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What Causes Pain In The Molar Gums?
Good morning Dr. Andrew. I am Deborah. Recently I had some pains in my molar gum, I went to see the dentist and was given some anti-biotic Flucamox for 5 days. but to my worry on the fifth day, very smelly mucus started coming from my right nose and later I realized must be pus. it is now 5 days and I am getting worried what abt what to do. pls advise
Wed, 28 Feb 2018
Hello,
It looks like sinus infection causing the discharge of infected fluid from the nose. As the sinuses drain through the nose, any infectious fluid accumulation in the sinuses can come out through the nose.
It can also cause pain in the upper jaw, gums, and teeth as the sinus lies in close proximity with upper jaw teeth. So my suggestion is to once get a sinus x-ray done to confirm a sinus infection.
If the sinus infection is ruled out, you advised another course of antibiotics like Augmentin and along with it, anti-inflammatory painkiller like Advil advised. Decongestant nasal spray like Oxymetazoline and saline nasal irrigation advised. Do steam inhalation.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Honey Arora
It looks like sinus infection causing the discharge of infected fluid from the nose. As the sinuses drain through the nose, any infectious fluid accumulation in the sinuses can come out through the nose.
It can also cause pain in the upper jaw, gums, and teeth as the sinus lies in close proximity with upper jaw teeth. So my suggestion is to once get a sinus x-ray done to confirm a sinus infection.
If the sinus infection is ruled out, you advised another course of antibiotics like Augmentin and along with it, anti-inflammatory painkiller like Advil advised. Decongestant nasal spray like Oxymetazoline and saline nasal irrigation advised. Do steam inhalation.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Honey Arora
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