Originally Posted by qweds

hey popo,

i asked you a question a good while ago and then went in to get checked out for a cavity. Well I went to the wrong dentist. Then after getting a a whole bite wing Xray for peace corps my new dentist did a whole ton of work replacing bad old fillings and such.

Then three days ago I started getting a toothache on my lower left 1st molar (not the twelve year one). I had some work done on that tooth about 2 months ago, but now my insurance through COBRA is over and all these medical expenses just keep delaying when I can leave for Peace Corps.

Is there anything I can do to judge how serious this thing is?

It's not a heat/cold sensitivity, but if I bite anything harder that a soft pineapple I'm in incredible pain.

It also get worse through the day, it seems fine in the morning, but now at 1pm i want to hit it with a hockey skate. It's only slightly tender if I push it side to side with my fingers, but hurts a ton if i bite down on it. I've also flossed thoroughly around the tooth.

thanks for any help, and if this doesn't go away by Wednesday I'm probably just going to go to a dentist as it's affecting my ability to work. Oh and I can't take any painkillers b/c I'm on dicluflocan (or something like that) for, get this, arthritis in my foot (I'm 23).