Painful toothache and pregnant?!


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Painful toothache and pregnant?

I went to the dentist this morning to check out my toothache. He suggested I either get a root canal or get my tooth removed but I can't do it until I've given birth since I'm at the end of my pregnancy. He did some "emergency" work on my tooth which involved drilling n stuff but I don't know what he did. The anaesthetic worked for a while but once that wore off the pain has come back. I can't sleep now because if I lie down my tooth ache comes back. I've taken paracetamol but I really don't know if it does anything. Can anyone suggest anything I can do/take for the pain??

The toothache gets painful to the point where at times I can feel it affecting something towards my ear, or else the muscle on my neck

I've been rinsing my mouth with warm salt water as well to try to dull the pain when it starts again but the effect of that doesn't seem to be working now.

Additional Details

1 month ago
I'm going to be induced in 3 days. I ended up sleeping upright for a few hours.

I haven't done it for ages, but if I choose to get the tooth taken out now (instead of before the birth), will I still be in pain as well since I can't take any pain killers besides paracetamol?

If I do the root canal after birth, can I actually take painkillers for it, or will it affect the baby in breastmilk?


Answers:

Gosh, I feel for you. The same thing happened to me, but luckily the pain subsided on its own after a couple of days, and I got it taken care of immediately after giving birth.
I think you're doing about all you can. You can't take anything in your last trimester. Maybe try an icepack on your cheek to numb the pain.
It is possible to get the tooth extracted if your ob/gyn signs a release saying it's ok. He or she can fax it directly to your dentist. You might after search for a dentist that will do it, but they are out there.




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