Abscess tooth.

Robert59 said:
What a bad time of the year to have a abscess tooth. It's a tooth on my lower side of my mouth in the back. At least I will not eat to much food so I can loss weight. My Diabetic doctor will be happy.
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Uh, just a FYI: If you're diabetic, you might consider treating that soon. A dental infection (or any serious infection) can spike blood sugar in a diabetic & lead to Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Sepsis. That's what I went through 4 years ago when a dentist did an incomplete root canal & left infection behind. My blood sugar spiked to 705. I spent several days in ICU. Both conditions can be fatal - especially Sepsis.

Watch for any nausea & trouble standing or walking; if that happens, I'd get to the ER.
 
Augmentin, that Robert's already taking, contains Amoxicillin,
and Amoxicillin is what my dentist gives for tooth root infections,
so that Augmentin script might work,
But of course, remember, that I am not a diabetic, not a doctor, and not a dentist.

The cause of the abscess will of course, need to be determined, too.
 
Kaila said:
Augmentin, that Robert's already taking, contains Amoxicillin,
and Amoxicillin is what my dentist gives for tooth root infections,
so that Augmentin script might work,
But of course, remember, that I am not a diabetic, not a doctor, and not a dentist.

The cause of the abscess will of course, need to be determined, too.
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That's the issue. In a non diabetic, your body will respond quickly to the spike in blood sugar - just as if you ate a whole bunch of sugar. A diabetic's blood sugar will spike much higher & stay high. It may be hard to control, even with extra insulin.
 
Robert59 said:
I have no Dentist insurance so I will have pay full price for a oral surgeon.
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I suggest a root canal specialist - "Endodontist." I just had one - along with an extraction & bridge. I also don't use dental insurance.
For someone who has serious dental issues (like I have), dental insurance is not a good idea. When you have dental insurance, they have the option of the cheapest treatment; not the best treatment. Many dentists do root canals on the side - & charge less than a specialist, but don't do them well.
 
This morning went into an endodontic dentist for consultation after a referral from my regular dentist. Something infected was happening lower right jaw where years ago 2 teeth were root canaled for a bridge. As a senior that did not include dental insurance in my Kaiser Permanente SS medical plan, was relieved after being 3-D X-rayed that they won't have to do any tooth work. Maybe food pushed in between tooth and sore gum. Was also relieved of 3 bills from 2 dentist haha but hey I'm happy, all good work. In fact now I can look more forward to...yesterday Amazon ordered a 5 pound block of peanut butter fudge that arrives January 3.
 
Teeth problems are an increasing problem as we age. Just a few days ago, I was flossing, and the floss got stuck. As I gave it a good jerk, a small piece of the tooth broke loose. No pain, but I now have a small gap between my upper front teeth. I have a bi-annual cleaning scheduled in mid January, so the dentist can check it out during that visit.

Dental insurance is almost a joke....lucky if they cover half of the more routine procedures. If I lose any more teeth, I may just go to one of these places that do same or next day dentures...Aspen Dental, etc., and ask them to rip all these old fillings/root canals, etc., out, and fit me for a full set of dentures.
 
Robert59 said:
I have no real teeth on top and have only 10 teeth on bottom. At one time I had a dentist wanted to fix all my teeth with root canals for 35,000 dollars when I was in my early 40's.
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I have root canals on ALL 30 teeth and all are crowned & 3 bridges.
With that much work, I've learned that there is a huge variation in the quality and honesty of dentists. The crowns that were done right are over 25 years old & still good. The ones that were poorly fitted have been replaced - some more than once. A poorly-fitted crown allows bacteria to get under it & starts the decay process.
 
win231 said:
I suggest a root canal specialist - "Endodontist." I just had one - along with an extraction & bridge. I also don't use dental insurance.
For someone who has serious dental issues (like I have), dental insurance is not a good idea. When you have dental insurance, they have the option of the cheapest treatment; not the best treatment. Many dentists do root canals on the side - & charge less than a specialist, but don't do them well.
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I have Medicare Dental and I have been able to use the dentist of my choice.
I recommend this, it will save you a lot of $ :)
 
I do understand that anyone who is diabetic,
needs very specific and important, careful attention to any/all infections, and to any/all meds scripts, including antibiotics like amoxicillin and many others.

Since a doctor had prescribed the Augmentin for Robert, I think that doctor knows he is a diabetic, and so I hope that the med (given for an ear infection) will also help the dental problem, short-term, this week,

which no dentist likely will be available to help with in any major way, during the holiday week.
Take care, @Robert59
 
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Call a doctor or a dentist, tomorrow, Monday?
Check to be sure you shouldn't be doing anything else for this week?
 
Kaila said:
Call a doctor or a dentist, tomorrow, Monday?
Check to be sure you shouldn't be doing anything else for this week?
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Checked for a dentist today and found none if you don't want emergency surgery. The pain went away when they gave me a estimate of 900.00 for just one tooth because this is called emergency surgery.
 

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