Monday, February 7, 2011

Can I call 9-1-1 because of extreme dental pain?

It's 3:54 AM here, and not only can I simply not sleep but my mouth is in extreme pain because of this molar tooth. I tried Ibuprofen, and the pain doesn't go away for very long. I even bought some Jack Daniels whiskey and gargled that - STILL doesn't work. I'm in extreme pain, am a college student living alone, I don't have dental insurance, and I simply *for once* just want to be able to go to sleep. Can I call an ambulance for this?
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no need. very very expensive for an ambulance to come by the house to pick you up and take you to the hospital, when you could drive yourself over. forget the jack gargle. at home, try brushing the tooth as best as you can, swish warm salt water around the tooth, maybe even brush with some salt. warm compress on the cheek closest to the tooth. ibuprofen OTC will usually do the trick till the next morning. if nothing works at home, you could try the pharmacy and grab some for tooth ache medicine OTC. medicines with eugenol oils work the best. it should soothe the tooth down alot till the next day when you can see someone. remember the medicine is place directly on the tooth and can be tender. there are some other stuff too you can use like orajel which have had some good results. the above suggestions are the more cheapers routes. if you're up for it and feel you need to do something tonight, you can go to the closest ER. if MDs there determine it's some dental infection, then they give you some antibiotic and a Rx pain killer and tell you to visit a dentist tomorrow. but know that you'll be popping the pain kiillers for a couple days before the antibiotics work the infection to a point of relief. even after, the salt rinse, the eugenol med, the trip to the ER, you'll see have to see a dentist at some point. insurance or no insurance. if it's tooth related pain, you're looking at a either a root canal or an extraction. i'd encourage you to go to the dentist, either tomorrow or in the near future. if you don't see someone... you probably will experience this again. good luck and take care. oh.. if funds are tight, try a local dental school and visit their walk in emergency clinic. many times it's much much cheaper than private practice and def cheaper than the ER.
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