Comments on: Abscessed Tooth Complications and Dangers http://worldental.org/gums/abscessed-tooth-complications-and-dangers/350/ Free Dentistry Information, Oral Care Tips and Dental News for Patients Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:45:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Candy http://worldental.org/gums/abscessed-tooth-complications-and-dangers/350/comment-page-2/#comment-186327 Candy Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:36:07 +0000 http://worldental.org/gums/abscessed-tooth-complications-and-dangers/#comment-186327 I have had deep white fillings in my lower Left jaw for about 2 years now, I went to the dentist yesterday for very bad pain in my jaw. He gave me RX for PCN VK 500 3x day. Last night I had sharp ear pain radiating down my jaw underneath my chin and down my neck. The dentist suggested a root canal. If I dont have any swelling, redness, or drainage around my teeth and I have deep fillings How does he know I need a root canal. I have already had a lot of dental work done. The pain is unrelieved by tylenol and IBU, What should I do? I have had deep white fillings in my lower Left jaw for about 2 years now, I went to the dentist yesterday for very bad pain in my jaw. He gave me RX for PCN VK 500 3x day. Last night I had sharp ear pain radiating down my jaw underneath my chin and down my neck. The dentist suggested a root canal. If I dont have any swelling, redness, or drainage around my teeth and I have deep fillings How does he know I need a root canal. I have already had a lot of dental work done. The pain is unrelieved by tylenol and IBU, What should I do?

]]> By: jasmine http://worldental.org/gums/abscessed-tooth-complications-and-dangers/350/comment-page-2/#comment-181017 jasmine Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:30:01 +0000 http://worldental.org/gums/abscessed-tooth-complications-and-dangers/#comment-181017 I have had an infected/abcessed wisdom tooth for a very very long time.(approx. 4 1/2 years) at first it was my bottom left wisdom tooth which has now pretty much completely decayed...theres just a little piece left...i have always just gone to the er just to get antibiotics and pain meds thinking that a tooth infection isn't anything serious...after that tooth deycayed the pain went away but then the wisdom tooth on the bottom right side started to hurt and is now half way decayed...i went to the er again last night and was told that the infection was very close to my brain and that I had formed an abcess on my left cheek wall from the other tooth that ahd decayed before...then I read that last year a 24 year old guy died from a tooth infection that had spread to his brain...i am soo freaked out..tomorrow I have an appointment with an oral surgeon but I don't know how I'm gonna be able to afford my deductable since I'm unemployed...the health department can't see anyone else for like two months and I don't know if this can wait any longer....it really really shouldn't be this hard to get help especially when someones life is in danger...smh...i hope whoever has an infection/abcess get dental help asap!!! And believe me when I say I feel your pain...ive been suffering it off and on for almost five years! GET THEM SUCKERS OUT!!! I have had an infected/abcessed wisdom tooth for a very very long time.(approx. 4 1/2 years) at first it was my bottom left wisdom tooth which has now pretty much completely decayed…theres just a little piece left…i have always just gone to the er just to get antibiotics and pain meds thinking that a tooth infection isn’t anything serious…after that tooth deycayed the pain went away but then the wisdom tooth on the bottom right side started to hurt and is now half way decayed…i went to the er again last night and was told that the infection was very close to my brain and that I had formed an abcess on my left cheek wall from the other tooth that ahd decayed before…then I read that last year a 24 year old guy died from a tooth infection that had spread to his brain…i am soo freaked out..tomorrow I have an appointment with an oral surgeon but I don’t know how I’m gonna be able to afford my deductable since I’m unemployed…the health department can’t see anyone else for like two months and I don’t know if this can wait any longer….it really really shouldn’t be this hard to get help especially when someones life is in danger…smh…i hope whoever has an infection/abcess get dental help asap!!! And believe me when I say I feel your pain…ive been suffering it off and on for almost five years! GET THEM SUCKERS OUT!!!

]]> By: Darlene Breese http://worldental.org/gums/abscessed-tooth-complications-and-dangers/350/comment-page-2/#comment-179490 Darlene Breese Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:53:22 +0000 http://worldental.org/gums/abscessed-tooth-complications-and-dangers/#comment-179490 Have never been on this website. Awesome Thank you. Have never been on this website. Awesome Thank you.

