I went to the new dentist on Monday morning...had x-ray taken.....didn't show much except a small black line....he said it was probably a bite problem and it would cost $45 to fix which Medicaid [my state insurance] would not pay for....so I said it would have to wait till next month.....Monday in middle of night...Screaming with same toothache pain!!....Took 2 of my knee-pain med tabs, 2 extra strenghth tylenol....over an hour to ease of enough to sleep.....So I called dentist back and saw him yesterday and he decided to re do the filling in the bottom side of sore tooth....told to keep taking same stuff for pain.....slept through night....a bit sore this am plus cheek swollen so gargled with hot salt water as recommended and same dosages of previous night....eased off enough to take a nap....woke up at 3 pm with just a bit of toothache and cheek swelling had eased....went to T's at 6 pm...stopped at Taco Bell for 2 soft tacos as I had not been able to eat much since last Saturday night...a bit sore when I left T's.....Stopped to see old friends.....around 7:30 pm..toothache started up again and I didn't have the Tylenol with me but when I left at 9 pm I took two of the tramadol....got home a bit after 9:30 pm....Screamed all the way home!!!! Took 2 extra strength Tylenol waited....no relief so I flossed and then did several swishes of hot salt water which had also been recommended.....It's almost midnite and the PAIN is still the Screaming type!!! but a little bit less and my cheek is swollen again....THIS IS CRAP!!! I will call dentist at 9 am [don't know when I'll get to sleep!!] and insist on seeing him again....I really think that I have an infection as when he removed the filling he said there was some softness down there and he said he had dug it all out....I think he should have given me some antibiotics....What I've taken for PAIN is just not working 3 hours after I first took the 2 tabs of Tramadol!!! I feel like asking a neighbor to drive my van forward as I have attached a string to my tooth and yank the sucker out!!!! He's going to have to do something major!!!!! I have also put extra strength Anbesol on it and it's supposed to give immediate relief!!! Nothing is getting better:cussing: I really don't need this!!!! My gum above the sore tooth is also very sore!! This is now gotton rather traumatic!!!!.....SEEKING THE PEACE