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Cheek Pain After Having Tooth Extracted. Taken Amox And Lortab. Worried

Excruciating pain in cheek (or my son calls it a sore on the inside of his upper cheek close to the gums) 4th tooth from the front (upper) extracted yesterday and he is having sharp pain in the area. Tooth seems fine, no pain there. Saw dentist today who took another xray and said there was no root left, so pain should be ok. Was given amox as a precaution and lortab for pain management. Just worried because the pain seems so severe and its not evenin the tooth or gum area. What are your thoughts?
Wed, 5 Jun 2013
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Hi,

Thanks for asking the query,

Pain and swelling are common complications after tooth extraction.As you mentioned that there is no root piece left so there is no need to worry. Just follow the post extraction instructions given by the Dentist properly.
Take the complete course of antibiotics and analgesics prescribed to you.
You dont worry about the symptoms it can be because of trauma at the time of extraction which will subside after sometimes on its own.

Take care!
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Cheek Pain After Having Tooth Extracted. Taken Amox And Lortab. Worried

Hi, Thanks for asking the query, Pain and swelling are common complications after tooth extraction.As you mentioned that there is no root piece left so there is no need to worry. Just follow the post extraction instructions given by the Dentist properly. Take the complete course of antibiotics and analgesics prescribed to you. You dont worry about the symptoms it can be because of trauma at the time of extraction which will subside after sometimes on its own. Take care!