Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Mini_Her

Even if the tooth has been painful for over a year?

---

The amoxicillin will deal with any oral infection. The Advil-Tylenol taking will deal with pain.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Wondergirl

The amoxicillin will deal with any oral infection. The Advil-Tylenol taking will deal with pain.

---

I know I'm asking lots of questions, please forgive me for that. But, suppose I just take the antibiotics from now on instead of seeking root canal treatment. Would that be safe? You know they say meds are not good over long periods.

Laughing gas is VERY LIGHT. You should probably be trying a sedation that you take orally. The dentist can prescribe something you take the night before and then the morning of the procedure. Can't guarantee you won't feel any pain. The only one that can guarantee that would be the general anesthetic.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by flossie

Laughing gas is VERY LIGHT. You should probably be trying a sedation that you take orally. The dentist can prescribe something you take the night before and then the morning of the procedure. Can't guarantee you won't feel any pain. The only one that can guarantee that would be the general anesthetic.

---

Well I'll go with the general anesthetic. I just can NOT take that pain that I felt today. As if someone literally stuck an electrical wire into my nerve! Thanks for your advice, it was badly needed and greatly appreciated.

I have another question... Suppose I just get the tooth extracted... do you think I'd still feel pain during the extraction as well? I've had teeth extracted and don't recall feeling pain during the procedure. The dentist wouldn't use the vibrating tool for an extraction, and that tool is what I felt pain with. Do you think it would be safe to get the tooth extracted (without pain)?

You would still have to be numbed, the tooth might break and have to be removed in sections, and yes, there could be pain. I have done my best to keep my teeth. My husband, on the other hand, hasn't been as careful with his and so has shrinking gums and has to get his upper plate relined every so often. I say keep your teeth as long as you can.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Wondergirl

You would still have to be numbed, the tooth might break and have to be removed in sections, and yes, there could be pain. I have done my best to keep my teeth. My husband, on the other hand, hasn't been as careful with his and so has shrinking gums and has to get his upper plate relined every so often. I say keep your teeth as long as you can.

---

So in your sedation case... did they actually knock you out or were you still conscious? From my understanding there are two different types of sedatives.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Mini_Her

So in your sedation case...did they actually knock you out or were you still conscious? From my understanding there are two different types of sedatives.

---

I've never been sedated (the lighter version) for dental work, am a tough German type. I was sedated for a colonoscopy and was awake but in no pain. I was able to watch the colonoscopy procedure on a nearby monitor. My son has had the nitrous oxide (laughing gas) and the sedation (not at the same time) in which he had no memory of the procedures and no pain, but he could respond to directions from the dentist. I've been put out entirely (general anesthesia with no pain) for surgery, a c-section, and wisdom teeth pulling when I was 17.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Wondergirl

I've never been sedated (the lighter version) for dental work, am a tough German type. I was sedated for a colonoscopy and was awake but in no pain. I was able to watch the colonoscopy procedure on a nearby monitor. My son has had the nitrous oxide (laughing gas) and the sedation (not at the same time) in which he had no memory of the procedures and no pain, but he could respond to directions from the dentist. I've been put out entirely (general anesthesia with no pain) for surgery, a c-section, and wisdom teeth pulling when I was 17.

---

Wow. This stuff seems so unreal to me... LOL.. So in my case, would you recommend the laughing gas? The pain was so sharp when the dentist used the vibrating tool, it real gave me a fierce, sharp pain. Do you think laughing gas would help me or do you recommend the general anesthesia?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Mini_Her

Wow. This stuff seems so unreal to me...LOL..So in my case, would you recommend the laughing gas? The pain was so sharp when the dentist used the vibrating tool, it real gave me a fierce, sharp pain. Do you think laughing gas would help me or do you recommend the general anesthesia?

---

No matter which kind of sedation you get, you will also have your gum numbed. This will help once you become conscious again until you can take whatever pain med has been prescribed.

Your dentist is your best advisor. And I'm not sure what this vibrating tool is. I don't remember anything like that unless you are talking about a slow-speed drill that has a low-pitch "brrrrrrr" sound. (The high-speed drill goes "eeeeee".) If you get general, you will feel like you have been unconscious for about two minutes (if that). It will be a similar feeling for the lighter sedation. I don't know about nitrous.

