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I am in pain!!! I have always had bad teeth. I have always went
to the dentist for regular checkups and inevitably had one or two cavities
most of the time. I don't eat hard candy and I limit my amount of soft
drinks. Now I am 29 with many fillings. About a year or two ago I had to
have a root canal and crown on my left bottom side. This has now progressed
to two root canals on the bottom left and one root canal and crown on the
top left. I also have a crown on the top left with no root canal. About a
month ago I went for a filling on the left bottom back tooth and everything
went fine. About a week later I started having mild pain on the back left. I
have had TMJ before and thought that it was just that because the pain ran
from the back of the jaw up the ear and down the jaw. I called my family
physician and told him and he ordered my an antibiotic (amoxicillin) for ten
days. I had some hydrocodene and took that for pain. After the ten days the
pain was still there and was increasing. I called the dentist and at this
time I could still eat on the left side and no pain was present when hot or
cold was applied to these teeth. Over the past three days the pain has been
excruciating and I haven't been able to sleep. I called the dentist and he
ordered me some 800 mg ibuprofen for swelling and diazapam (5 mg) to help me
sleep at night. He still thought it was TMJ. Now I can't eat on the left
side, I had some soup and it touched that last tooth on the left and I
thought I would die. I called the dentist Friday morning and they ordered me
more hydrocodone for pain and now I have an appointment Monday morning at
8:00 a.m. Does this sound like an abcess? I have never had one but the pain
is beyond explanation? ...Visitor from GA (answer)
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Woke with pain in upper (12?) tooth. Saw my dentist at 3:00 that day. He
sent me to endodontist who stated I had massive infection. When giving
injection the pain was such that I screamed, something I have never done
before. Also tears fell! Doctor said as soon as he had made a small hole the
puss came pouring out. He thought about leaving the toot open but after a
while decided everything had drained and that he could complete the root
canal proceedure. He gave me a prescription for "Z-Pack" and percodan. He
told me to return if there was swelling. The next morning my face was quite
swollen to just beneath my left eye. Went back to doctor, where the gum was
opened above the tooth with a hemostat and again infection poured out. He
left this opened and gave me prescription for penicillin to be take along
with other antibiotic. Question: Friends suggested the doctor should not have filled the root, should have left it open considering the amount of infection. Were they correct? Can the infection spread to other parts of my body or head? ...Visitor from GA (answer)
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I had a abcessed tooth about a year and a half ago. I finally saw a dentist 6 months ago and had a root canal done. The dentist said that the abcess was as big as the tip on his pinky finger. The abcess was on a tooth that was very close to another tooth and now I have pain and swelling in that area again. I was wondering if it was from the bone regrowing around the tooth or if may it could be the start on another infection or what you think it could be? ... Visitor from AR (answer)
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I have had 3 root canals to my last tooth over the past month. The pain from that tooth is finally gone however now it seems that my gum has an absess on it above the next tooth over. I have not felt good for several months and am wondering if this absess could be the cause of it? I also have not been able to get an appt to address this issue until another week. He will not put me on antibiotics and the pressure in the gum and tooth area is increasing, fast! Is there anything I can do in the meantime, until I see the endodontist? Should I drain it myself? Thanks for any advice you can offer. ...Visitor from PA (answer)
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I have had four root canals over the past ten years, all of them in my top front teeth. My current dentist took X-rays and couldn't find anything wrong but I have been having severe pain in my face from my teeth all the way up to my eye. It just feels like the original abcessed tooth is to blame for this. Does this make sense? I need to find out something because I'm killing myself with ibuprofen. ...Visitor from Mississippi (answer)
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I had a root canal done 18 year ago. It apparently was infected so my dentist re-did a root cannal. It did not work as I developed an abcess. He then performed oral surgery to try to remove the infection from behind the tooth. This was about 3 weeks ago and I have been feeling light headed and dizzy for about 2 weeks. I noticed that the abcess came back. Is the dizziness a sign of something really bad? ...Visitor from CA (answer)
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I got an abcessed tooth while on vacation. The assistant said that the filling on #2 tooth was cracked and would need a root canal and crown. POSSIBLE the next tooth which is already capped. Can't they tell this from the x-ray? I've been on antibiotic now for 5 days and the area is still swollen. Pain has subsided. Wondering if I should just get the molar pulled since it can't be seen. It seems like they should be able to tell more from the x-ray. ...Visitor from IL (answer)
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I learned that I have an abscess tooth under a crown, bottom right. It was injected three times to numb the area for a root canal Once in the back of my mouth and two times towards front around the tooth area. After the numbing set in I was not able to swallow freely with a spasm-like swollen like feeling. I am uneasy about these injections especially if I could be allergic and do not know what steps I could take or if indeed this is an allergic reaction. The tooth needs attention although it is not giving a problem as it had. I understand the abcess is not that advanced but could be and should be taken care of asap. I would appreciate any advice. ...Visitor from PA (answer)
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Is tetracycline ok for treating an abcess? I can't see my dentist immediately but my wife has some DORYX capsules. ...Visitor from Rhode Island (answer)
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For nearly a year, I have experienced a great deal of pain on the right side of my face. This pain includes my gums, head, jaw, eye, and ear. There are times it hurts so severely that I can hardly bear it, yet other times the pain goes away entirely. Everytime the toothache/gum pain is prevelant, the headaches are nearly unbearable. For several days,I've been experiencing flashes of light before my right eye, nausea, and dizziness. I have sharp pains in my upper and lower gums on the right
side. For about two weeks, my skin is literally peeling inside my mouth. I went to a dentist in December and x-rays were done. No indication of an abcess was noted. I take excellent care of my teeth and gums. The tooth in question (#30.28) was capped many years ago and has had swelling and
darkening of the skin around the gum line since it was first capped. ...Visitor from FL (answer)
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