Two large fillings with pain unresponsive to meds, while also dealing with a head cold. Call dentist or wait?

Yesterday, early morning, I had two fillings put into two upper right molars at the very back of my mouth. I was fine throughout the procedure and afterwards until the local anasthetic wore off. I have dealt with constant pain since that has not responded to acetaminophen (generic tylenol then excedrin.) The dentist did say that one of the fillings was very deep and could possibly need a root canal. I am supposed to call if the pain becomes too difficult. However, my situation is further confused by the fact that I have a raging head cold that hasn't responded well to Sudafed, which is what I usually take for these type of colds. So, should I call my dentist or wait things out for awhile?





Also, can I take things like sudafed and acetaminophen together at the same time? I have no idea how to tackle both the cold and the pain at the same time.





Any adivce would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Two large fillings with pain unresponsive to meds, while also dealing with a head cold. Call dentist or wait?
Could be bad sinusitis, does the pain get worse if you bend down to tie up shoe laces, move your head etc if so its probably sinusitis. If the pain is constant throbbing, losing sleep etc go back to your dentist and he will open the tooth and start a root canal, or very least give you antibiotics.





It could possibly be both though (poor you if it is!) The thing is if you go to your dentist and he gives you antibiotics and its your tooth, the symptoms should calm down, if the symptoms dont calm down its a sign that its sinusitis (both ailments need different types of antibiotics)
Reply:Call your dentist, the pain is not related to the headcold. There is no problem taking Sudafed and Tylenol at the same time. At the very least your dentist could give you a stronger pain medication for a couple of days.
Reply:Kinda tough to tell. Does it interfere with your sleep, eating or having trouble concentrating? Just to be on the safe side, call your dentist. It will calm your nerves and he/she can prescribe something for it.





A lot of times when you get dental work, it will mess with your sinuses.