dental pain and the emergancy room?

Question:

I have very severe pain in my jaw. I have had one of my wisdome teeth removed but have three that were impacted half under the skin, but now have fully emerged, and then broken off. The molar that is located where the wisdome tooth that was pulled has broke off and there is only half a tooth. I believer that is were my pain is coming from now. It hurts really bad radiating upwards and downwards to my sholder. My neak hurts to turn, it hurts to open my jaw, and at times it feels as if it hurts to take a breath. My head on that one side feels as if some one is picking at it with a knife. If I went to the emergancy room, with no ins. would they help me? I wont have ins untill the beg. on august but I am in too much pain. colve oil doesnt work, peroide doesnt work, ibuprofen doesnt work. What can I do?

Answers:
I'm a dentist.

Yes. You will get help at the emergency room. Obviously, I cannot examine you myself, but an ER physician will and will decide what to do. If it's simply dental pain, they'll probably send you home with antibiotics and pain meds. If it's more than just pain, they may try to get an oral surgeon or a dentist on call to see you.

Generally, ER physicians are pretty clueless when it comes to treating dental emergencies, despite the fact that dental emergencies are one of the most common reasons for ER visits!

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oh my god, ow!!

I would definitely call your dentist to see what to do!

You need to go see a dentist.not the ER. The dentist will likely be cheaper anyway! Call ahead and explain your situation.let them know you are in excruciating pain and you need help but your funds are limited. Any reputable dentist will work out a paymetn plan with you. Let them know you just need something done to give you relief until your insurance kicks in. Then, they can do the necessary work you need. For now, they should be able to get your pain under control. Good luck! Tooth pain is the worst!! :( Hi.
I would definitely go to the ER. Some ERs will have a dentist that they work with for situations like yours. And, if you're in the US, I believe that if you go into an ER, they HAVE to treat you, whether you can afford the treatment or not.
You may have an abcess, or an infection. If it is left too long, there is a possibility of it spreading. If it spreads, it can move to your heart and you could die. I'm not saying this to scare you, but a lot of people don't think that dental infections are serious. Please, please, please take care of this.
I'm sorry that you're in pain. good luck

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