]]> By: Darlene Breese http://worldental.org/gums/abscessed-tooth-complications-and-dangers/350/comment-page-2/#comment-179489 Darlene Breese Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:52:06 +0000 http://worldental.org/gums/abscessed-tooth-complications-and-dangers/#comment-179489 My daughter age 47 has an abcessed tooth. Woke up this morning face and neck swollen. She went to ER and they said the poison has spread thro her body. She's on IV now. Will this help the problem or will she need more then IV? Thank you very much. Concerned Mom My daughter age 47 has an abcessed tooth. Woke up this morning face and neck swollen. She went to ER and they said the poison has spread thro her body. She’s on IV now. Will this help the problem or will she need more then IV? Thank you very much.
Concerned Mom

]]> By: Reko Rivera http://worldental.org/gums/abscessed-tooth-complications-and-dangers/350/comment-page-2/#comment-178683 Reko Rivera Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:43:52 +0000 http://worldental.org/gums/abscessed-tooth-complications-and-dangers/#comment-178683 I have had about 5 or 6 infected and extremely painful abcesses, when It first happened when I was 19 I didnt know what to do. I am in the same boat as all of you. No insurance, no money, etc. I am 25 now and I have ANOTHER abscess tooth, this is the 2nd time it has ever gotten swollen the first time it was really concentrated and big you could definetly tell just by looking at me. This time its a little less noticable but I can feel it over a greater surface area. THANK GOD no pain (right now). I went last week to my county health clinic to get approved for local health care and dental care. It's free and/or reduced based on your income which mine is about zero at the moment. I am approved for a year. I am going tomorrow to one of the local clinics they gave me a number too to take care of this. I reccommend EVERYONE who has ANY teeth probelms to find these local programs sign up right away and get any and all work done. Try to keep your teeth if thats an option, if not get that shit pulled and plan on getting either dentures here in america or start saving a couple grand and get your teeth done in a foreign country, i have heard and have friends get their implants and vineers done in costa rice and domican republic. Good luck on your journey if you have a dental emergency and dont have time to sign up for a program hit the ER immediately and get some anti-biotics and prescription pain meds to take care of that deathly feeling pain. I have had about 5 or 6 infected and extremely painful abcesses, when It first happened when I was 19 I didnt know what to do. I am in the same boat as all of you. No insurance, no money, etc. I am 25 now and I have ANOTHER abscess tooth, this is the 2nd time it has ever gotten swollen the first time it was really concentrated and big you could definetly tell just by looking at me. This time its a little less noticable but I can feel it over a greater surface area. THANK GOD no pain (right now).

I went last week to my county health clinic to get approved for local health care and dental care. It’s free and/or reduced based on your income which mine is about zero at the moment. I am approved for a year. I am going tomorrow to one of the local clinics they gave me a number too to take care of this. I reccommend EVERYONE who has ANY teeth probelms to find these local programs sign up right away and get any and all work done. Try to keep your teeth if thats an option, if not get that shit pulled and plan on getting either dentures here in america or start saving a couple grand and get your teeth done in a foreign country, i have heard and have friends get their implants and vineers done in costa rice and domican republic. Good luck on your journey if you have a dental emergency and dont have time to sign up for a program hit the ER immediately and get some anti-biotics and prescription pain meds to take care of that deathly feeling pain.

]]> By: Pardon http://worldental.org/gums/abscessed-tooth-complications-and-dangers/350/comment-page-2/#comment-161707 Pardon Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:30:19 +0000 http://worldental.org/gums/abscessed-tooth-complications-and-dangers/#comment-161707 Can untreated gum disease and decayed teeth lead to a brain tumour? Can untreated gum disease and decayed teeth lead to a brain tumour?

