Ugh! Last thing I needed right now. One thing I inherited genetically from my mother and her parents is bad teeth. While each generation is getting better, we've got what some call "chalk teeth". Can brush and floss all you want, the enamal is thin and if you get a cavity, kiss that tooth good by. My mother had her first set of dentures by the time she was 13. I started loosing teeth when I was 25. At first it wasn't so bad, was a few wisdom teeth. I did what the dentist wanted, had a root canal, cap, crown, all that jazz. Only to have the tooth literly shatter while eating popcorn one day.
I was out about a year and half ago having dinner with a friend, during the first course, of soup and a roll, went to take a bit out of the roll and the eye tooth (fang) on upper left side of my mout snapped off. I know eventually I'll need dentures, but right now this issue is this. That tooth is infected...again. This happened once before. You forget the tooth isn't there and go about eating normally. Well, Sunday, the fourth, while at a picnice I was eating some corn on the cob.... You know the rest. Now the tooth hurts like heck, and my face is starting to swell a bit.
No insurance and no money, not much I can do that I know of. Other then I'm taking some Ibuprofin and doing anbesol popcycles. This happened once before. But at the time I was still taking my mother to see her onocolgist. This sweet lil old lady (really reminded me of Dr. Ruth), was sympathetic to our situation and all. So she would prescribe medication for me under my mother's name. In this case, antibiotics. I don't have this luxury any longer, any home remedies that are recomended?
Just so you know, I'm not stupid. If it get's really bad, I'm 4 blocks from a hospital, and of course there's always 911 if nessary... Just as soon avoid that right now, but can't take time off from doing more important things right now
Thanks,
Jax
I was out about a year and half ago having dinner with a friend, during the first course, of soup and a roll, went to take a bit out of the roll and the eye tooth (fang) on upper left side of my mout snapped off. I know eventually I'll need dentures, but right now this issue is this. That tooth is infected...again. This happened once before. You forget the tooth isn't there and go about eating normally. Well, Sunday, the fourth, while at a picnice I was eating some corn on the cob.... You know the rest. Now the tooth hurts like heck, and my face is starting to swell a bit.
No insurance and no money, not much I can do that I know of. Other then I'm taking some Ibuprofin and doing anbesol popcycles. This happened once before. But at the time I was still taking my mother to see her onocolgist. This sweet lil old lady (really reminded me of Dr. Ruth), was sympathetic to our situation and all. So she would prescribe medication for me under my mother's name. In this case, antibiotics. I don't have this luxury any longer, any home remedies that are recomended?
Just so you know, I'm not stupid. If it get's really bad, I'm 4 blocks from a hospital, and of course there's always 911 if nessary... Just as soon avoid that right now, but can't take time off from doing more important things right now
Thanks,
Jax