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Suffering from pain right now.
My recent dental visit revealed a huge hole below one of my lower teeth. My regular dentist suggested that this could be due to a cyst and recommended that I extract this tooth asap so as not to affect the surrounding teeth. She also suggested dentures to replace the tooth.
Now, I’m approaching 50, but the thought of having dentures just makes me feel old, old and older. My pragmatic wife said, why not visit another dentist and get a second opinion. So, that’s what I did today.
The gum specialist suggested a crown lengthening surgery, in which tissue would be removed to reveal more of my lower teeth. (Yes, it turned out to be a major jaw reconstruction process because my other teeth are quite worn out.) Crowns would be placed above my natural teeth to protect them. I assumed that thorough cleaning would be done - and the fluid drained in the process. Anyway, I was committed to the option of crown lengthening because I sure as hell didn’t want my tooth to be extracted.
Which explains why I’m in pain now in spite of the anesthesia. I was given painkillers and antibiotics for a week. God help me.
Tell me your stories of pain so that I can tell myself to man up. Thank you.
45 sats \ 1 reply \ @Aardvark 21h
Some rough stories in there for ya.
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Great ideas think alike! I m devouring the stories now and give a wry smile at the one who mentions root canals lol
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I also have an ongoing tooth problem. But it's not because of old teeth it is because a new (supernumerary) tooth. It has grown almost 5 years ago and it was too much pain as it grew right between the first premolar tooth.
I also went to the dentists and all has their own descriptions and treatment suggestions.
I was also sure as hell not wanting to remove any of the tooth so tried searching my options in Ayurveda to live with it. The first thing was to ease pain so,
  • I started pulling with coconut oil twice a day.
  • Replaced my toothpaste with Ayurvedic one which has Red ochre, Piper longum, Piper nigrum, Zingiber officinale, Zanthoxylum armatum, Oil of Syzygium aromaticum and Mentha piperita](https://www.daburdentalcare.com/clinical-trial-summary)
  • Started chewing Tulsi or Guava leaves once in a day.
The pain subsided. It did come back recently and I followed the same, it again eased.
To maintain the tooth and the gap that has formed in between I normally brush twice a day except as I said when there's pain.
The guava leaves are very effective to cure the tooth pain and so are the Ayurvedic ingredients mentioned above.
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I’m impressed by how you manage your pain via natural means. This city dweller has so much to learn about plants
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Dude,. I've had a thoracotomy where they have to crack or saw open ribs to get to lung. My doc said it was the most painful surgery and I took it amazingly well.
More recently I had a prostate reducing procedure that uses water vapor(steam). I winced and cried like a little girl (not really), but it hurt way worse than lung surgery.
Don't be a man down.
This is what it is. MAN UP!
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Your comment did make me feel better and embarrassed. Thank you!
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Awesome! You are welcome!
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MAXIMUM PAIN BRING BITCOIN DIWN TO THE PROCE OF
1 Sat = 1 sat
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Jer 19h
About 7 years ago I developed a Plantar wart on my right foot. No big deal.
Over the next few months, one turned into quite a cluster to the point where I was hobbling. The pain wasn't that bad but I could no longer walk properly, play volleyball or baseball.
I sought medical attention and the first treatment was a caustic solution, applied once every 6 weeks by the doctor. The first 24 hours after treatment were fine. However, day 2 - 7 were quite painful. Almost like a time-released flesh eating disease. A few Ibuprofen over the course of that week kept things manageable.
Despite the treatment, more kept popping up. The doctor advised they could no longer use the caustic solution. I had more than when we started. They gave me three options:
Option #1: Topical 5% 5-fluorouracil which was described to me like topical chemo. That didn't sound great.
Option #2: They could refer me to a private clinic for laser treatment.
Option #3: Refer me to a surgeon. The doctor did say this would likely take me off my foot for several months as they would essentially remove part of my foot and it would have to be packed by a nurse twice a day and may never totally heal.
I opted for the laser.
I met with the doctor at the clinic who walked me through the process. He advised it can be pretty painful but they have had great results in many cases. He also said some folks don't seem to feel it at all.
Unfortunately, I was in the camp of the former. I have never experienced pain like this in my life. My first appointment required 16 shots. I guess I was fortunate as the tech said he had just done a guy who needed 40. Each zap felt like my foot was being shot off by a tiny, flaming hot bullet. The kind of pain where you immediate start sweating profusely, and want to be sick. Each zap was spread out by a couple minutes so the tech could apply some type of cold compress to try and limit the burning.
It worked though. My second appointment only needed 8 zaps, and my third appointment only 2. Plantar-free ever since.
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