I have a toothache with pain in neck face and ear and cant afford a dentist. i am mixing medicines is it safe?

i've had a severe toothache for two weeks and pain in neck face and ear. i cant afford a dentist. i went to the er and they gave me ibuprofen 800 and lortab 0.5 and penicillin. is it safe to mix these drugs and is it safe not to go to dentist? will this go away?

I have a toothache with pain in neck face and ear and cant afford a dentist. i am mixing medicines is it safe?
well you did a least see a doctor but I do think you should see a dentist and if the ER doctor told you to take these meds then is should be safe but still see a dentist
Reply:Nope, not safe not to see the dentist. You have an infection either brought on in the root of your teeth, or on the gums. It needs to get looked at and dealt with.





You can get septic as well, which you dont want. It needs to be investigated.
Reply:I think those er doctors probably would tell you if it wasn't safe to mix these drugs but anyways


that sound like a severe kind of pain if it effects your neck, face and ear.


I think you need to go to a dentist.
Reply:I hope you have a credit card or something. You need to see someone! And please stop mixing medicine. You could overdose and die!!!
Reply:it sounds like you a have a very infected tooth, it can also be abcessed. i know that going to a dentist can be a lot of money, but it has been proven that an infection in your teeth can cause heart problems, stroke, and even death. it is ok to mix the pcn with either of the pain meds. the lortab should ONLY be takin when the ibuprofen is not working. you can take both together it is ok you have a very small dose of lortab. the pcn is for the infection, the ibuprofen is for imflamation and pain and the lortab is for pain also. if there are no changes in the appearance, such as color, or the pain continues or gets worse you should really see a dentist as SOON as possible. that could be a sign that the tooth needs to come out and that along with xrays can cost about 300 bucks depending on where you live. call around and check with local dentists. you may find one that is actually pretty cheap. if you cant go see a local dentist, you may be able to go to a local university and allow the student dentist to pull or exam your tooth, its REALLY cheap and helps the students learn. if you arnt able to go to an university that offers this then i would see about a payment plan, most places finance their procedures, but if you dont do something about it, it could cause serious life threatning problems good luck
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Reply:Toothaches are painful but can be prevented


by take suitable precautions. Avoid eating


food which will result in the formation of acid


in the mouth, brush teeth regularly with a fluoride


toothpaste. I found the information at


http://aches.in/preventtoothache.html

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