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Suggest Treatment For Tooth Pain

I've been having tooth pain. And today I woke up with half my face swollen. I went to the dentist first thing in the morning and he pulled out my tooth. I got antibiotics and pain killers. It's been 12 hours since I went to the dentist. The swelling is worse than 12 hours ago.
Wed, 24 Jun 2015
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Hi Dear,

Welcome to HCM.

Understanding your concern.


Thanks for your query . The symptoms you mention in query are common after extraction , so there is no need to panic. Sometimes roots of the tooth are not straight and are bend and the extraction of such leads to trauma of surroundings which causes inflammation.

I would suggest you to :-

- Give cold compresses to the site of swelling for 48 hours and after 48 hours start giving warm compresses .

- Do not rinse or swish forcefully to prevent the dislodgement of the clot , which can further leads to dry socket .

- Do not eat hard and hot foot for 48 hours and eat from other side .

- Do warm saline rinses after 48 hours .

- Take ibuprofen (if not allergic ) or acetaminophen for pain and swelling.

If swelling doesn't subside in 2-3 days then visit dentist again . Doctor may order X-ray to see if there is any chip of root remained inside or to rule out other cause like hematoma or residual infection .

Doctor may extent the course of antibiotics , may drain the pus if infection is there or extract the root chip if it is there .


Hope your concern has been resolved.

Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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Suggest Treatment For Tooth Pain

Hi Dear, Welcome to HCM. Understanding your concern. Thanks for your query . The symptoms you mention in query are common after extraction , so there is no need to panic. Sometimes roots of the tooth are not straight and are bend and the extraction of such leads to trauma of surroundings which causes inflammation. I would suggest you to :- - Give cold compresses to the site of swelling for 48 hours and after 48 hours start giving warm compresses . - Do not rinse or swish forcefully to prevent the dislodgement of the clot , which can further leads to dry socket . - Do not eat hard and hot foot for 48 hours and eat from other side . - Do warm saline rinses after 48 hours . - Take ibuprofen (if not allergic ) or acetaminophen for pain and swelling. If swelling doesn t subside in 2-3 days then visit dentist again . Doctor may order X-ray to see if there is any chip of root remained inside or to rule out other cause like hematoma or residual infection . Doctor may extent the course of antibiotics , may drain the pus if infection is there or extract the root chip if it is there . Hope your concern has been resolved. Best Wishes, Dr. Harry Maheshwari