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How To Reduce Tooth Abscess Pain And Swelling?

I am a 21 yr old female and should have got my winsdom teeth out last year but im also a student and couldnt miss clinicals and now that it is summer i couldnt miss work with all the things i have to pay for school. So they became abcessed, they break even wen I am just chewing gum or eating a banana. Yesterday I started to feel pain under my right part of my jaw bone and today i can barely open my jaw it hurts so bad, It hurts to swallow and it feels like there is a lump under my jaw going into my throat. I feels like it got worse from the time i started work til the end of my shift. What can I do except for the obvious go to the dentist and get them pulled?
Mon, 30 Jun 2014
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Dentist,  's  Response
Hello,
You need antibiotic treatment to stop the spread of the infection. I usually prescribe Amoxicillin 500mg. Take some anti-inflammatory medicine such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen. Benadryl, an antihistamine, can be effective. You will need to go to the emergency room if this continues. Your dentist can give you a prescription and also evaluate if you need a steroid to control rapid increasing swelling. As you state, you wi need to an the extractions, but you need antibiotics now. Some infections need to be drained if a pocket of pus is trapped in the jaw. Rinse your mouth with warm salt water to help drainage if you have an area in the mouth that can river pressure, such as a fistula.
Thank you for your inquiry. I hope you have relief soon.
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Dentist,  Dr. Dr. Krishnakumari's  Response
Hello!Thank you for posting here.

Ofcourse, getting them pulled is the best and correct option.As you have reasons to wait, take metronidazole 400mg thrice daily and moxikind CV625mg for five days.Get a OTC pain killer like ibuprofen for the pain.Paracetamol,aspirin will not help this.
Avoid chewing on this side till you see your dentist.Gargle salt water solution thrice daily.

Get the teeth pulled as early as possible.
Regards.
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How To Reduce Tooth Abscess Pain And Swelling?

Hello, You need antibiotic treatment to stop the spread of the infection. I usually prescribe Amoxicillin 500mg. Take some anti-inflammatory medicine such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen. Benadryl, an antihistamine, can be effective. You will need to go to the emergency room if this continues. Your dentist can give you a prescription and also evaluate if you need a steroid to control rapid increasing swelling. As you state, you wi need to an the extractions, but you need antibiotics now. Some infections need to be drained if a pocket of pus is trapped in the jaw. Rinse your mouth with warm salt water to help drainage if you have an area in the mouth that can river pressure, such as a fistula. Thank you for your inquiry. I hope you have relief soon.