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Pain in tooth.. To remove or perform Root Canal based on doctor's advice. Severe pain in tooth. Please suggest best dentist in town
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The treatment for painful teeth whether to be extracted or rct to be done is based on x Ray's and clinical findings.
For the time u can do warm saline rinses and brush twice daily...take soft diet.
Keterol dt can be taken in case of extreme toothache (if there is no medical conditions or any allergies)
Health Tips
don't apply and heat pressure extra orally.
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Hello Mam,
Ideally it's always better to do RCT and save your tooth if possible.
If you are based in Bangalore you can contact me.
Next Steps
Till you consult a dentist
you can start with
1.T.Augmentin duo 625 thrice daily for 5 days
2.T.Combiflam thrice daily or whenever pain is there
3.Salt water gargle with regular temp water
Health Tips
1.avoid applying balm,heat or pressing outside the teeth on your face.
2.If you can feel the cavity apply Colgate painout inside the cavity to relieve pain
3.Avoid very hot cold and sweet food
Don't worry you will be better
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Sometimes mouth ulcers are as painful as tooth ache.
For the time being, do have these medicines prior to visit dentist,
T. augmentin duo 625, 3 times/day.after food 10 tablets.
T.metrogyl 400, 3 times/day.after food 10 tablets.
T.ultracet/zerodol PT, maximum 3 tablets a day, if pain,after food
T. Roles D,once a day, before food,for 4 days
T.A to z gold, once a day, after food,10 tablets.
If difficulty in opening mouth or chewing or swallowing, these are usually associated with tooth infection.
If feverish, that can be as a secondary infection from tooth.
Next Steps
visit dentist even if symptoms subside.
do not neglect.
Health Tips
do not do hot compression /balm/ointment application extra-orally.
avoid very hot/cold/hard/sweet/sticky food
soft diet
do not neglect brushing after meal.
hold mouthful of Luke warm salt water in for sometime; you can do it for few times a day, if it's relieving your pain, even partially.
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Dr. Aayushi Kothari
Dentist
9 yrs exp
Bhavnagar
Without X-ray we cannot say whether a tooth can be saved or has to be removed.
For severe pain u can take medications.
Which town u are from?
Next Steps
Take mox 500 for 5days thrice a day
2) ketorol dt for 3days two times a day
Health Tips
1) do warm saline gargles
2) put clove or apply clove oil over that tooth.. u will get temporary relief
3) don’t eat hard and sticky food
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