Suggest Treatment For Terrible Tooth Ache

Posted on Wed, 15 Feb 2017

Question: At what point can I go to the emergency room for a severe tooth ache

Answered by Dr. Robert Galamaga (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Considerations

Detailed Answer:
hello and thank you for sending the question.

Regarding toothache pain you could go to an emergency room at any point. If you have an urgent care center nearby that may be more convenient as emergency rooms tend to have a long wait times.

for toothache pain the physician or medical practitioner may recommend that you take a course of antibiotics in addition to pain medication to help alleviate your symptoms. ultimately however you want me to follow up with your dentist for further care and management.

Again you can go to your local emergency room or urgent care center at any point for examination. I suspect they need to do a short course of antibiotics and anti-inflammatory medication such as ibuprofen or possibly a stronger pain medication if they think you might need it.

Thanks again for sending your question.

Sincerely,

Dr. Galamaga

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Follow up: Dr. Robert Galamaga (41 minutes later)

thank you,I've already tried ibuprohen and have antibiotics,what does amoxicillan do??

Answered by Dr. Robert Galamaga (25 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Followup

Detailed Answer:
Amoxicillin is an antibiotic which is commonly used to treat infections associated with toothaches.

If your pain is poorly controlled on ibuprofen, you might need something stronger that can only be provided if you see a physician in person.

Sincerely,

Dr Galamaga.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T