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Suggest Treatment For Severe Tooth Pain

Took my Husband to Dentist yesterday as he woke up with pain. He says he needs a apicoectomy on tooth 9 and 10. He gave him Amoxicillin 500 mg to take 3 times a day and Vicadin 5-300 mg 1 tab every 4-6 hours as needed. Today is Sunday and all offices closed. But he woke up this morning in a lot of pain and face is swollen in affected area. It is 9 am and he now has had 4 doses of the amoxicillin in him since yesterday and pain pills every 4 hours. I guess my question is what now? He is to have the surgery this week some time after we make arrangements for him to get off work. She we schedule it sooner than later or wait for the antibiotics to work longer. Can he take more than 1 pain pill if he has to? Just want to get thru this day. Ice?
Tue, 14 Oct 2014
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Hello and welcome.
Thanks for sharing your concern.

yes you can definitely do local ice application.He can take combiflam as a pain killer, if the prior does not work so well on him.But remember to take any one of them.Continue with antibiotics religiously.Do warm saline rinses.

Visit your dentist and get the access opening done to let the pus out.This would help him over come his pain.

Hope it helps.
Thanks.
Take care.
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Tooth Pain

Hello and welcome. Thanks for sharing your concern. yes you can definitely do local ice application.He can take combiflam as a pain killer, if the prior does not work so well on him.But remember to take any one of them.Continue with antibiotics religiously.Do warm saline rinses. Visit your dentist and get the access opening done to let the pus out.This would help him over come his pain. Hope it helps. Thanks. Take care.