Reply to How many days in a row can you safely take Advil?

Forum Index » Health and Medicine

Reply to "How many days in a row can you safely take Advil?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's usually recommended to take pain relievers for no more than 10 days. What do the directions say? Are you the person who posted about pain after getting cavities filled? Please go see another dentist for a second opinion as to what's wrong.[/quote]

OP here...yes, I'm the poster with the post-cavity pain. Sigh. I'll see the dentist again tomorrow. I'm trying to take the Advil as infrequently as possible, but unfortunately it's the only thing that does the trick so I can function. And to think that I never had a toothache in my life before this. Thanks everyone![/quote]

You likely need a root canal. Dentists usually take bite wing x-rays which only show decay in the surface. He/she probably treated the surface and you likely have an infection that needs to be treated. It's no biggie (especially if you have dental insurance!) but I would have the dentist recommend an endodonist on your plan. I just had a terrible tooth ache and it turned out I needed a root canal. It was actually very painless (he numbed me a little) and only took about 30 minutes. Then I got a crown. No more pain!!!

Advil is great for treating symptoms but for chronic pain that is not going away you need to treat the underlying cause.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics