Dental Hassles...

[SueR]

Finally plucked up the courage to get my teeth sorted out, armed with a load of courage off I went. The news wasn't too bad, a simple filling, clean and polish and a tooth to be removed. OK, feeling brave can cope with that, but I did ask if I would need a course of antibiotics - I have been advised in the past to ask for antibiotics when having teeth out, because of risk of infection - was assured by the dentist that there was no need.

Part of the tooth came out nicely and then the struggle began to remove the rest. The dentist finally gave up and said that the tooth must be fused to the jaw and I would need to see a specialist to have the rest removed. OK, no panic as I have had a problem similar to this with wisdom teeth. Spent the past week dosed up with painkillers thinking that everything was settling down nicely, until I realised that a glad in my neck was painful.

Today I have landed up at the GP with an infected mouth and a double whammy of antibiotics to sort out the infection. He informed me that the infection could have been avoided if I'd gone to him for antibiotics in the first place. I told him what the dentist had said and he was not amused.

Moral of the story: Trust my own instincts and remember that the diabetic specialists and GP know far more than the other health care bods. I'll certainly be checking with the GP before I have the rest of the tooth removed. Antibiotcs and I do not get on and I'm in for a rough few days...

 

[angua]

Poor you !

I just hate, hate, hate dentists and dental pain is just vile - sending you luck and hugs, hope you're feeling better soon

Gilly xx

 

[SueR]

Thanks..

I think it's a case of health care professionals being ignorant of diabetes care - yet again..

I know that this is a subject very dear to our hearts on this forum, so how can we educate these people who are trying to look after us ? Do we ignore them and go by our own knowledge and instincts or do we accept that they may be right ? When the appointment come for me to see the specialist I'll be visiting my GP before I go and explaining the situation, only them will I have the treatment. I'm certainly not going through this pain again.

 

[mazbee]

Until a few years ago I was a Community NHS dental nurse and dental health educator.
What really upset me, was the fact that my manager was not happy with us giving preventative information on some dental issues.
The one that made my blood boil was not being able to give advice on how to prevent Oral Cancer!!!!!!
We were not even allowed to tell our patients about what to look out for.
Oral cancer can be easily eradicated if picked up in the early stages, but it seems that the NHS would rather spend million £'s treating our afflictions rather than giving us the advice and tools to prevent future problems.

Needless to say I no longer work for the NHS.................
I prefer to help not hinder.

 

[MCMLXXIII]

My dentist failed in an attempt to remove the nerve from my jaw that had abcessed (aka root canal) .
Its never been right since, periodic twinges of pain like the beginnings of an abcess where you know somethings not right.
"Well they (root canals) can sometimes fail you know"
Yeah. and you bloody caused it by not removing it properly in the first place.
Dentists dont do refunds though do they.
The knob:-x

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[LittleWolf]

I have weak teeth due to a hereditary fault.

I have had an abscessed tooth for 2 years. I've been waiting for a root canal for nearly a year after my Dentist finally acknowledged there was something wrong. I've been back 4 times to remind him that he was supposed to refer me to another practise for the root canal (which I'm not sure how I'll afford) and he simply charges me £17.00 for nothing saying 'Oh I'm just sending the referral now, sorry I forgot', not even a scale and polish. All my teeth have worn down to the gums either side because of my severe cross bite, I need all my wisdom teeth out and the crowding gives me headaches as well as the abscess draining and making me sick. I have gum disease despite using Sensodyne AND Colgate Total, brushing twice a day and using an antibacterial mouthwash 3 times a day. The Dental School at the hospital wont treat me on the NHS and my NHs-gone private dentist ignores me until things get bad then wants to charge me thousands.

I can't take antibiotics or any pills because they also make me vomit violently. So I've kind of had this infection going for months...

Dental care in the UK is a joke for diabetics and non diabetics.

God, I hope your mouth gets sorted out OP... Dental Health makes a world of difference for your mind and the rest of your body. Finished ranting...


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[Thundercat]

My dentist recommends corsodyl and also corsodyl mouthwash. He tells me that all the rinses in the world won't clear infection if teeth need to be scaled as the tartar traps bacteria

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[Robinredbreast]

Hi Sue Sorry to hear of your dental hassles.

When I had a tooth out in June 2011, the dentist gave me two antibiotics, one was new to me, I think it started with an M ?and it made me violently sick many times, it was horrendous, I stopped that one, but carried on with the one I have had before.

I went to a new dentist yesterday, my DD's dentist, as I do not like the new one I was given at the other practice( previous lady dentist unfortunately left), and this practice is just a few minutes walk.

The dentist was fantastic, he took all my details, medication etc, told him about my receding gums and going to Guys Hospital and he said my teeth are very clean and I'm doing a good job and the gums don't appear to have gotten worse,so they are stable but with two loose teeth upper right, which he wants to keep as long as possible. I am booked in next month for a deep clean, and he has an idea he wants to put to me. The whole experience was friendly, calm and he called me by my first name, he put me at ease and it was a very good appointment. He said 98% of care of the teeth comes from the patient patient, regarding the care of teeth and just 2% is the dentist. He was such a nice young guy and he's the same one my DD see's ( she's 12 and has not had any dental treatment :thumbup: ever).

Getting a good dentist is so important, I wish I had gone to him sooner.

Good luck

Best wishes RRB