What is the best way to relieve tooth pain most likely due to the root dying?
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When the root pulp is dead there is no pain. Toothache is usually caused by gas byproducts of bacteria growing in a tooth cavity. The gas presses against the nerve tissue of the tooth, and causes the pain. A dentist can help that problem by a number of procedures. In the meantime take a pain killer, (analgesic), like aspirin,  tyenol etc.. Clove oil also will do the trick. It is also antiseptic. But it is not a pleasant substance.\nGood luck,\nDoc. Dan.
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If the tooth is abcessed, then you have 2 options.  You can either have a root canal and crown placed or you can have the tooth extracted.  Get in to see your dentist as soon as possible.  For temporary relief of pain, take 800 mg of Ibuprofen which is prescription strength.  It has an anti-inflammatory in it so it's going to work better than Tylenol or aspirin.
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This is related to a tooth that is infected. The infection can surround the bone and make the area inflamed causing the abcess.This can occur in a tooth that has a nerve which is dying, or a tooth which has had a root canal treatment which has not worked effectively. Antibiotics are usually the first course of treatment and then a root treatment by your dentist, Anti inflammitory painkiller like ibuprofen is helpful for short term relief, but you need to visit your dentist asap.
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Root canal treatment often requires one or two visits.  In my practice, the root canal that is done in one visit is likely to induce some post-op pain.\n\nThe most common cause for the post-op pain is the temporary filling is too high.  When you were anesthetized, you could not tell whether the temporary filling is high.  When the numbness wears out, if you bite down and it's hurt, then it is likely that the temporary filling is the cause.\n\nOther reasons include: root fracture, allergic or immunological reaction to root canal filler (gutta purcha), foreign material response, and incomplete removal of the sensory nerve.\n\nWhat you need to do is first to phone your dentist to see if   he or she can prescribe you some antibiotics (such as amoxil) and steroids (decadron).  You can take about 400mg of ibuprofen (advil, motrin) every 4-6 hours in addition to the Vicodins to alleviate pain.  Make appointment to see your dentist if the symptom is not abated within 24 hours.\n\nTo further reduce pain and swelling, rinse three times daily with warm salt water (a teaspoon of salt in a cup of warm water). To safeguard the tooth and help keep your temporary filling or crown in place, avoid eating sticky or hard foods (especially gum), and if possible, chew ONLY on the opposite side of your mouth. It's important to resume to brush normally, but floss very carefully. To prevent ejection of the temporary filling, remove the floss by pulling it through the teeth, not down or up from between the space between teeth.
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Sometimes the pulp (nerve) in the tooth will become inflamed whenever a tooth has treatment done on it and usually resolves.  However, three signs that the pulp is not going to recover is 1. The tooth wakes you up at night.  2. The tooth starts hurting for no reason.  3. Whenever you get hot or cold things near the tooth it sets the tooth off and it hurts for more several minutes.  My advice would be to keep things with extreme temperatures away from the tooth, don't chew on it and just "baby" the tooth along for a couple of weeks.  If the tooth starts behaving like I just described, chances are you will need a root canal on the tooth.  Also, it sounds like a crown would have been a better choice to restore the tooth if your tooth split in half.\n\nDr. R.
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Take a whole clove and set it on the tooth.  You can buy them in the grocery store in the cooking section where all the other spices are.  They are cheap and do a great job of numbing the pain.  Put it on the tooth and gently bite down on it.  Keep it there for a few minutes.
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Take it from someone who has experienced both.  They are both excruciatingly painful but in different ways.\nSee a dentist.  He/she can give you something for the pain and an antibiotic for the infection that is causing the pain.  Then have them do something about that tooth so you don't have to suffer this pain again.\nGood luck.
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Clove oil as a natural remedy, or Ambusol if you do not care whether or not it is a natural cure. You just have to put a drop where the pain is.\nIf you have lost a filling, there is a temporary filling you can buy over the counter as well.
