Q. I have pain in the left side of the jaw and I am unable to chew food on that side. Please help me.
Hello doctor,
I am 36 years old. Four days back, I started to have pain in my left jaw (inside). I could not recognize the exact point as to where the actual pain is. Therefore I had a clove (for two days) between my left side tooth which reduced the pain thereafter. Yesterday evening I felt my left side portion was swollen, and I did oil pulling and saltwater rinse (morning and night), after which I felt better. Pain is there only when I touch that part. I chew food only using my right side tooth.
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It is probably a gingival or periodontal abscess (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity) due to infection. It needs to be drained. Right now, I am prescribing medications for immediate relief. Please update me if relief is there.
The Probable causes:
Infection.
Investigations to be done:X-ray.
Differential diagnosis:Abscess.
Probable diagnosis:Abscess.
Treatment plan:Tab Amoxycillin 500 mg twice a day for five days.
Tablet Aceclofenac 100 mg on pain only.
Warm saline rinses 6 hourly a day for 5 days.
If the pus has drained, it is ok. Otherwise, drainage may be required.
Regarding follow up:Please go by my instructions and update me if either no relief is there or if allergy to medications is there.
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