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Need Medication On Pain Due To Abscesses Tooth

Hello. My husband has an abscessed tooth but he can't get the root canal done until next week. In the mid time he's in a lot of pain. He takes Cymbalta for depression, but I wondered if I can give him one of my Tramadol (I have the generic kind) just for tonight? Also, is that a good prescription to ask for him from the doctor tomorrow? Thanks for any advice!
Mon, 14 Apr 2014
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Hi. Welcome to Healthcaremagic.
I read your query. The pain in tooth abcess is due to pressure created by tooth below the teeth in bone with no point to escape. Just plain pain killer is not much effective in this case. I suggest you to get him a prescription for antibiotic and painkiller course. Since he has a Depression history, ideally the medicine should be given only after prescription from physician.
Make him do warm saline rinses which will help draining pus. Maintain oral hygiene. In case of severe pain, visit dentist for pus drainage. Its a simple procedure done in local anesthesia by drilling hole in teeth for letting pus out.
It will give pain relief.
Hope the answer helps you. Thank you!
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Need Medication On Pain Due To Abscesses Tooth

Hi. Welcome to Healthcaremagic. I read your query. The pain in tooth abcess is due to pressure created by tooth below the teeth in bone with no point to escape. Just plain pain killer is not much effective in this case. I suggest you to get him a prescription for antibiotic and painkiller course. Since he has a Depression history, ideally the medicine should be given only after prescription from physician. Make him do warm saline rinses which will help draining pus. Maintain oral hygiene. In case of severe pain, visit dentist for pus drainage. Its a simple procedure done in local anesthesia by drilling hole in teeth for letting pus out. It will give pain relief. Hope the answer helps you. Thank you!