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My father-in-law was here in america for 6 months and this is his 5th month. All of a sudden from yesterday his cheek was swollen and by reading the previous posts, i am sure it is abscess by listening all of his same symptoms like breaking teeth little by little from 6 months which he didnt told us till now. I do have enough amoxillin 500mg tabs with me. Can i continue them to him and wait till he goes back so that he can pull his teeth over there in india? Shall i add ibrufen to that too? how much mg of ibrufen should i give? Is it ok to travel in flight without pulling this teeth? Is it dangerous? It is too costly for me here which seems like i cant bear it as we had teeth treatments done for me and my husband also this month. His travel insurance people said after all deductables he give 80% of the bill which is again only till 100$. please help me with your valued suggestions... Thankyou MEDHELP!!!! my email is YYYY@YYYY
Hi, It seems that there might be having developing abscess at the root of broken tooth. You can give Amoxicillin 500 mg3 times a day for 5-7 days. This will clear infection but once pus is formed then it is to be drained. You can give Ibuprofen 400 mg or 600 mg twice a day as per severity of pain. Apply ice pack 2-3 times a day. Ok and take care.
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Hi, It seems that there might be having developing abscess at the root of broken tooth. You can give Amoxicillin 500 mg3 times a day for 5-7 days. This will clear infection but once pus is formed then it is to be drained. You can give Ibuprofen 400 mg or 600 mg twice a day as per severity of pain. Apply ice pack 2-3 times a day. Ok and take care.