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What can i do to ease tooth pain until i can go to dentist in a few days? pills barely work, extremely sensitive to hot and cold and sweets

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Dr. Gary Sandler answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Therefore: Avoid very hot and cold foods as wells as sweets in the meantime. See if you can get an earlier appointment.

Answered 7/27/2015

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Palliative: In addition to avoid triggers, you can try and cover the area. A couple of simple ways are to get orthodontic wax (sold at most drug stores, ask for braces wax, very cheap) and smush a small ball into the area of missing tooth to provide a thermal cover. If that does not work, get a athletic mouth guard and cover the tooth along with the rest of the arch. While not the prettiest, it may work.

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Dr. Louis Gallia answered

Specializes in Surgery - Oral & Maxillofacial

Avoidance: Avoidance of those triggers that you've mentioned. If you have antibiotics, that will help to decrease the pain. You can take up to 800 mg of ibuprofen up to 4 times daily. You can almost always get a same day appoint for toothaches.

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