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Pain In The Tooth After Cavity Being Filled. Any Pain Medication?
hello. about a week ago i ha a pretty big cavity filled. a couple days later i started to see signs of an infections and started drinking antibiotics and ibuprofen for my pain. the infection seems to have subsided however now i have a sharp throbbing pain in my tooth that only goes away when i apply ice water under my tongue around that tooth and i have to keep reapplying that ice water or the pain comes back. I cannot sleep at night anymore. i have a dentist appointment friday, is there anything i can do before then to relive my pain? i have already tried ibuprofen aspirin advil and nothing is working!
Fri, 24 May 2013
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In addition to the oral medication you can try the application of a local anesthetic. There are local anesthetic sprays or gargles that are used for sore throats or lesions of the mouth that may help you. They do not normally require a prescription. You can speak to your local pharmacist to see what is available in your area.
In addition, if the pain is so severe, you may need to a stronger analgesic but these may require a prescription. Medications such as celebrex, tramadol, codeine may be helpful to you.
I hope this helps
In addition to the oral medication you can try the application of a local anesthetic. There are local anesthetic sprays or gargles that are used for sore throats or lesions of the mouth that may help you. They do not normally require a prescription. You can speak to your local pharmacist to see what is available in your area.
In addition, if the pain is so severe, you may need to a stronger analgesic but these may require a prescription. Medications such as celebrex, tramadol, codeine may be helpful to you.
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