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(JD) · 12:14 PM

Ugh! Yes, I'd keep at that dentist. Did he pull a tooth, or clean out a deep cavity? It could be a "dry socket" if so...and that won't go away. It does take the dentist's action to remove the crown or filling and pack that dry socket with wet, medicine treated packing to get rid of the pain. If he won't, call and go to the ER. Don't put up with that pain longer than a day or two imo. If the gums are red, there's a problem...a shot won't make an inflamed gum for days on end imo. Is there a nurse you can call and talk with connected to your health insurance???

If you're not allergic, dissolving an aspirin on the gum will send the pain reliever straight through the skin/gum. Wet tea bags also work, in a pinch (the tannin acts as a pain reliever through the skin.)

I have to disagree with rinsing with Listerine or other such mouth wash (sorry) because those kill all germs...even the good ones and can lead to an infection because of that my DMD says not to use them. (note:"Many alcohol-free mouthwashes use cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) as an active antibacterial ingredient; it is effective because it is a cationic surface active agent that is able to absorb the negatively charged phosphates of the bacteria’s cell membrane (Radford et al., 1997)." It's the alcohol that is most detrimental. Plus I wonder if such mouthwashes haven't added to the lack of effectiveness against certain germs, such as streptococcii "They found that Listerine® was more effective against mutans species of Streptococci than other species such as S. mitis. " because of tolerance build up.) http://homepages.stmartin.edu/fac_st...isa%20Hall.doc