Really bad toothache

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Asked for Female, 42 Years

I am having my tooth taken out in 2 days but the pain is so bad it hurts all of the right side of my face. I have been taking paracetamol and ibuprofen but they stopped working a few days ago. I have used a few of my husbands strong pain killers but they aren't prescribed for me and he needs them. I was wondering if i can take 4 ibuprofen to see if that works

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Dr. Rajasekhar Nutalapati

Dentist 18 yrs exp Hyderabad

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Please see a dentist immediately and get the problem diagnosed. Pain killers will only relieve the pain for a short time and will not act on the source of infection. The pain will not subside until the source of infection/pain is diagnosed and treated. Your tooth might require a root canal or if it is in a very bad position, it may have to be removed. It might be another issue altogether.

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Look for a dentist in your vicinity and get treated immediately. So many pain killers will damage your system.

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Dr. Khwaja Anisur Rahman

Dentist 13 yrs exp Kolkata

it may b due to dislodgement of blood clot visit u r dentist as soon as possible

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Dr. Shyam Mahajan

Dentist 50 yrs exp Aurangabad

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Why self medicate urself without a evaluation? Go for a follow up with the dentist with whom you got the extraction done.

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You do not need to bear pain.

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