tooth infected, any suggestions?

Lots and Lots of oral gel until you can get to ohio if I were you I would get it pulled ASAP once the infection goes away. Try putting compacts on your face like hot or cold

 

Try using tea bags. Put one in the area of the infected tooth. The caffeine will help cut the pain, and the tea bag will also help cut the infection some as well. It's something my hubby picked up years ago. Tea bag needs to be dry when it goes into your mouth. Bit gross, especially if you're not a tea drinker, but hubby says it works really well.

 

Get the Tooth pulled as fast as you can!

There is NO coming back from a bad tooth, especially one where you already had a root canal.

I had a bad root canal done by a so called dentist and ended up losing the tooth.

 

When I was a kid, we used clove oil for temporary relief of toothaches. You can purchase it, over the counter, at most pharmacies... however I would advise that you talk to the pharmacist to find out how often to apply since you're going to be using this for a few days. If too much is absorbed into the system, it can cause cell damage... and you don't want that. But it's very effective when used properly.

 

Also you can use something with naproxen in it. It has a imflameatory which might ruduce some of the swelling plus releave some of the pain, until you get where you need to go.

 

Glad it helped! My hubby actually had that recommended by a dentist. It's the caffeine contained in the tea that does the truck. The antibiotics will start doing their thing soon too.