abscessed tooth can I pull it out myself?

if you have the balls do it

Better not try it.

Better go to a Dentist and get it pulled out right.

I'm not saying you couldn't do it, it's just that I don't think you're going to be able to deal with the pain or have access to the specially built tools for doing it without injury. This problem is more dangerous than you might think.

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Swill with salt water.

Get some amoxicillin (fish mox forte)

Just go to a dentist dude.

you may

Yikes! Becoming septic is the worst risk of having an abscessed tooth. You need to see a dentist. If you wait you may risk a hospital stay.
You will need antibiotics to stave off any infection.
Please be careful.

I'm trying to fight through the pain!

No dont take the chance of spreading infection around your body, go see your dr dentist ,if you cant get in to see him or her takle neurofem "to numb the pain" if you are allowed
you will be put on antibiotics by your dentist ,when the infection has cleared HE OR SHE WILL RIP THE OFFENDING ROTTEN SWINE OUT OF YOUR SKULL. Good luck and all the best from quincy.

The emergency room will prescribe pain meds till you can get an appointment or try it yourself. Those things don't come out easy though. I've seen dentists up on the chair pulling with both hands trying to pull teeth.

If you don't have or can't afford a dentist, they usually have one in the hospital, if you're in pain they will give you meds.

Get them before you try anything.

yea sure, let us know how it comes out.

In the meantime, try popping the abcess. It's basicly just full of puss and will drain just like a zit with a small needle. Your pain is coming from the swelling.

Try that first.

Also, sucking on whole cloves and letting them sit against the swollen gum area will have a numbing effect that will last for a while.

I didn't believe it either till I tried it.

If its not done right and all of the infection treated you can end up with a full body infection, and that could kill you, and you won't even know its happening except that your immune system will be so damaged and you just become weaker and weaker.

Not only should it be pulled by someone who knows what they are doing, but the cavity has to be treated so that ALL of the infection is totally gone!

ITS A SERIOUS THING.

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Under Obama care do you have a walk in center for out of hours problems

Do not pull on own as you may fail to extract all and be in a more terrible position than before

If you like pain

Yep you can. Just use pliers with rubber or leather between the tooth and the metal. Clean your mouth decently enough with baking soda rinse thoroughly then clean again with peroxide.

Get a strong, not too strong, grip on the tooth and slowly wiggle it from outer jaw to inner jaw. After a few minutes the nerves will begin deadening and the pain will start subsiding. Eventually the tooth will loosen and you can pull it free. Be sure to pull slowly so as not to leave nerve endings behind.

After the tooth has been removed apply gauze to absorb most of the bleeding you will have to keep it gauze applied for atleast 24hrs to insure a blood clot forms in the socket.

After you have removed the tooth post here and let me know how it went and I will explain to you how to avoid dry socket.

BY "CAVITY" I MEAN THE HOLE THAT IT MAKES WHEN ITS PULLED OUT.

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I found a dentist that will take the tooth out for 99$ but I dont get paid till Friday.

I know that feel.
I have 6 wisdom that i never got pulled, 2 are impacted, and one cavity on one of them has turned into an abscess. Once it swelled up real bad and i got a fever, so i put a black tea bag in my mouth and sucked on it for awhile, it will bring the swelling down. Then i took a sewing needle and heated it up and dipped it in peroxide and poked the shit out of the swelling till all this crap oozed out. Healed up fine. still gives me problems, but i've heard that you can break it off in your jaw trying to pull it out, and that can lead to an infection that gets in your blood and brain, causing death.. so i havent done much since then till i can get an oral surgeon to fix it..

Take ibuprofen and rinse with nearly hot salt water. If it doesn't improve any, go to the dentist or e.r. Nothing to mess with. Been there, done that. The only cure is a root canal or extraction.

When I was a child I had a bad tooth, my dad proceeded to cut my gum with a razor blade then he applied iodine on it I couldn't swallow for about an hour after that I rinsed my mouth with warm salt water...this cured the problem never came back!

Yeh good advice cloves work well better still oil of cloves. I once went on a solo camping holiday feeliong great the second day ley in mi tent my abcess started ,the pain was so bad i was ready for comming home then a head showed up on my gum so i stuck a sterilized pin in it and talk about a yellowstone eruption it was nasty but the pain went away in a flash, i can@t explain the feeling of relief after
a full day of pain. The rest of the holiday was grean and pain free. Thank's for reading good luck and all the best from quincy.

Cmon OP, try the things that you can do right now and report back.

Pop and drain the abscess with a needle and get some cloves on that gum.

Ibuprofen as well. 1600 mg should do the trick.

Sorry about mi spelling but i'me very very drunk but telling the truth.

You can pull it, death is just a side effect...

Out oregano oil on it until you can get in to a dentist.

Oh horseshit.

An abscess is nothing more than a zit in your mouth.

Popi t, pain subsides immediately.

You certainly don't need to pay hundreds if not thousands of dollars to have some overpaid "professional" drain it.

I have healed many by my own hand. Only takes a couple days and it's gone.

I was faced with a situation with a piece of broken tooth one night and no where to go. The pain of it just sitting in the gum was unbearable, and I did find a way to get it out. I learned a lot about my pain threshold. Sometimes when you have to do something and don't have much choice, the pain will take a back seat. I succeeded, and followed proper sterilization and rinsing steps that any dentist would do. The pain stopped immediately after I had pulled the shard out. (The worst part is tearing it free just at the end! Ow! x1000) The dentist the next day couldn't believe I did it. Neither could I.

OP, you'll need an ice skate, a volleyball, and a rock about the size of your hand...good luck