Dear friend.

Thanks for sharing your concern.

you can give her one percocet tablet now.but please see that you maintain an interval of six hours.

As, it is given every six hourly.Tooth pain gets relieved by opening the canal in the tooth,so that the built up pressure can be relieved.

I would say please continue the medication given but also meet your dentist and discuss regarding opening of canal in the teeth,if root canal has been advised for that particular tooth.

Hope it helps.

Thanks.

Take care.

Thank you for query in HCM forum. Your girlfriend's dental pain is due to the infection or inflammation in relation to your tooth pulp or tissue around the tooth. Once you start an antibiotic, it will take some time to control the infection by the antibiotic, generally 72 hours. Till then you have to take some analgesic to relieve pain. Percocet is a good combined analgesic. It contains a narcotic analgesic named oxycodone(derived from poppy seed) along with paracetamol. Paracetamol increases the effect of oxycodone. Generally you can take up to 6 tablets(generally up to 120 mg/day) a day according to need. It is really a good analgesic, commonly used for cancer pain. DO NOT TAKE IT FOR LONG TIME i.e. MORE THAN 10 DAYS, IT COULD BE ADDICTIVE. AND NEVER TAKE ALCOHOL ALONG WITH THIS DRUG. IT COULD BE FATAL. So you can safely take Percocet 4 hourly. Thank you.

hello ,
thanks for writing to us,

firstly i would like to inform you that both toradol and percocet are analgesics whose dosage is 8th hourly that means you have to wait for another 4 hours to give her percocet...kindly give her some antacids also along with the painkillers.
dont expect magic only after single dose because her severe toothache was due to infection which needs time to subside...if you feel her pain becomes unbearable go for i.m. analgesic and visit your dentist to get her tooth treated ...
hope i have answered your query ...take care

Hello,

Thanks for writing to us.

Initially,cause of toothache has to be evaluated by a dentist.

Since the pain exists even after taking medication,depending on the cause of toothache,treatment has to be planned.

If there is deep caries,tooth has to be either root canal treated or extracted .

If there is periodontal infection,scaling and curettage has to be done.

Meanwhile,maintain oral hygiene well.

Visit a dentist in every 6 months.

Take care.