How do I reduce swelling and pain from my face as a result of a tooth abscess?

Question

All anyone seems to be able to give me for it are antibiotics that don't work. I've been back a few times because the swelling is getting rapidly worse. It's all down one side of my face, my face has literally tripled in size. The pain is unbearable and nothing seems to be taking it away. The swelling is right up to my eye, I'm struggling to open it. I can't eat, I can't sleep, I feel sick, I can't look downwards because my vision is blocked by the swelling. Nothing seems to be getting rid of it and I'm trying so hard not to throw up because I can hardly open my mouth so I might choke on it and secondly because I don't want to get the antibiotics out of my system incase they do start to work. I just want it to stop.

Answer 1

I had exactly the same problem last week, so I know exactly how you feel. The left side of my face had doubled in size and it is probably one of the most painful things I have ever been through. Mine was really bad all last weekend and when I phoned the dentist on Monday, they didn't have any dentists in until Wednesday, I could have cried when they told me this. I made an emergency appointment at the Dr's and they gave me strong antibiotics. I went to the dentist on Wednesday and they had to take my tooth out. The relief was almost instant. I would therefore recommend that you make an emergency appointment at the dentist as soon as you can. They might not be able to do much until the infection has started to clear up, but at least they might be able to give you some advice in the meantime. Until you can make your appointment, I would take ibuprofen as it is anti inflammatory and will help with the pain, also either use Corsodyl mouth wash or rinse your mouth out with warm salt water (one teaspoon of salt in a glass of water). Carry on taking the antibiotics that you've been given and whatever you do, don't put anything warm on your face as this can draw the infection further into your face. Hope this helps.

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Answer 3

Long story short (and I really don't mean to scare you), you need to get that abscess addressed. An abscess happens when the living nerve inside your tooth has died due to trauma or a deep cavity. This infection will not go away permanently, but with antibiotics it may subside for a while. This is something you must get treated as the infection can get deeper into the tissues and potentially become life threatening. I repeat, please get it treated as there are no home remedies. In my 15 years as a hygienist I have not seen any causes of abscesses causing death in my patient population, but the recent death of a small child who wasn't getting regular dental care died as a result has increased the awareness of the possibility. Call you dentist (new or old) and get a visit to be seen, take more antibiotics and get the tooth extracted or have a root canal. Hope that helps! JAMRDH - a dental hygienist PS- Over the counter medication (ie. Advil etc) will not reduce the swelling, it will only get worse at this point....Any other questions please email me...

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My bloke's been suffering with absesses 4 a few months now. he says he agrees that the antibiotics dont work and that if u can see the bubble of the absess on ur gum try popping it like a spot, once some of the puss comes out it feels a bit better but the only real cure my bloke found was to take the tooth out.

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