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I work at an accessory store and i am a professional guinea pig breeder, with over 200 guinea pigs. I am also an experienced rat owner and my mother is a vet; we perform our own procedures on our animals. So if i say something, i say it from experience. It might not be the textbook answer, but it will the voice of experience.

  • Should I still be hurting?

    This is a question for people trained in dental medicine, not armchair medics ;)

    At the end of december, my new dentist told me I needed to have all of my fillings redone, which totaled between 10-12 fillings. He did these over the course of 2 visits, before the new year. This was followed by constant and intense pain. I had revisited mid-february and he told me that it was alright for me to still be feeling pain at that point. It is now a week into March, and my teeth are still hurting.

    Hot/Cold/Firm Textured food hurts my teeth, as does breating in with my mouth or holding my mouth open for an extended period (the temp of the air can cause pain)... the pain is intense and will take several minutes to 'calm down', unless it sparks a 'flare'...

    I will also get 'flares' where my teeth will sponatneously hurt, intensely, for an extended period, between 20 minutes to several hours.

    Tapping my teeth with my fingernails does not cause pain, until the change in temperature affects them.

    The pain is so intense it inhibits my ability to eat, and wakes me up in the middle of the night when my ibuprofun/naproxin peters out.

    I understand some tooth trauma can irritate nerves, but I am starting to lose my sense of humor with this constant level of pain after 2 and a half months of this.

    Are there any dental professionals who can tell me if this is still acceptable or if there is something wrong?

    3 AnswersDental1 decade ago
  • Should I still be hurting?

    This is a question for people trained in dental medicine, not armchair medics ;)

    At the end of december, my new dentist told me I needed to have all of my fillings redone, which totaled between 10-12 fillings. He did these over the course of 2 visits, before the new year. This was followed by constant and intense pain. I had revisited mid-february and he told me that it was alright for me to still be feeling pain at that point. It is now a week into March, and my teeth are still hurting.

    Hot/Cold/Firm Textured food hurts my teeth, as does breating in with my mouth or holding my mouth open for an extended period (the temp of the air can cause pain)... the pain is intense and will take several minutes to 'calm down', unless it sparks a 'flare'...

    I will also get 'flares' where my teeth will sponatneously hurt, intensely, for an extended period, between 20 minutes to several hours.

    Tapping my teeth with my fingernails does not cause pain, until the change in temperature affects them.

    The pain is so intense it inhibits my ability to eat, and wakes me up in the middle of the night when my ibuprofun/naproxin peters out.

    I understand some tooth trauma can irritate nerves, but I am starting to lose my sense of humor with this constant level of pain after 2 and a half months of this.

    Are there any dental professionals who can tell me if this is still acceptable or if there is something wrong?

    1 AnswerInjuries1 decade ago
  • Rat needs help! Experienced answers please!?

    he is about 18 months old

    his upper limbs and head are jerking in small, rythmic jerks, much as if he were sneezing, but these jerks are unrelated to his breathing, which appears to be relatively normal. his lungs sound norma and debri-free. he does blink, but his eyes appear dialted. he does not respond to sound, his ear twitches barely perceptively when i make a high-pitched squeaking sound. he does not respong to being handled and does nt move his limbs when i pinch them, nor does he struggle if i try to irritate his nostrils. there is a small amount of drool on his chin.

    this makes me think of a seizure but seizures dont last this long. does anyone have any idea what might be goign on? my vet mom is out of town and i dont know what to do.

    EDIT

    his twitching momentarily stopped, and he lifted his head with some slight open mouth breathing, then slowly lowerd it and resumed this seizure-like twitching after a few moments, still unresponsive

    no history of respitory trouble

    7 AnswersRodents1 decade ago