What to do when over counter medicine does not work for tooth ache?

Husband has a very bad tooth ache. Has been going on for a while now. We know it has probably turned to infection. Right now we do not have the money to take him to the dentist %26amp; he has taken everything from tylenol to asprin. Yet nothing has worked. Any ideas or suggestions that would help soothe the pain until I am able to take him?

What to do when over counter medicine does not work for tooth ache?
He needs an antibiotic. Take him to the nearest emergency room and they can prescribe an antibiotic, usually a 10 day supply, but you need to get into a dentist ASAP
Reply:You can try calling your medical doctor and telling him you have an abscessed tooth and see if they will put him on an antibiotic, that is about the only thing that is going to give him any relief is to take care of the infection. A toothache can become a very dangerous situation if you don't take care of it. An infection is nothing to mess around with.
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Reply:Did he take the asprin and Tylenol at the same time? Ibuprofen works better for dental pain. He should take 4 tablets of advil (prescription strength) every 6 to 8 hours (at least 4 hours after his last dose of asprin) AND take 2 tylenols (4 hours after the last dose of tylenol)every 4 to 6 hour. The first dose won't help as much as the next dose. Don't take any more of these, but consider a hot bath or shower to relax muscles and 75 to 100mg of benadryl so he can get some sleep tonight. Tired and in pain sucks.


Get him in ASAP
Reply:Un fortunately I am sure this has turned in to an Absessed tooth and there a puss bag filling up and pressing on the nerves and the only thing that will help is antibiotics. Even the dentist will not pull until the Absesse is gone





You say you don't have any money the n go to ER they will give you antobitics.


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Reply:Ibuprofen 200mg x 3 every four hours- do not miss a does. It's more effective if you sort of let it 'build up' in your system. You can alternate the timing with tylenol but ibuprofen works the best.





He really does need an antibiotic. The infection is what is causing the pain. If you can't get into a dentist then try your regular dr- sometimes they will prescribe an antibiotic for a tooth abcess.





If it gets unbearable, go to the ER. They will prescribe the antibiotic and possibly a pain killer. But he will need to be seen by a dentist ASAP.
Reply:More than likely if "you think" the tooth ache is infected, it probably has developed an abscess; which not only can be painful, but dangerous to leave untreated.





If he has symptoms of an abscess; swelling, drainage, throbbing pain keeping him up at night or can't close his teeth together without feeling this tooth first, he needs to be treated by his dentist.





He can go to the ER but they will only medicate him and refer him to his dentist for treatment. Save your self the expense of an ER bill and a dental bill, see a dentist so the tooth can either be "saved or extracted" and the "abscess" can be treated with the proper antibiotics.





There aren't any over the counter medications that can treat the abscess. He can take 600mg of Advil or Motrin; the anti-inflammatory will help to reduce the swelling which will reduce the pain associated with it. Aspirin or Tylenol offers little relief when it comes to dental pain; the ibuprofen works to reduce swelling and inflammation.





Until he can be seen by his dentist, he should rinse with really warm salt water several times a day. He can also swish with a solution of peroxide diluted with water mixture, try not to eat or rinse for 30 minutes. Use either heat or ice to relieve pain and avoid hard to chew or crunchy foods until this tooth is taken care of.





If he doesn't have a regular dentist he can call around to find one willing to treat him over the weekend, there are dentist available. So in the meantime, medicate with Motrin 600mg every 6 hours. Rinse w/warm salt water, peroxide water solution and avoid any foods that require chewing. See a dentist to have this treated as quickly as possible to avoid further dental pain and complications.