Dental Pain

[CrazyLea]

Seems a shame to make another thread for dental stuff - as I have a problem, well not so much a problem but..

Last year (I think), I had to have some teeth out, as I was in heaps of pain and stuff and well if I'm honest hadn't been in years, and one of the teeth they took out, something happened, not sure what now, I can't remember, and they could only take out half of it at that time, and I was meant to go back in a couple of months to have the rest taken out..

But because I am with a private dentist ( so hard to get NHS around here ), I can't afford it like EVER. It cost like 150 or something stupid just for one tooth out, and now sometimes (not always) it's really painful!! (Though not as bad as before I had it out). But I don't know what to do, I can't afford to have it out.. I take painkillers and stuff, but I'm worried that it's going to get SO bad that I'll get some sort of mouth disease or something lol.. What to do???!?! It's ridiculous the amounts you pay for dental treatment these days!!! I'm a fricking full time student, part time job, which doesn't pay much, I can't sponge off my parents, so what the hell, how am I meant to afford it? Does anyone know if there are any student reductions that can be looked in to or something?

[Pinkbanana]

The pain isn't as severe today, yesterday was just absolutly horrific, I can't explain how much pain I was in. It's still there today but a bearable pain. I just keep taking my pain relief every 4 hours, but I've nearly had my lot for today.

Get someone to knock you out with a mallet... then you will be soooo distracted by the splitting headache you have, that you will forget about the dental pain! Seriously hope you get in sorted sooooon.

[Pinkbanana]

Does anyone know if there are any student reductions that can be looked in to or something?

Can you gooo to your doctor and ask for a referal to see someone through them? If you explain your situation... or at the very least they might able to point you in the right direction, ie towards a NHS dentist.

[Jessie Wallace]

Go to emergency dentist on a weekend, they'll sort you out no matter what they do for the bargain price of £16.50. I had wisdom tooth out one Sunday afternoon, fantastic

[Abigail]

Try an NHS dental access centre. You don't need to register with most of them.

[SarahWakefield]

I had a tooth taken out today at around 11.10am.

The pain I have been experiencing since having it out is absolutly terrible. Is it this common to experience such a terrible pain after having a tooth out? The toothache I had it out for was no where near as painful as this.

[Perdita]

I would phone the surgery and let them know, it should not be more painful than before you had the tooth out. Have you got strong painkillers? Have you eaten/drank anything? Hope you feel better soon xx

[SarahWakefield]

No I've not eaten/drank. I've got headache because of it, my Jaw aches like mad. It is horrific!

[Perdita]

I would phone the surgery, I had that once and I was able to go straight back to see the dentist and he had another look at it and treated it there and then (can't remember what he did, years ago). It helped though so I hope your dentist is as accommodating. Good luck

[Abigail]

Have you been smoking since you had the tooth out?