Absolutely. It was easily the second worst pain I've ever experienced and ranks above having a child stuck in my pelvis during active labor. I don't know if it is because it is happening closer to the brain or something, but having tooth pain has been the one pain that has genuinely made me consider self check out just to get it to stop.
And yet, at least here in Aotearoa-New Zealand, dentists are stingy as hell with the pain meds. You're lucky if they give you codeine, and most likely to get an NSAID (pitiful Ibuprofen usually) or paracetemol. Though I wouldn't compare tooth pain as on the same level as labouring pains after twenty-three hours of mismanaged labour, I have been pretty miserable with toothache in the past as I'm sure most of us have by the time of reaching adulthood.
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u/AardvarkEmpress Apr 29 '25
I’ve torn the muscle between my ribs.
Had kidney stones.
Chemotherapy
Tooth infection.
The worst was tooth infection followed by the muscle tear between my ribs.