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okay so i suspect that my wisdom teeth are preparing to come through. what a wonderful time they've picked, when i'm far away from England!
Well my jaw currently feels like ive been punched, and my gums also hurt. I've not got any bonjela with me, but i do have germolene and an ibuprofen gel. would these or any other easily obtainable medicine be any good for putting on my gums?
Well my jaw currently feels like ive been punched, and my gums also hurt. I've not got any bonjela with me, but i do have germolene and an ibuprofen gel. would these or any other easily obtainable medicine be any good for putting on my gums?
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Preferebly soluble paracetamol. (Well, this is what I got told last time I had problems with my teeth anyway)
Also if it is my wisdom teeth, do i need to go to the dentist about them now or just let them do their thing? cos i'm mortified of the health services here!
TBH, I'd steer well clear of a dentist in a foreign land if I could possibly avoid it, unless I was desperate. Although in Beijing I'm sure there must be an international hospital for all the expats. Maybe ask at the British Embassy or phone your health insurance company for advice.
one thing i forgot to mention regarding my wisdom teeth is that i don't have enough space in my mouth at the mo for my teeth that i have let alone new ones, i've had loads of orthodontic treatment. But okay i'll just dose up on ibuprofen and hope it goes away soon!
I'm not stupid enough to say that she's away for a year if she's already been gone 11 months.
if it's sore gum pain, it'll eventually get better. ibuprofen and something like bonjela are fab. or try swishing a bit of boiled (and cooled!) salty water round your mouth.
if it's agonising throbby deep-jaw tooth pain, the roots are probably infected and they'll need to be taken out. don't expect them to have any kind of speed about this (can you tell i'm talking from experience?).
they will only remove them if they are diseased or damaged. being cramped or at a dodgy angle isn't a good enough reason, apparently.
OMG I was looking at some old posts the other week and came across your wisdom teeth ones - couldn't BELIEVE that if you'd stayed on that waiting list you'd probably still be waiting NOW! How can they expect someone to live with that kind of pain for 2 years.... I'd probably top myself before then. Well I suppose it's one way of cutting the waiting lists.
I still feel really outraged about it and it wasn't even my teeth.
still, my private hospital experience was fab. it was more like a mini-break than an operation.