Nerve deadening medication?!
Question: Mu husband has a really bad tooth ache due to a rotting tooth. He does not have dental insurance. He will get to the dentist as soon as he can. So please do not tell me to have him go now. Pulling a tooth is very expensive. But for now he needs to ease the pain. I have heard that there are medicines that kill the nerve thus making the pain stop. What are these medications and where can we get them?
Answers: Mu husband has a really bad tooth ache due to a rotting tooth. He does not have dental insurance. He will get to the dentist as soon as he can. So please do not tell me to have him go now. Pulling a tooth is very expensive. But for now he needs to ease the pain. I have heard that there are medicines that kill the nerve thus making the pain stop. What are these medications and where can we get them?
I had an abscess tooth one time, didn't know at the time that it was abscess untill I went to the dentist. I had a doctor tell me one time when my youngest son was cutting five teeth at one time to take childern advil ( liquid) kind, dip your finger in it and rub it on the tooth. it made a difference in him day and night. I tried everything with mine and nothing worked untill I tried that. The liquid advil goes right to the pain, so have him try that and let me know if it works for him too. Good luck,
I know how you feel. We to have no dental Insurance. I am afraid there is not much that I know of to help the pain. Once I found cold water would stop the pain but only for a little while. I finally had to charge the dentist bill and just go. I know that a tooth ache is one of the worse pains, so I hope someone has a good answer. Good luck
There is no medication you can buy to kill the nerve. The best thing to do is get him some Anbesol or Ora-Gel. These will numb the area but only for a few minutes so he will have to reapply frequently. Cloves also work well to to soothe the pain. Have him put one right over the tooth and bite down for a few minutes. Also have him take Ibuprofen (Advil or Motrin). These medications are anti-inflammatory drugs that work best for tooth pain. I would also call the emergency room closest to where you live. Sometimes they have a dentist on call for severe cases to pull teeth. They cannot refuse service if you cannot pay.
Couple of things may help before he gets it sorted properly. Ouil of cloves ont he tooth, don't get it on the gum coz it really does burn on the gum, crunched up paracetamol also helps and have been told that putting neat whiskey on it may help to.
Heat on the cheek may help draw the infection out a bit but painkillers will help to.
Good Luck with it.
1st of all do you have medical insurance? Impacted wisdom teeth often will be paid for under your medical plan. Other than that, he could try the cloves (as others have stated), over the counter Orajel, &/or he can try taking 2 ibuprofens (Advil) & two acetaminophens (Tylenol), one is for pain & one for inflamation. This is what allot of our Dentist's recommend were I work, ( I am a dental hygienist), at least to ease the pain until he can get into see someone.