Tips until I have a root canal?

[Icini]

Anything "hot" kills me. Thank goodness Thunder From Down Under is not in town. I could have had it done tomorrow; have contractors here for the day though. Phew! So May 5th it is. Besides Motrin and cloves what else can I do to enjoy my hot cuppa and lesson the pain?

Hubby reckons I have spent enough to put our dentists' two kids through college twice! I cannot help it if I have compounded issues which includes a small mouth. Not a word, I dare you!

[Wilbur]

I've gotten some relief before with that tooth pain stuff you brush around the base of the tooth. Contains lidocaine or something like that. Numbs it for a few hours. They might have it at Plaza.

[Icini]

Wilbur ...I need more clues than other than just 'pain stuff' I have a lot of pain stuff in my life, doubt if any of them would be of help though.

[Wilbur]

The stuff I've used is a liquid in a small bottle like nail polish that you paint on. I'm pretty sure it's sold under the brand name Orajel. It looks like they also package it as a paste or cream but I seem to remember using a nail polish type brush and liquid
Orajel® Adult Toothache Pain Relief Medicine Products


I've found it in drug stores and seen it sometimes in the meds section in grocery stores.

Here's another similar product I found with a quick google
Red Cross Toothache Medication Reviews. Buying guides & consumer product reviews at Epinions.com

[feistylady]

good grief Icini, this last year hasn't been kind to you, has it? I still think it is about time we met for lunch. I suppose maybe we will have to wait until after your root canal.

[SlipperySlope]

Try Sensodyne toothpaste.