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Toothache on and off. dentist drills open filling, applies medicine inside. leave for 1 week. what medicine is that and what does it do?
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Sedative filling: There are many types of temporary and sedative fillings so I cannot know for sure what was used. Generally speaking it contains Eugenol which sedates the nerve and therefore any tooth pain. You can and should discuss this with your own dentist.
Answered 10/9/2016
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Anodyne: It is a medication to soothe the tooth and reduce. Pain.
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