Cavity VS wedding?!


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Cavity VS wedding?

Help! I have a killer cavity (painful) my dentist is on vacation. I can't afford any others. It's my best friends wedding this weekend and i'm in it. Anything I can do to help it until I can see my dentist? I can't be in that much pain at her wedding!


Answers:

As a dentist myself I highly recommend calling your dentists emergency number, since he/she is out of town they should have someone on call to take their patients (I always have another dentist available for my patients when I am out of town). You need to have this tooth taken care of a soon as possible, if the pain is this severe it can be a sign of an abscess (infected) tooth which can prove to be a very dangerous condition. If your dentist does not have someone on call, consider calling another dentist or visit your local ER. If the tooth is infected you will need to be started on antibiotic therapy as this infection will not just go away on its own and their are no home remedies that will cure it, even with antibiotics you will need to have this tooth taken care of or the infection will return. You can try Motrin (Ibuprofen), this will help ease the pain and help with inflammation, also use cold compresses, this will help numb the area, do NOT use heat as if the tooth is infected this can worsen the infection. Do yourself a huge favor and find a dentist or visit you local ER. Good luck and feel better soon!




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