I have been so miserable all weekend. I think I have an abscess and will need a root canal. It is especially frustrating because I tried to be proactive and went to the dentist twice, but everything looked OK and nothing showed on x-ray. I could feel that something wasn't right, but couldn't even tell exactly what tooth it was coming from. He did the tapping test Fri, and that must have really awakened something, because I woke up with so much pain on Sat morning (at least now I know exactly which tooth is the problem). So I am living on grits, scrambled eggs, cottage cheese, cream of rice and smoothies ( with a generous helping of Tylenol, Motrin and Orajel). I will be calling my dentist first thing when they open.