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What Causes Swelling With Pus Formation On The Jaw?

hi im 23 yrs old, im 5ft 2 , im 10stone, dont eat many sweets or drink sugrey drinks just water n milk n ever since i got pregnant with my son 5 yrs ago i have had 2 bad teeth, but before then they were always purfect, i had a root canal done n crown on the one n now waiting for the other one to be done its on the lower jaw 2 teeth from back, it has just for sum reason swollen n filled with pus looking stuff n the skin around it is really thin, there is no pain so should i go see a doctor tomoz or my dentist as i read sometime ago that a man died of a affection in his mouth cus it didnt get drained in time, it wernt theren last nyt but now u can see how big it is by looking at my cheek cus it is prutruding.
Thu, 31 Jul 2014
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hellooo...read thru ur query ...reading ur symptoms i can say that the tooth must have got abscessed....but nothing to worry...go to ur dentist...get it drained...take antibiotics which he gives then he will do rootcanal treatment...better to do it than waiting...bcoz it cant be healed by waiting...healing can be thru treatment only.....be cool..meet ur dentist..hope u have got the reply..have a healthy day!!!
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What Causes Swelling With Pus Formation On The Jaw?

hellooo...read thru ur query ...reading ur symptoms i can say that the tooth must have got abscessed....but nothing to worry...go to ur dentist...get it drained...take antibiotics which he gives then he will do rootcanal treatment...better to do it than waiting...bcoz it cant be healed by waiting...healing can be thru treatment only.....be cool..meet ur dentist..hope u have got the reply..have a healthy day!!!