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What Causes Facial Swelling Upon Intake Of Antibiotics For Tooth Infection?

I Went to the dentist this morning he gave me antibiotics to fight my infection from a cavity on my tooth. i took a nap and woke to my face being swolen. I took another pain medication for the pain and motrin to get the swelling down and ended up going back to sleep. I awake again my face is more swollen and i can barely move the muscles in my face should i go to the er?
Tue, 8 Mar 2016
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns..

As per your complain it seems that you have a dental abscess that has occurred due to progression of infection from the tooth to the area below root tips leading to pus formation and when the pus perforates the bone it gets accumulated in the soft tissues leading to swelling..
Although you are taking antibiotics but the swelling at times does not subside completely with only antibiotics and treatment of the tooth has to be done for resolution..
I would suggest you to consult an Endodontist and get evaluated and he can advise you an x ray to rule out the exact condition of tooth..
You can be advised Root Canal Treatment of tooth for complete resolution of swelling and infection followed by antibiotics and painkillers..
In case if there is Gross decay and tooth cannot be saved Extraction is advised..
As of now continue taking the antibiotics as advised and see an Endodontist soon..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards.
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.
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What Causes Facial Swelling Upon Intake Of Antibiotics For Tooth Infection?

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns.. As per your complain it seems that you have a dental abscess that has occurred due to progression of infection from the tooth to the area below root tips leading to pus formation and when the pus perforates the bone it gets accumulated in the soft tissues leading to swelling.. Although you are taking antibiotics but the swelling at times does not subside completely with only antibiotics and treatment of the tooth has to be done for resolution.. I would suggest you to consult an Endodontist and get evaluated and he can advise you an x ray to rule out the exact condition of tooth.. You can be advised Root Canal Treatment of tooth for complete resolution of swelling and infection followed by antibiotics and painkillers.. In case if there is Gross decay and tooth cannot be saved Extraction is advised.. As of now continue taking the antibiotics as advised and see an Endodontist soon.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.