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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 427554" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>I just had two upper teeth on the Right side (#2 and #3) extracted in oral surgery yesterday.</p><p> </p><p>I have a history of abscesses so know how horrid they can get. Last Thursday night I started having trouble with my lower right jaw. On Friday morning, I went into the dentist who did take x-rays of the area, did the tap test on all my upper and lower teeth on that side and could not find anything. Sent me away with an antibiotic script in case I decided I needed it over the weekend (driving 4 hours one way to my grandmother's commital).</p><p> </p><p>I ended up filling the script on my way across the state. I figured antibiotic will not harm me and if an infection was starting it better be under control for yesterday's surgery.</p><p> </p><p>The pain subsided by Monday. Never did figure it out but will do more looking into if it comes back. I use to get "traveling" abscesses. Anytime I was on vacation or an overnight Girl Scout event, I would get an abcess. It hasn't happened in years but maybe this time was a mock abscess? Motrin and Tylenol alternating all weekend were my friends. Motrin worked much better than Tylenol but Tylenol was still better than nothing. I miss Orudus KT, a medication discontinued in about 2005 but was an OTC wonder drug for tooth pain.</p><p> </p><p>I iced my jaw from yesterday afternoon following the surgery until today. I only took OTC Motrin twice (double the dosage) as the mouth pain was just starting and never got to the level of a 5 (0 -10 pain scale) that they told me to take the stronger stuff at.</p><p> </p><p>I had a horrid time coming awake. Next time I go under I have to ask for motion sickness patch. Right now I just have chest muscle pains that are moving up to my neck which is very common as listed on the discharge papers. If I don't breath deep or cough or laugh I am just fine. Only stayed home from work because of the icing and changing of gauze.</p><p> </p><p>Having the teeth removed in the dentist office instead of oral surgery I believe causes you more pain - much harder to be relaxed during the procedure and during surgery you are given a pain reliever to stay on top of the pain. It does sound like a harsh decision to pull instead of x-raying first. You are absolutely correct about the abscess. Dentists should give time for the antibiotic to take down the infection before working on the tooth. Sounds like he blocked you for a certain amount of time and instead of asking you to return and trying to fill that time with someone who was early he just filled it with your extractions, something I doubt he was planning on doing so wasn't really prepared with the tools, ect. (though it may not take the assistant that long to set up). Emergency extractions are one thing but an X-Ray to determine the exact positioning of the teeth, the length of the roots, and the level of the abscession should have been done first.</p><p> </p><p>I hope you are healing well - be carefull of a dry socket and go in immediately if you feel any sharp pains again.</p><p> </p><p>Did you try calling your doctor again on Monday afternoon to mention it was an emergency? Sometimes when the pain gets to that level, they will fit you in as an emergency appointment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 427554, member: 5096"] I just had two upper teeth on the Right side (#2 and #3) extracted in oral surgery yesterday. I have a history of abscesses so know how horrid they can get. Last Thursday night I started having trouble with my lower right jaw. On Friday morning, I went into the dentist who did take x-rays of the area, did the tap test on all my upper and lower teeth on that side and could not find anything. Sent me away with an antibiotic script in case I decided I needed it over the weekend (driving 4 hours one way to my grandmother's commital). I ended up filling the script on my way across the state. I figured antibiotic will not harm me and if an infection was starting it better be under control for yesterday's surgery. The pain subsided by Monday. Never did figure it out but will do more looking into if it comes back. I use to get "traveling" abscesses. Anytime I was on vacation or an overnight Girl Scout event, I would get an abcess. It hasn't happened in years but maybe this time was a mock abscess? Motrin and Tylenol alternating all weekend were my friends. Motrin worked much better than Tylenol but Tylenol was still better than nothing. I miss Orudus KT, a medication discontinued in about 2005 but was an OTC wonder drug for tooth pain. I iced my jaw from yesterday afternoon following the surgery until today. I only took OTC Motrin twice (double the dosage) as the mouth pain was just starting and never got to the level of a 5 (0 -10 pain scale) that they told me to take the stronger stuff at. I had a horrid time coming awake. Next time I go under I have to ask for motion sickness patch. Right now I just have chest muscle pains that are moving up to my neck which is very common as listed on the discharge papers. If I don't breath deep or cough or laugh I am just fine. Only stayed home from work because of the icing and changing of gauze. Having the teeth removed in the dentist office instead of oral surgery I believe causes you more pain - much harder to be relaxed during the procedure and during surgery you are given a pain reliever to stay on top of the pain. It does sound like a harsh decision to pull instead of x-raying first. You are absolutely correct about the abscess. Dentists should give time for the antibiotic to take down the infection before working on the tooth. Sounds like he blocked you for a certain amount of time and instead of asking you to return and trying to fill that time with someone who was early he just filled it with your extractions, something I doubt he was planning on doing so wasn't really prepared with the tools, ect. (though it may not take the assistant that long to set up). Emergency extractions are one thing but an X-Ray to determine the exact positioning of the teeth, the length of the roots, and the level of the abscession should have been done first. I hope you are healing well - be carefull of a dry socket and go in immediately if you feel any sharp pains again. Did you try calling your doctor again on Monday afternoon to mention it was an emergency? Sometimes when the pain gets to that level, they will fit you in as an emergency appointment. [/QUOTE]
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