It was an ear infection. . .

Who would have thought? After a couple of trips to the dentist, she finally suggested that I had an ear infection and that was the cause of the tooth pain.

I relented and went to the doctor, and sure enough, it was an infection. The ear didn't hurt at all (until I was told I had an infection, of course) and then some antibiotics, drops and a shot in the tuckus cleared it right up.

The tooth is still a little tender, though I'm heading back to the dentist later this week to get the temporary filling replaced with a permanent one.