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You can call your dentist and ask him.   He may give you some painkillers and or anti-inflamatories.  Chances are the sedative filling was enough to send the nerve of your tooth into a tail spin of death.  It should be over soon. \n\nThere is a procedure that some dentists do called pulpal debridement(pulpotomy).  This actually removes the nerve to varying degrees.  The problem with this treatment for dentists is if we do it, you will be pain free.  If you are pain free, then you may not come back.
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The best home remedy is to take 800 mg of Ibuprofen which is prescription strength.  It has an anti-inflammatory in it so it's going to work better than Tylenol and aspirin.  But the only way to truly rid yourself of the pain completely is to visit your dentist.
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I would advise your dentist that you are in this much pain when u go back. Few days after fillings they can be irritable and pain full, sometimes this goes after a few days and if not go back. \n When i had rootcanel few months ago, i used to get a aspirin, crumble it up to powered, and put it on my tooth to relief the pain. (asways read label)
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The best way to get toothache relief is to see an emergency dentist right away. If you can't do this, there are some things that you can do until you can. Oil of Cloves reduces toothache pain when placed directly into a tooth cavity. You can soak a small cotton ball with the oil and place it into the offending tooth cavity. Dentists mix oil of cloves with zinc oxide to create a white paste that makes a soothing temporary filling. Placing ice or ice water on a tooth reduces the inflammation and can possibly help with the pain.\n\nhttp://www.atlantadentist.com/toothache_relief.html
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Yeah, ice is great for the swelling, but how about the trauma?  Any time a tooth is traumatized it is possible for the nerve of that tooth to become damaged.  This may lead to root canal therapy (RCT).  \n\nIt is important for you to make an appointment w/ your dentist.  An x-ray will be taken and your teeth will be evaluated.  Trust me....don't wait!  You should be able to be seen right away, b/c this is an emergency situation.  Your dentist should be aware of any situation going on in your mouth at all times.  These situations are recorded and can later on be used to evaluate a later condition or happening.\n\nThis is only a precautionary measure.  Yet, an important one.  It's always better to be safe than sorry!\n\nIf you don't take my advice, then watch out for discoloration of the traumatized teeth.  Now it is definitely time to make an appointment.  The teeth are necrotic (dead) and will need further treatment.
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If you go to the pharmacy or supermarket there is a cool thing over with the oragel.  I can't remember the name of it, but it comes with a small glass jar, tweezers and little tiny cotton pieces.  This is especially helpful if you have a cavity hole and can stuff a piece in there.  This will make it go numb and give you a little rest.  I found by loading up on the ibuprophen, alternating between that stuff and oragel it bought me 2 weeks until I went to the doctors and got a prescription for vicodin to last until my next doctor's appointment (3 days later).\n\nCheck with your doctor and see if you can get a pain killer, but also make sure to get an antibiotic so the infection will start going down before you see the dentist, then if they need to do anything they won't have to worry about infection.  The infection going down will also help relieve the pain.  Good Luck
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The best thing for tooth pain at home is to take 800 mg of Ibuprofen which is prescription strength... you can take this every 6-8 hrs as needed for pain.  It has an anti-inflammatory in it so it will work better than Tylenol or aspirin.  Be careful not to overuse Ibuprofen as it is harsh on the lining of the stomach and could cause problems.  Do make sure to see your dentist as soon as possible if you are having a toothache so he or she can evaluate and do necessary treatment.
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Of course the best thing to do is see your dentist about the problem.  For temporary relief of the pain take 800 mg of Ibuprofen which is prescription strength.  It has an anti-inflammatory in it so it is going to work better than Tylenol or aspirin.  If your gums are sore, you can rinse several times a day with warm salt water.  Use 1 teaspoon of salt to 8 ounces of water.
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Most often, there is not severe pain after a root canal, but since you are hurting, please call your dentist/endodontist and ask for instructions on what to do for the pain. Usually, a prescription for an antibiotic and something for the pain will be called in or written. Most offices have a weekend and after hours emergency answering service, or the voicemail message may give a number where you can reach the dentist/endodontist.  If you begin treatment now, you should be fine by next Thurs for the crown. Good luck, and hope you feel better.  Always consult your dentist for the best advice concerning your dental health.