Due to severly deviated septums, a growth (possibly cartilidge) that has almost completely blocked one nostril and TMJ, I either sleep with my mouth closed grinding my teeth or sleep with it open in order to breathe. I also now breathe most of the time with my mouth open during the day.
The grinding and constant air on my teeth has caused them to become brittle and go from being a great set of teeth to loosing the majority of them over the last few years. I have only my front teeth left and none to chew with without pain.
I have a couple that have broken down flat to the root. The upper right canine is infected and I'm on 1000mg of amoxicillin a day and have been for 3 wks now. I have some cheek swelling and have lost weight because I can't chew or sleep well with the pain. It doesn't seem to be taking care of the infection fully.
Before you ask me to go to the dentist or surgeon I need to point out that I can't right now or I would. All if my time and money is being put towards a husband that had heart surgery and is not able to do much with weekly doctor visits and my father in law who has Parkinson's disease, dementia and is being checked for kidney cancer and needs eyes on him 24/7 due to his instability. While I have a tooth infection they have serious life threatening issues that are more important. Plus since I'm unable to breath through my nose surgery is impossible. I'm scheduled to see a ENT specialist but not for another 3 wks.
If you have any suggestions how to reduce the pain or anything I can do to get by please let me know. I can't get ahold of the root pieces of the tooth or I would just pull them out.
Thank you.
The grinding and constant air on my teeth has caused them to become brittle and go from being a great set of teeth to loosing the majority of them over the last few years. I have only my front teeth left and none to chew with without pain.
I have a couple that have broken down flat to the root. The upper right canine is infected and I'm on 1000mg of amoxicillin a day and have been for 3 wks now. I have some cheek swelling and have lost weight because I can't chew or sleep well with the pain. It doesn't seem to be taking care of the infection fully.
Before you ask me to go to the dentist or surgeon I need to point out that I can't right now or I would. All if my time and money is being put towards a husband that had heart surgery and is not able to do much with weekly doctor visits and my father in law who has Parkinson's disease, dementia and is being checked for kidney cancer and needs eyes on him 24/7 due to his instability. While I have a tooth infection they have serious life threatening issues that are more important. Plus since I'm unable to breath through my nose surgery is impossible. I'm scheduled to see a ENT specialist but not for another 3 wks.
If you have any suggestions how to reduce the pain or anything I can do to get by please let me know. I can't get ahold of the root pieces of the tooth or I would just pull them out.
Thank you.