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Why do I have increase in pain at the extraction site?
Query: Hi doctor, I have done a tooth extraction before three days. I am agitated that I may have a dry socket. On the third day, after the extraction, I have an increased pain on the extracted site. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. If your pain is increased, it might be a dry socket. Use warm salt water gargle twice a day for a week or two to get some relief. Get some antibiotics and painkillers for a week. Do not touch the area with brush or hands or tongue. If the pain is increased, then consult... Read Full »
How to treat an abscessed tooth?
Query: Hi doctor, I lost the canine tooth of upper jaw due to decay and there is only a root fragment. Within a short period of time, I developed an incredible painful abscess. I saw my dentist last week and he scheduled retained root extract. He also told me that there is no possible way to minimize the p... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The pain could have been relieved instant if the dentist had given an anesthesia and opened the root of the canine tooth, followed by antibiotics. Hopefully, he would have prescribed strong painkiller along with Clindamycin. Usually, after root canal treatment the abs... Read Full »
Can root canal treatment reduce swelling around infected teeth?
Query: Hi doctor, I have placed caps in my two teeth. Now, I got swelling around the teeth. X-ray has been taken. The doctor told me that there is some infection in the teeth, so it needs a root canal to be done. I do not have any pain in the teeth. I have only swelling in the teeth. Please suggest what to... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Pain will come back after a few days if the root canal treatment is not done for the infected teeth. It is better to do a root canal treatment in the teeth as soon as possible as the pain can become unbearable. Such swelling come due to nerves that get rotten inside the... Read Full »
My 4-year-old daughter has an infected tooth with pain. Does it require extraction?
Query: Hello doctor,My four year old daughter got a cavity filled a month back. But now, she is complaining that the same tooth is paining, and there is a big swelling around the infected tooth. So, we went to the dentist, who gave her antibiotics for seven days. He wants to extract the infected tooth, and... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. At four years, we never advise getting the tooth extracted. If the tooth is infected, we perform a procedure called as pulpectomy. Here we remove the infected portion of the pulp, and replace it with a filling or place a small crown to save the tooth until the patien... Read Full »
My doctor gave me Clindamycin before extraction. Is it safe?
Query: Hello doctor, I had a bad tooth and needed it to be removed when it showed an infection. The dentist provided me with Clindamycin as I am allergic to Penicillin and Amoxicillin, and they both induce anaphylaxis every time I try to take them. So I wanted to be sure that the Clindamycin was fine? I am... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Usually, in Penicillin allergic patients, Clindamycin can be given. But, still, if you want to make sure that you do not have an allergy to that as well, you can get an allergy test done for different antibiotics to be certain and find out which ones are safe for you... Read Full »
Are steroids indicated after dental extraction?
Query: Hi doctor,I had my wisdom tooth extracted yesterday. The doctor prescribed Prednisolone 40 mg BD, Clindamycin 300 mg BD, Vitamin C 100 mg TDS, Antalgex T BD, and Metronidazole 400 mg TDS for five to seven days. Is this not too much? I do not want to have side effects, and I do not want it to affect ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.Usually, I would not suggest Prednisone and Metronidazole for wisdom tooth extraction. You may continue the other medicines. Still, I do not know in which specific condition has your dentist prescribed Prednisone. Do you have any other health issues unrelated to wisdom toot... Read Full »
Could swollen gums surrounding broken molar tooth indicate infection?
Query: Hello doctor, Ten years ago, I had a molar break nearly in half. At that time, I tried to do the correct thing. I went to a clinic and had a temporary filling. I switched jobs within a few months, acquired actual dental insurance and went to a clinic. I got my teeth cleaned, a couple of fillings an... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You need to show to a dentist itself as the teeth is broken and only a quarter of actual size should be removed. The tooth next to this which has cavity should also be filled or maybe would require root canal treatment. You can delay the crown placement if you do not... Read Full »