... to help i have to get the infection out first and swishing perioxde what else can i do in a lot of pain
I have an tooth infection and was gvien cipro how long for this mess to help and what else can I do?
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- 8 Jun 2011 by mamaof20056
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- cipro, infections, pain, tooth infection
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LaurieShay
8 Jun 2011
Hey mamaof20056,
Unfortunately you are going to have to give the antibiotic time to work, like 3 or 4 days. You can also use salt water if you don't like the peroxide. There are over the counter medicines like Anbesol or Oragel for tooth pain. It is a local anesthetic in gel form that can be put in the mouth.
Hope your feeling better soon,
Laurie
Anonymous
8 Jun 2011
Hi
So sorry you are in such pain. Call your dentist's office and let them know how much pain you are in, vicodin may help and they might call that into your pharmacy for you. Although, Ibuprofen works very well on dental pain, just make sure you take it with food in your tummy!
Best wishes,
Anonymous
8 Jun 2011
jesus_freak0308
9 Nov 2013
I never thought about using Sensodyne like that, I'm going to have my husband try it. Thank you for the great idea!!
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I did not know that about Ibuprofen. That's interesting. Thank you for sharing!
Ibuprofen is actually better for a toothache than most other medications, including narcotics because it is an anti-inflammatory. Obviously everyone is different and therefore have different preferences but I think it is pretty common for dentists to use the ibuprofen over other pain medications to treat a toothache.
Something else that works great for pain - stronger than ibuprofen - is Percosec. May have to find it at a drug store or online. My son used it when he had his wisdom teeth removed instead of Tylenol 3.
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