The cotton in my tooth smells!?!


Question: I'm in the process of getting a root canal. My dentist started it Friday and is going to finish it in 9 days. In the mean time, he put cotton in it to block food from getting in it. But now the cotton smells and its leaving a really bad taste in my mouth! I'm afraid I have bad breath!! I've tried breath mints, but it only helps for about 15 minutes. Any ideas?


Answers: I'm in the process of getting a root canal. My dentist started it Friday and is going to finish it in 9 days. In the mean time, he put cotton in it to block food from getting in it. But now the cotton smells and its leaving a really bad taste in my mouth! I'm afraid I have bad breath!! I've tried breath mints, but it only helps for about 15 minutes. Any ideas?

Usually in the process of a root canal the dentist will put a coton pellet with medication (formo) in the tooth. The formo does smell really bad. When we do this procedure at work, my hands will smell like it for a long time afterwards, even though I had gloves on. It also is a medication that is discreeted through the lungs, so it could make you feel like you have bad breathe.

brush ur teeth then

Go back to your dentist and ask them to change it. you should have to wait with cotton in your mouth for more than a few days anyways. I would definatly go back there!

Give your tooth doctor a call and see if he will let you change the packing.

ask your dentist if you can put a fresh cotton ball in

Remove the cotton and contact the dentist

Why can't you put a fresh new cotton ball in?

thats because its now full of bacteria

Listerine works pretty good, otherwise put toothpaste on the cotton so that the scent doesnt go away so fast

take out the cotton when not eating

Did your dentist tell you to change it daily? Better call the dentist office.

Go back to the dentist, it sounds like you have some sort of infection in there... Or give them a call and see what you can do. Why wouldn't you do that in the first place???

Can you call your dentists office and ask? They could probably tell you best.

Crest mouthwash. Sorry to say this but the cotton smells because it's LOADED with bacteria.

Been there, done that, was sooooooooo grossed out. There's really not much you can do about it. My packing was medicated and that's where most of the smell came from. I'm sure a good, strong mint will help but other than that you pretty much have to deal with it. Just hang in there, sorry you're having a root canal, that sucks!

Call the dentist and tell them what is going on. I have had 2 root canals and they have never had me leave cotton in my mouth. My dentist filled the hole they made and put a temporary cap over the tooth.

First, call your dentist. The tell him/her what's going on. Hopefully, he will do something about it.

Ask your dentist if it is safe to change the cotton daily.

gargle with peroxide it cleans bactera out of mouth dont swallow use new cotton balls

Pull it out and flush that nasty thing dear,then swish well with Listerine ,then jump down spin around and pick a bale of cotton...that should work

Wow I would go to his office go crazy and tell him. This is really bothering me I had brush my teeth, I am fed up change the damn thing now. & Reffer me to a good dentist. I would just do it. you have the right to act the way.





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