Dentist

[Vonnieruth]

Well yesterday I awoke to the biggest abcess I have ever had Is there anything I should tell the dentist this morning when I go

[Edm174]

Hi vonnie hope you get it sorted they are very painful !!!

[BobD Volunteer]

If you have an abcess then he won't be removing it for sure. Antibiotics will be the way forward for now and should not be a problem unless you are on warfarin in which case have INR test in a few days as these can affect INR levels. If and when he does decide on extraction make sure you ask for adrenaline free injection.

[Vonnieruth in reply to BobD]

Ok Bob Thank you will remember that I look like a hamster with a full pouch lol

[Vonnieruth in reply to BobD]

I'm on Apixaban not Warfarin

[bantam12]

Make sure he/she has your full medical history updated.

[wilsond]

Every sympathy,had one myself recently. Ow.

Yes tell him / her if you are on anticoagulants,and not to give you adrenaline based anaesthetic. They won't do a lot usually until the infection is down,so you will most likely have a course of antibiotics first to do that.

Teeth eh?

[Vonnieruth in reply to wilsond]

I'm on two antibiotics then have to go back in 6th November It's one thing after another my youngest under burns ward as she spilt boiling water down both legs on Sunday

[irene75359]

Hope your tooth is responding to the antibiotics, and your daughter is healing; what a time you are having.