Do you usually have a high or low pain threshold?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Wondergirl

No matter which kind of sedation you get, you will also have your gum numbed. This will help once you become conscious again until you can take whatever pain med has been prescribed.

Your dentist is your best advisor. And I'm not sure what this vibrating tool is. I don't remember anything like that unless you are talking about a slow-speed drill that has a low-pitch "brrrrrrr" sound. (The high-speed drill goes "eeeeee".) If you get general, you will feel like you have been unconscious for about two minutes (if that). It will be a similar feeling for the lighter sedation. I don't know about nitrous.

Do you usually have a high or low pain threshold?

---

The vibrating tool was used to open my tooth, to make way for the dentist to clean out the decay. What do you mean by "high or low pain threshold"? Not sure if this is what you're asking but if you're asking if I can take pain... unfortunately, not at all.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Mini_Her

The vibrating tool was used to open my tooth, to make way for the dentist to clean out the decay. What do you mean by "high or low pain threshold"? Not sure if this is what you're asking but if you're asking if I can take pain...unfortunately, not at all.

---

It sounds like you have a low pain threshold, very little tolerance for pain.

The vibrating thing must have been the brrrrrrrr drill, the lower speed one.

Do you think they could do a root canal with a different tool or is the vibrating tool necessary? I really need to get this thing completed. I can't keep my tooth open the way it is. Also, if it's the low speed device, would that mean the high speed one is less painful?

I just spoke with the dentist again and he said that I need to see a specialist because my root canal is too bad for him to treat. Wow. Is that normal? And how do I know if I have an infection or not? He didn't seem sure as to whether I have an infection.

You would seriously know if you have an infection, and if it was really bad you could smell it as well. I think you stated that this dentist had put you on amoxicillin and something else (not my choice, pennicilin is better and more thorough) amoxicillin is a general antiobotic and some people are immune to it. I don't know if anyone asked if you have had pain biting on this tooth, brushing, etc?

By the way, they don't use low speed drills. All are high speed except the attachments are different and make them seem that way.

You shouldn't have the packing in that tooth too long, so opt for the specialist as soon as possible and get it over and done with.

I think I mentioned an 'impacted tooth' which is aserious infected area.

I worked for a periodtonist for a couple years as am RNA, so I know what a root canal is, how it is done, all the ins and outs, etc.

Flossie is our resident tooth expert, so you will get good feedback from her.

Tick

Thanks Tickle... Do you have any idea as to why I still felt pain even though they numbed me? They used the vibrating tool in a circular motion around the tooth, but in this one particular spot, it hurt like HELL! Mannnnn this is so fustrating!

By the way, Tickle, I have some Penicillin. Should I stop the Amoxicillian and start the Penicillin?

Hi Mini, no I don't have any idea why you felt pain; is why I said yesterday, we don't know your oral history. I know its frustrating. Just get to a specialist and get it over and done with, like I said, then come back and post what that specialist said. We also don't know your existing medical history which, for reasons very good reasons, should remain unknown to us at the present time. Have you told us how old you are? Don't remember and that makes a difference as well.

We are all volunteers here with really busy careers in other places. We can only assume if someone asks us and hope to hit the spot, not allowed to diagnose. We do try to help as much as possible, walk a poster through a problem so that he/she knows where to go next for the proper treatment/information.

Tick

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by tickle

By the way, they dont use low speed drills. All are high speed except the attachments are different and make them seem that way.

---

I just called my dentist who has been in practice for over 30 years. His son, who just graduated from dental school two years ago, has come into practice with him. Both use low speed drills (and call them that) during the filling of a tooth. My dentist says the different speed drills are necessary as the tooth is prepped for a filling.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Mini_Her

By the way, Tickle, I have some Penicillin. Should I stop the Amoxicillian and start the Penicillin?

---

Okay, where did you get the pennicilin? No, I can't tell you to do that. Ask your doctor. Time will tell if the amox is not working, if it isn't, then you go to a different antibiotic with your doctor's recommendation.

Tick