Toothache !

[NorthumBryan]

Cheers fellers, I never thought I'd actually look forward to getting a tooth removed...

[NorthumBryan]

Tooth out ! I got a cancellation for 10:45 and the buggers out at last. Huge abscess underneath which has been causing the grief. Sadly, the same abscess tastes & smells horrible and is now weeping out of the socket, yuk. OK now but i'm sure I'll be a bit tender when the injections wear off...

[Asmith61]

Glad the tooth is finally out 
As for the abscess you could gargle with salt water I have been told it has good healing properties!!

[NorthumBryan]

Yes, that's the plan after 24hrs to give it a good rinse out. Looking forward to a very soft breakfast tomorrow, probably porridge.

[Mick B]

Glad it's sorted. The tender feeling will be a lot better than the original toothache!! I agree with the salt water. I also find that alcohol works well!   

[NorthumBryan]

Cheers Mick, it's getting a bit better today but the remnants on the abscess keep leaking out and the taste is horrific. Plenty of slat & water rinses are helping to keep my gob fresh (ish).

[Mick B]

 

[NorthumBryan]

It doesn't seem like 5 mins but roll on a few weeks and I'm back at the dentists, again. A shard of bone which must have been dislodged during my recent extraction has made it's way to the surface and started sawing away at my tongue. Thankfully, it came out without a fight and was only about 1mm x about 5 or 6mm but felt like a kitchen knife to my tongue. The dentist was great and just howked (a technical Northumbrian term) it straight out without fuss or ceremony. Sorted, for now...

[Asmith61]

Oooh that sounded painful glad it’s sorted for you now 

[NorthumBryan]

Cheers, to be fair to the dentist he said the injection to numb the area would hurt more than just pulling the bit of bone out - he was right !

[Mick B]

   let's hope that's it this time!! 

[NorthumBryan]

Fingers are soooo crossed...