I’m going to call the dentist tomorrow, but what can I do for the pain tonight? I’m allergic to all painkillers except OTC ones.
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Sorry about that. I don’t really know what to do about the pain other than ibuprofen. Make sure to steer clear of any food or drink that is too hot or cold
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Tea, toast and then a bath…
Just don’t drop the toaster into the bath! 
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A 20% benzocaine solution might help. You can get it at Wal Mart.
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oh also orajel if you aren’t allergic
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Rinse with warm salted water and take some Tylenol?
I’m sorry you’re in pain. 
I hope you can get in to the dentist tomorrow.
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Orajel is a 20% benzocaine solution. You sometimes can buy a generic brand of the exact same stuff at a dollar store for $1. It costs $6.00 at Walmart. I’ve got like 12 tubes of the stuff in my room. If someone has a toothache I give them a tube. Also, buy some q-tips with it. That’s about the only way to apply it.
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I have a fake front tooth from falling face first into ice while I was ice skating. Half of it was chipped off.
I think it was benzocaine or novocaine (some type of caine) (waits for jokes) that helped with initial pain.
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My dentist prescribes taking 500 mg tylenol qith 600 mg ibuprofen. Same time. It really helped with extraction pain, no harder drugs needed. Only for up to 7 days.
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I don’t know about the pain, but dentek makes some awesome goo that you can put over a broken tooth to keep it safe and protect the rest of your mouth from scratches and such. It’s like $2 at Walmart.
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I’ve used that, it worked well.
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My dentist said that tylenol and ibuprofen are just as effective as vicodin.
It helped a lot after my tooth extraction, but didnt do much before the extraction when the nerve was nicked after a cavity filling. That was excruciating.
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Cloves help numb a nerve. My dentist treats dry socket with clove oil. It tastes gross, but ground cloves numbs for a long time.
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Michael!!! How’s that!!??
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Good news everyone! My dentist could see me today. It was my filling that broke, not my tooth, so it was a quick job of refilling the broken part and sending me on my way! It feels great now, and I was out the door in a half hour!
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