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Originally Posted by bold_n_brazen
I had an abscessed tooth once, though not a wisdom tooth. My dentist drilled it open and I had immediate relief. Several days later, I had a root canal.
Why are they not removing the tooth?
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I was told the tooth can't be removed until after a few days of antibiotics. I guess removing a "hot" tooth with such an obvious infection can spread it elsewhere, so they want it under control first.
This is an exquisite form of pain. Someone dropped a wooden stool on my big toe, breaking it, last month. That was pretty painful, but I still managed to bike and run on an eliptical machine with it. This makes almost everything unbearable. Nothing but yogurt to eat. And no booze. I may be suicidal/homicidal before this is done.
