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I got a dental abscess, took antibiotics, now I got swollen under my jaw. What is that? |
I got a a dental abscess near the lower part of my jaw. Now the abscess is ok after taking amoxicillin but my jaw and the left part of my neck is swollen, I have a hard time open my mouth or swallowing. Any ideas before I go to the doctor tomorrow? Forget the MD... get your butt to the ER. Sounds like the infection has gotten out of control. If you have stopped taking the amoxicillin it is probably still the abscess. Abscessesses will recur until either the tooth has root canal therapy or the tooth is removed. I think you have residual infection...might be a pus filled sac. That frequently happens. you will probably need a root canal Sounds like the pus from the abcess has drained out the apex of the tooth (root) and is now building up in the surrounding areas as it has nowhere else to go. You need to root treat the tooth or extract although a local anaesthetic is unlikely to work at the moment and another course of anti b's or opening the tooth to drain will be required initially. Probably swollen lymph gland. That is part of filtering sytem of the body. DMD here Will go down |
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Yes this can happen, so go for surgery. Good Luck ...Well, well. I have had an issue with a tooth for a couple of months. This sounds exactly like my problem. I had a cavity, filled, then the filling cracked. It would fill with food and I would have ... Antibiotics have a "tail"...that is, they work or continue to have an effect after you finish taking them. They do not remove the infection completely; only the extraction will do tha... well the antibiotics is good enough in the meantime for the infection.it will cause the swellng to decrease some so that the dentist can get a better look at it and/or treat it. if its too infected... yes i have heard of it my hubby had one and for some reason the lymph node didnt go down and he go 2 more. ...As a dentist, I can tell you that it is completely normal to experience headaches with any type of dental pain. It sounds as though you are on the right path to getting your abscess tooth cleared ... It is NOT ok to pull an abcess while the infection is still viable. I am hoping they gave you antibiotics; if not, call them back and demand some. The infection could spread. Abcesses are nothing t... If the crack isn't too bad, the tooth can be saved by doing a root canal, then putting in a post, then covering it up with a crown. If the tooth is too cracked to save, you have to get the ... |
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