Hi! My husband lost his job a year ago. We have been working wherever we can, but now have no medical or dental insurance. He worked in educational administration, I am am a music educator---no work...and we have been living on our savings. We are down to the bottom now. My husband is diabetic and this past few weeks has complained about having a toothache...Are there any free medical/dental locations in the Mt. Airy, North Philadelphia area that we can take him to.?
Toothache indicates infection of the tooth that had spread to the pulpal tissues, such type of tooth can be Root canal treated to save it permanently.
I would suggest you to visit a Dentist get the checkup done, take an x-ray of the tooth.
Take complete course of antibiotics and analgesics.
As you cannot the treatment right now, I would suggest you to visit a nearby Dentist and discuss the problem of your husband with him, so that you can find any charitable dental trust or the treatment can be done at Dental schools at low prices.
Hello and welcome to hcm,
Thanks for posting your query.
Toothache can be due to-
Dental caries.
Periodontal infection.
Pericoronitis of impacted wisdom tooth.
Traumatic injury.
I would suggest you to get a thorough clinical evaluation by a dentist nearby.
He/she can guide you to find out dental insurance/free treatments available in your locality.
For temporary relief,place a cotton dipped in formocresol over the tooth.
Hope this helps.
hello,
Pl consult a dentist in your locality at the earliest. The tooth ache could be of various reasons like decay, periodontal problem, trauma, infection etc. An x ray of the tooth should be done and root canal treatment followed by capping of the tooth would be required. Diabetic patients are susceptible to periodontal disease. Consult your dentist immediately.
Regards
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Have Toothache, Diabetic. Can Online Doctor Help?
Hi, Thanks for asking the query, Toothache indicates infection of the tooth that had spread to the pulpal tissues, such type of tooth can be Root canal treated to save it permanently. I would suggest you to visit a Dentist get the checkup done, take an x-ray of the tooth. Take complete course of antibiotics and analgesics. As you cannot the treatment right now, I would suggest you to visit a nearby Dentist and discuss the problem of your husband with him, so that you can find any charitable dental trust or the treatment can be done at Dental schools at low prices. Hope this helps out. Regards....