What could be causing the pain in my mouth to move from one place to another?

Question:

I am 19 now and have had problems with my two teeth on the bottom and in the back of my mouth since I was 14. I recently became pregnant and now have a medical plan that covers dental. I went to the dentist and he gave me penicillin to get rid of the infection and vicodin for the pain, and scheduled a root canal next month. Things started to go okay. I could chew with those teeth without them getting irritated even when I wasn't taking vicodin or Tylenol. For the past day or two, the pain has become very intense and will move from one of the infected teeth to my jaw, to my wisdom tooth, and go away again. The Vicodin doesn't really help and even though the OB and dentist say it's okay to take, I don't jump up and down with joy when I do it. What could be causing this and what can I do for relief?

Answers:
Call your dentist and tell him what is happening like you have said here and that you would like another appointment as soon as possible to come in and have exrays. That way the dentist can see if any infection in the jaw area. Penicillin may not be doing the job and he may have to give you a different kind of antibotic for the infection. You may want to think again about saving your tooth, and just have it pulled out. Sometimes you have to be pushy with dentists, you may have to go to the office and try to get him to see you that way. It usually takes up to three days for antibotics to really start working good also. And sense you are pregnant he has to be careful of what he gives you for pain. Hope I have helped you in some way.

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