]]> By: Khali http://worldental.org/gums/abscessed-tooth-complications-and-dangers/350/comment-page-2/#comment-155154 Khali Sun, 27 Nov 2011 03:33:05 +0000 http://worldental.org/gums/abscessed-tooth-complications-and-dangers/#comment-155154 I have had a problem with my wisdom teeth for years now but one has just recently become infected. My glands in my neck are swollen and my ear hurts but it's not unbearable. I had no idea how serious things could get. Now I'm freaking out about because I'm hearing you can DIE! Should I be worried or is it ok to wait til Monday to get it taken care of? I have had a problem with my wisdom teeth for years now but one has just recently become infected. My glands in my neck are swollen and my ear hurts but it’s not unbearable. I had no idea how serious things could get. Now I’m freaking out about because I’m hearing you can DIE! Should I be worried or is it ok to wait til Monday to get it taken care of?

]]> By: stephanie http://worldental.org/gums/abscessed-tooth-complications-and-dangers/350/comment-page-2/#comment-99581 stephanie Tue, 20 Sep 2011 04:13:14 +0000 http://worldental.org/gums/abscessed-tooth-complications-and-dangers/#comment-99581 i have been on pennicillian for almost a week for a tooth abcess. i can still feel the abcess in my lower jaw. the swelling isent too bad but i still get horrible pain. has anyone ever been on an antibotic for a week yet still feel a knot or abcess in tooth and jaw. and i agree that a dentist shouldent be able to turn down someone with an abcess just because of insurance. its a bunch of crap! i have been on pennicillian for almost a week for a tooth abcess. i can still feel the abcess in my lower jaw. the swelling isent too bad but i still get horrible pain. has anyone ever been on an antibotic for a week yet still feel a knot or abcess in tooth and jaw. and i agree that a dentist shouldent be able to turn down someone with an abcess just because of insurance. its a bunch of crap!

]]> By: Karen B http://worldental.org/gums/abscessed-tooth-complications-and-dangers/350/comment-page-2/#comment-65364 Karen B Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:29:37 +0000 http://worldental.org/gums/abscessed-tooth-complications-and-dangers/#comment-65364 I've had an abcessed tooth for about 2 months. I am waiting for dental insurance through a new job I started and should have it by mid Sept. My face is swollen but no one notices except me so it can't be that bad however, the gum has engulfed part of the tooth. Can I afford to wait a few more weeks? I've been unemployed for 2 years and just got this job so financially I cannot afford to pay out of pocket. I’ve had an abcessed tooth for about 2 months. I am waiting for dental insurance through a new job I started and should have it by mid Sept. My face is swollen but no one notices except me so it can’t be that bad however, the gum has engulfed part of the tooth. Can I afford to wait a few more weeks? I’ve been unemployed for 2 years and just got this job so financially I cannot afford to pay out of pocket.

]]> By: Jacqueline Boring http://worldental.org/gums/abscessed-tooth-complications-and-dangers/350/comment-page-2/#comment-50970 Jacqueline Boring Fri, 27 May 2011 00:06:41 +0000 http://worldental.org/gums/abscessed-tooth-complications-and-dangers/#comment-50970 I went to a dentist to have teeth removed and a partial plate put in. I also had two bad teeth on the bottom left side that were badly decayed. I asked the dentist to pull them but he insisted on trying to save them. After going to weeks in a row with him digging into the teeth, I asked again for him to pull them. Two days later my jaw swelled excessively and I was unable to contact the dentist. I called his home and a woman said I had the wrong number. I knew that was not true. I kept my next appointment and let him know that I was unable to get in touch with him and he pretended that something was wrong with his emergency service. I know that is not true because the same thing happened just a week ago and I did not keep my appointment. I now have an appointment with a dental surgeon and hopefully he will remove the teeth that I have been trying to have removed since March, 2011. Any opinions??? I went to a dentist to have teeth removed and a partial plate put in. I also had two bad teeth on the bottom left side that were badly decayed. I asked the dentist to pull them but he insisted on trying to save them. After going to weeks in a row with him digging into the teeth, I asked again for him to pull them. Two days later my jaw swelled excessively and I was unable to contact the dentist. I called his home and a woman said I had the wrong number. I knew that was not true. I kept my next appointment and let him know that I was unable to get in touch with him and he pretended that something was wrong with his emergency service. I know that is not true because the same thing happened just a week ago and I did not keep my appointment. I now have an appointment with a dental surgeon and hopefully he will remove the teeth that I have been trying to have removed since March, 2011. Any opinions???

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