If dentist isn't available. Can ER help with pain?!
Question: If dentist isn't available. Can ER help with pain?
Answers:
The emergency room should be able to help control the pain, depending on the size of the hospital, they may have an oral surgeon or dentist on call. Could you also look into seeing a dentist local to you for emergency treatment?
It sounds like you have a bone chip or the edge of the extraction site has been uncovered. For the short term try rinsing gently with warm salt water several times a day. Also use ice packs- 20 minutes on, 20 off and an over the counter pain relief product.
You may also have a dry socket which I hear can be very painful.
have dentures
You can go to the ER for the pain but what's most likely happening is a bone spur. After an extraction small tooth fragments or fragments from your jaw bone can chip and become stuck under the gum. They are very painful but will eventually work themselves out. Once this happens you will be shocked @ how tiny they are. If it's sever enough & it is a bone spur, they can make a tiny cut into ur gum tissue and remove it.
Yes. Most definitely go to your ER. They'll be able to help with pain management. Good luck and I hope the pain and swelling go away soon x
yes go to the ER