Thistle
15-11-11, 16:08
Yesterday I travelled the hundred twenty miles to the hospital dental clinic. I was supposed to have three broken molars out (broken because of tooth grinding in sleep, that's how bad my stress has been :blush: ) but he only removed two. They were so badly infected that they had infected the bone in my jaw, resulting not only in a pile of painful injections for the local, and, having deep roots, him literally hauling on my jawbone with one hand whilst hauling the teeth out with the other, but he then had to scrape my jawbone under the teeth, power wash it and stitch up my gums.
Did it hurt?
Yes.
What's worse though is that after they came out I almost fainted, in fact I turned so pale they wouldn't let me get off the couch for an hour! :blush:
Couldn't stop shaking, heart pounding, felt sick and faint. Was awful.
To compound this misery, I've now got dry socket where both molars were removed and am sitting here terrified that the pain will become so bad I won't be able to think straight or function.
As you can appreciate, I won't be able to make the hundred twenty mile trip to nip in to see the dentist every day to have the sockets packed.
Does anyone here have any experience of treating dry sockets at home? I have clove oil but reading online, it seems mixed about whether or not to use it.
And, yes, I have another four broken molars to be removed in the future.
Basically, this has set back my dental phobia in huge leaps. I'm a wreck.
Did it hurt?
Yes.
What's worse though is that after they came out I almost fainted, in fact I turned so pale they wouldn't let me get off the couch for an hour! :blush:
Couldn't stop shaking, heart pounding, felt sick and faint. Was awful.
To compound this misery, I've now got dry socket where both molars were removed and am sitting here terrified that the pain will become so bad I won't be able to think straight or function.
As you can appreciate, I won't be able to make the hundred twenty mile trip to nip in to see the dentist every day to have the sockets packed.
Does anyone here have any experience of treating dry sockets at home? I have clove oil but reading online, it seems mixed about whether or not to use it.
And, yes, I have another four broken molars to be removed in the future.
Basically, this has set back my dental phobia in huge leaps. I'm a wreck.