Waterbaby wrote:
I think I am right in saying that you can 'leapfrog' paracetamol and ibuprofen,so one is taking greater effect whilst the others effect is fading,to manage the pain.Double check that though.
Watch your 24 hour rules though -don't exceed the maximum dose over the 24 hour period.
My GP put me onto this idea as a temporary measure for pain. It makes toothache more bearable.
Yes I was told to take both together by my surgeon after a leg operation. The ibuprofen has most effect as an anti-inflammatory, but also as pain relief, and paracetamol is just for the pain relief but the different ingredients mean both can be taken together without overdosing and most importantly, these 2 drugs do not have any mixing or cocktail effects.
Just one thing with the dental cements and temporary fillings - they are temporary - a stop gap if you will. If there is infection, as I assume there is with Jansman's one, then sealing in the infection is not the best of plans! From a prepping point of view I am not sure how I would deal with it other than keep using salt and clove oil and maybe pulling the tooth *shudder* (That would take some guts to do!)
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PreppingPingu wrote:Just one thing with the dental cements and temporary fillings - they are temporary - a stop gap if you will. If there is infection, as I assume there is with Jansman's one, then sealing in the infection is not the best of plans! From a prepping point of view I am not sure how I would deal with it other than keep using salt and clove oil and maybe pulling the tooth *shudder* (That would take some guts to do!)
You can purchase permanent dental cement as well, though I'm not sure if I'd want to be using it.....
I found Junior Disporal very useful when my wisdoms where playing up.. they come in flavours so dont taste as awful as a paracetemol, rather than add water and drink it, just place one on each side of the tooth and let them disolve around the gum, they numb it quite well till you can get back to the Dentist, and because they are so low in paracetemol, you can take them quite often!
About 20 years ago a friend of one of my relations died of blood poisoning due to an infected tooth, he had a severe dental phobia - he 2 in his mid 20s at the time..
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I must apologise for my lack of manners. Update on the tooth. I saw the dentist Monday, and there was no infection. The tooth,he told me, is held in by ligaments basically. It would appear that by biting on something hard I have strained these ligaments. He did give it a name. I am taking it steady and it is such a relief not to have pain!
Our household will now be stocking basic dental first aid items I can tell you.
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I use clove oil quite often, a fab medicated product is "Oragel Maximum Strength" it's a benzocaine based topical anesthetic.
If you can get hold of any, xylocaine spray is mega for short term relief.
