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Suggest Treatment For Tooth Abscess And Swelling Of Face

I have a abcess from a chip tooth that started decaying. I didn t know I had the abcess because of my tooth because my face was so swollen the emergency room said I had staff infection in my nose. Well the antibiotics. only took some of the swelling down and now I have a huge abcess on my right top right kanine tooth. It s so big that it is bigger than a silver dollar and I ve had it for a month or longer. I don t have the money to go to the dentist. What do I do and how serious is it?
Tue, 7 Jun 2016
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Hi..
Welcome to HCM..

As per your complain it seems that the symptoms of pain in tooth along with swollen face is due to formation of Periapical abscess..
In this condition due to infection in the tooth there is pus formation below the root tips of the tooth and at times the pus perforates the bone and accumulates in the soft tissues and cause severe swelling...

This condition cannot be home treated and you should immediately consult a Dentist and get evaluated as if left untreated the infection can spread to deeper tissues and cause Cellulitis and facial space infection and can become fatal..

You should consult a dentist, get an x ray done and as per the condition of the tooth treatment will be advised..
In case if tooth can be saved Root Canal Treatment of the tooth followed by antibiotics and painkillers will relieve..
In case of gross decay extraction of tooth has to be done under antibiotic cover..

Hope this information helps..

Regards..
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Suggest Treatment For Tooth Abscess And Swelling Of Face

Hi.. Welcome to HCM.. As per your complain it seems that the symptoms of pain in tooth along with swollen face is due to formation of Periapical abscess.. In this condition due to infection in the tooth there is pus formation below the root tips of the tooth and at times the pus perforates the bone and accumulates in the soft tissues and cause severe swelling... This condition cannot be home treated and you should immediately consult a Dentist and get evaluated as if left untreated the infection can spread to deeper tissues and cause Cellulitis and facial space infection and can become fatal.. You should consult a dentist, get an x ray done and as per the condition of the tooth treatment will be advised.. In case if tooth can be saved Root Canal Treatment of the tooth followed by antibiotics and painkillers will relieve.. In case of gross decay extraction of tooth has to be done under antibiotic cover.. Hope this information helps.. Regards..