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Bump On Lower Jaw, Hurts With Pressure, Swelling. Taking Medication, Still Painful. Suggestions?

Hello. I have a problem. I was shaving and I noticed a bump on my lower jaw that hurt with pressure. I don't have the greatest teeth but not the worse. Its swoll up the next morning and I was told it was a absess tooth to check with denist. I work 7 days a week and it took a week and half and went down. Lsted for nearly a week and now it is inflammed again and the swelling is worse. I went to the er and they gave me ammoxicilian and utlriums. It has been three days the ultriums helped none but swelling is kinda went down. A lot of pain what should I do? No insurance
Thu, 1 Aug 2013
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Dentist,  's  Response
Dear friend.

Thanks for sharing your concern.

Abscess should be treated by draining.now your tooth is behaving like a closed chamber and wants to push the pus out.This is done through root canal treatment.

Antibiotics and analgesics will give you temporary relief.but if you can manage to get the canal opened then the pus can be well drained that will give you immediate relief.

The second option is extraction of teeth.extraction should not be done unless the tooth is badly damaged.

Therefore make a visit to the dentist and do the needful after taking a diagnostic x ray.

Hope it helps.

Thanks.

Take care.
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Dentist,  Dr. Bindiya Bhaskar's  Response
Hello,

Thanks for choosing hcm forum.

The bump on jaws arised due to abscessed tooth has to be drained and curetted as soon as possible.

Root canal treatment has to be done if necessary.

Maintain oral hygiene well.

Get a thorough scaling done.

Take care.
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Dentist,  Dr. Qazi Ammara's  Response
Hi,

Thanks for asking the query,

According to your clinical symptoms i suspect that you have developed abscess in the affected region.
Visit to the Dentist and get the checkup done, take an x-ray of the affected region.
Drainage of the abscess is required.
Root canal treatment has to be performed.
Take complete course of antibiotics and analgesics under prescription of your Dentist.
At home take antiseptic mouthwash and lukewarm saline rinses.
Maintain a good oral hygiene.

Hope this helps out,

Regards..


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Dentist, Periodontics,  Dr. Palvi 's  Response
hi...
thanks for the query...
well... your abscessed tooth need drainage...
it can be done by opening your tooth by doing its root canal treatment...
drugs are essential, but tooth has to be treated as well...
swelling and pain will subside after its treatment and antibiotics and anti inflammatory drugs...
so, visit your dentist and got it treated...
hope it will help you...
take care...

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Dentist, Orthodontics,  Dr. Mrunal Meshram's  Response
hi there
thank you for writing in hcm
pus accumulation has to be drained.
antibiotics and analgesics will give temporary relief.
root canal treatment will be needed for opening infected canals and for drainage.
visit your dentist as soon as possible.
do not apply balm or vicks on the same area, it can worsen the situation.
take care
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Dentist,  Dr. Juhi Soni's  Response
Hi
Thanks for the query,
This lump is a swelling formed due to infection from a tooth. Until you receive a proper treatment of the abscessed tooth, this swelling will not permanently go.
So consult dentist for a x-ray of that tooth.
Treatment option for this tooth is root canal.
Maintain oral hygiene and use antiseptic mouthwash twice daily.
Follow antibiotic prescription and take a trypsin-chymotrypsin combination for swelling to reduce .
Take care
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Bump On Lower Jaw, Hurts With Pressure, Swelling. Taking Medication, Still Painful. Suggestions?

Dear friend. Thanks for sharing your concern. Abscess should be treated by draining.now your tooth is behaving like a closed chamber and wants to push the pus out.This is done through root canal treatment. Antibiotics and analgesics will give you temporary relief.but if you can manage to get the canal opened then the pus can be well drained that will give you immediate relief. The second option is extraction of teeth.extraction should not be done unless the tooth is badly damaged. Therefore make a visit to the dentist and do the needful after taking a diagnostic x ray. Hope it helps. Thanks. Take care.