Ah Beccy I hope you feel better soon.....Toothache is seriously awful
yuck!
I can't offer advice to whether to use painkillers but I'm interested in all the responses so far as last time I went to the dentist for a root canal I found out that I have somehow developed an anaphylactic reaction to local anaesthetic... (after many years???) Don't want to have to have a GA every filling or root canal I have!!!