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Suggest Medication For Toothache With Swollen Gums
hello sir,its about my mother .she is 42 years old and from the last 3 days she had severe toothache and also had swollen gums because of that she had following problems:pain in her 4 teeth of her right side pain around her nose toothache the dentist told that she had infection in her one teeth which gets spread over her gums of 3 more teeth.she suggested to do root canal but we don't want it so plz suggest some medicine for this we will be vry thankful to u thank u
Mon, 6 Jul 2015
Hi Dear ,
The symptoms you mention in query are pointing towards a condition known as periodontal abscess .
The condition occur due to infection that travel from tooth to the surrounding area of root of the tooth or directly from gums .
I would suggest you to :_
Consult dentist for proper oral prophylaxis like scaling and curetage along with antibiotics .
Doctor may perform root canal if the pulp of the tooth get infected .
Doctor may also perform apicoectomy in case of abscess at the tip of the root (in number 4) .
Till now you should :-
- Do warm saline rinses several times a day . .
- Do betadine rinses twice a day .
- Avoid hot and spicy food .
- Take ibuprofen and acetaminophen for pain and swelling .
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry
The symptoms you mention in query are pointing towards a condition known as periodontal abscess .
The condition occur due to infection that travel from tooth to the surrounding area of root of the tooth or directly from gums .
I would suggest you to :_
Consult dentist for proper oral prophylaxis like scaling and curetage along with antibiotics .
Doctor may perform root canal if the pulp of the tooth get infected .
Doctor may also perform apicoectomy in case of abscess at the tip of the root (in number 4) .
Till now you should :-
- Do warm saline rinses several times a day . .
- Do betadine rinses twice a day .
- Avoid hot and spicy food .
- Take ibuprofen and acetaminophen for pain and swelling .
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry
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