. It says take one every 6 hours? Screw that! Take another in 2 hours, then as needed. Ask Reprob8.
Have a driver to get you home. DO NOT drive yourself.
Build a nest on the couch, TV remote handy. Sleep. Watch TV. Sleep.
Have damp clean cloths handy too. There might be some bleeding.
Expect cream of something soup for dinner.
Take STOOL SOFTENERS! Those opiates will turn your poop into granite! Then you've really got problems! Drink lots of water, chewable fiber tablets are good too.

I've rambled too much. Best of luck. It's not as horrifying as one might think.
J.

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:28 am

Isn't it reassuring to know that we have so many pharmaceutical experts here? Shocked

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What are you implying?

THESE ARE NOT MY CRAYONS!!!!!11!!!

--J.D.

P.S. Ice cream is a nutritious food after oral surgery.

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:22 am

Apparantly, I have a really nice infection going on in the gum around my wisdom tooth. The dentist has given me some anti biotics (No painkillers, I think he thinks I'm hard) He says he can't do anything until the infection has cleared.
I'm going back next Monday with an appointment to get it 'whipped out'.
I have been told I will need 5 days off work afterwards. He also says there's a chance I may lose some feeling in my lower lip because the tooth is very close to those nerves.
Deep joy. Rolling Eyes

I may just take the anti biotics and when the infection clears up, leave it alone again for another year!!

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:36 am

If you do that you will get another infection. The tooth needs to come out. Just Do It Laughing

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First some background.

I hate the dentist. Sitting in that chair I am a bundle of nerves. OK, I am not as bad as some people you hear about; I can and do endure it, but I'm fighting to stay relaxed the whole time he's got anything in my mouth and I seem to be sensitive to pain in that area; I've felt pain in a tooth that the dentist assured me had a dead nerve. A year or two back my previous dentist, (a really good one,) was a bit busy, so he put me in a spare office for the local anesthetic. Sitting in there with me was an old belt-drive drill; it was a a lovely antique, and obviously only owned for that reason. By the time he came to get me I was in a cold sweat.

A while ago I was committed to running a role-playing game for some friends. I woke up with the toothache from hell - the sort of toothache where waiting 24 hours for the dentist to be open was not an option. I rang the emergency dentist and made an appointment for mid-day, took strong painkillers and ran the first half of the game. Then I went to the dentist. They diagnosed an abscess, but couldn't be sure which tooth it was on, so by Murphy's Law they extracted two wisdom teeth under local anesthetic. I took more painkillers and ran the second half of the game. No problem. The noises were "interesting", but there was no pain except before and after the local, they were about the same, and the pain didn't last long.

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:46 am

You have it out, i am sure Nurse Nasty will volunteer to give you the injection. Very Happy

Its possible to get blood poisoning from the infection this has happened in the past to some patients, before modern dentistry.

Thud 419s mention of the belt driven drill reminded me of the time, i had to put up with it as a child. Thank goodness for the modern methods used nowadays.

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it wasn't me wrote:

I may just take the anti biotics and when the infection clears up, leave it alone again for another year!!

Can I have your stereo and ABBA tapes?

--J.D.

P.S. The antibiotics will suppress the infection, which will let the inflammation subside, but ultimately you have to remove the source. As in a previous discussion on infections, you have commies . . . COMMIES in your hills! You need to get them out!!!

Only through eternal vigilance. . . .

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:36 am

Doctor X wrote:

Can I have your stereo and ABBA tapes?

How did you know? Embarassed

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:53 am

My late father in law was a dentist, and his father before him and we have an amazing selection of obsolete dental equipment, instruments and other scary but interesting stuff Shocked

. Modern dentistry is a godsend to take full advantage of the technology.

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*[Some explicit language in the movie.--Ed.]

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 1:22 pm

Haven't seen anyone mention this, so I'll chime in.

You may want to check with your medical insurance. I'm in the States, but I also have medical, no dental. Since two of my four wisdom teeth couldn't be pulled but had to be cut out, that made it surgery. Medical insurance covered the two surgical extractions and the knockout juice.

I only footed the bill for the yanking and the office visit, which was about 20% of the total.