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What Does Pain In Teeth With Swollen Cheeks Indicate?

Hii think there is a problem with my teeth.....back in october of 2009 i went to the doctor and he told me i needed to got to the dentist because something was wrong with the nerve in one of my teeth....i dont have the money or insurance....the doc gave a prescription for vicodine and penicillin....so i took those and everything was fine until about a week ago my teeth started hurting again...in the past 24 hours my face is starting to swell up right under my eye sort of.....i have no idea what is going on..any advice?, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here...
Thu, 9 Oct 2014
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Hello.

I can understand your concern post going through your query.

Normally if a decayed tooth is left untreated ,it leads to the formation of an abscess which is the cause of the swelling in on the face (referred as acute exacerbation of the abscess.

If I had a similar case like this I would first start with a course of antibiotics which can include Amoxicillin 500mg and metrolag on prescription.Ibuprofen for pain relief.If required the abscess is to be drained.

Radiograph is to be taken and root canal treatment is to be started immediately if the tooth can be saved.

Do to the unavailability of the insurance you can visit an emergency and get the needful treatment done.
Do not apply HOT bag externally and salt water gargling can be of help.

Hope this helps.
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What Does Pain In Teeth With Swollen Cheeks Indicate?

Hello. I can understand your concern post going through your query. Normally if a decayed tooth is left untreated ,it leads to the formation of an abscess which is the cause of the swelling in on the face (referred as acute exacerbation of the abscess. If I had a similar case like this I would first start with a course of antibiotics which can include Amoxicillin 500mg and metrolag on prescription.Ibuprofen for pain relief.If required the abscess is to be drained. Radiograph is to be taken and root canal treatment is to be started immediately if the tooth can be saved. Do to the unavailability of the insurance you can visit an emergency and get the needful treatment done. Do not apply HOT bag externally and salt water gargling can be of help. Hope this helps.