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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / August 2005Toothache Pain Relief
What otc medication can be used for a minor toothache before seeing a dentist? If there is a hole in the tooth (cavitation or cavity) you get oil o cloves which is 98% eugenol. Get it at a drug store. You place a tiny tiny piece of cotton on a napkin and drop a tiny amount of liquid ont it. A bit of toilet paper will also work. Next, you blot, blot, blot and blot the excess liquid out. Now was your hands thoroughly as the eugenol on the tongue is nasty stuff! Place it inside the hole. Leave it there. Instant relief, if its "hyperemia." If the diagnosis is "abscess," then this will not help. Tell us more .... Joel Joel M. Eichen DDS puns Wrote: > What otc medication can be used for a minor toothache before seeing a > dentist -- Joel34 Is there an otc salve/med that will minimize the pain from an abscess? I'm asking these questions because i'm putting together a small carry along medical kit. l344" <joeleichen@yahoo.com> wrote in message > If there is a hole in the tooth (cavitation or cavity) you get oil of > cloves which is 98% eugenol. Get it at a drug store. You place a tiny, [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> What otc medication can be used for a minor toothache before seeing a >> dentist? > Is there an otc salve/med that will minimize the pain > from an abscess? The dentists can advise on the meds, but ice water can sometimes give instant (though temporary) relief of abcess pain. Vaughn A dentist told me that ice water could possibly crack a tooth! >> Is there an otc salve/med that will minimize the pain >> from an abscess? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Vaughn Vaughn is correct. The ice-water dentist needs to repeat the tenth grade. ANECDOTE: A new patient was scheuled. As it was the appointed hour, I was glancing up and down my street. I called out to the dental assistant, "The new patient ... get ready for a periapical x-ray on tooth #13 or #14. Its abscessed." MY SECRET TO DIAGNOSIS: It was mid-Febrary, snowy and here comes some fool walking down my street looking for the office with a 32-ounce Taco Bell drink, loaded with ice! How did I know it was #13 or #14? By how he was tilting his head! Joely PS- IT WAS # 14!  SignatureJoel344 Hey Joelly, Nice but cold water will also help during the last stages of irreversible pulpitis. George REPLY Would that be with or without vodka? Joel George Chatzipetros wrote, Hey Joelly, Nice but cold water will also help during the last stages of irreversible pulpitis. Georg -- Joel34 Watered-down vodka is a no-go for me. George > A dentist told me that ice water could possibly crack a tooth! Any tooth that is going to crack from ice water is on its way out anyway. Steve >>>Is there an otc salve/med that will minimize the pain >>>from an abscess? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> >>Vaughn SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 >> A dentist told me that ice water could possibly crack a tooth! > > Any tooth that is going to crack from ice water is on its way out anyway. I cannot imagine the scenario where ice water cracks a tooth. Signature/ Amatus / > >> A dentist told me that ice water could possibly crack a tooth! [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >>> >>>Vaughn >>> A dentist told me that ice water could possibly crack a tooth! >> >> Any tooth that is going to crack from ice water is on its way out anyway. > >I cannot imagine the scenario where ice water cracks a tooth. OK, first you prepare the cavity, fill it with ice water.... ...then you freeze the patient's head. Not a practice builder. -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com > OK, first you prepare the cavity, fill it with ice water.... > > ...then you freeze the patient's head. Yes, I see how that scenario could crack a tooth. thanks for pointing it out. Signature/ Amatus / > >>>> A dentist told me that ice water could possibly crack a tooth! [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Take out the G'RBAGE > wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com >> OK, first you prepare the cavity, fill it with ice water.... >> >> ...then you freeze the patient's head. > >Yes, I see how that scenario could crack a tooth. thanks for pointing it >out. Sure. There's also the liquid nitrogen technic.... Also not a practice builder. -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com >What otc medication can be used for a minor toothache before seeing a >dentist? Orudis KT (Ketoprofen) Or Ibuprofen. -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com Thanks to everyone for their recommendations. >>What otc medication can be used for a minor toothache before seeing a >>dentist? [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Take out the G'RBAGE > wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com First, I'm a repairman, not a medical person. Don't even have a CPR card, or a first aid card. So, what I write below is a list of things I've tried on my own tooth aches. Please don't consider this advice for your tooth ache. Oil of cloves worked very well for me. Mine wasn't a hole in a tooth, so I couldn't pack it in. But a dab on a cotton swab worked OK. For me, anbesol or oragel (benzocaine) was not useful. However, Kanka worked very well. Ibuprophen worked well. Two every two hours. Ibuprophen and acetaminophen combined are very tough on internal organs such as liver and kidneys. However, the combination made the pain a lot more bearable. Most of the time, my tooth aches have been accompanied by infection, so amoxicillin has been a BIG help for me. All the penicillins need to be taken for ten days, even when I feel better after two or three days. I've heard that the fish pond meds from places like www.lambriarvet.com are the same as human antibiotics, but I didn't hear this from the factory folks. So, I can't say for sure. My personal advice to you is to call your dentist and do what she / he tells you. Might also ask for a scrip for "something stronger" to get you by. SignatureChristopher A. Young Do good work. It's longer in the short run but shorter in the long run. . . What otc medication can be used for a minor toothache before seeing a dentist? Good post Guy! ...used Kanka on the tooth ....... The dentists here will recognize the name .... John Kanka ... Dr. Joh Kanka that is ........ if you put him on the tooth he always solves th problem. Joe -- Joel34 |
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