My cheek and eye are swollen due to a dental abscess. What to do?

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Your lateral incisor is in bad condition (attachment removed to protect patient identity) and it causes infection in the bone. The antibiotics can suppress the bone abscess. But the swelling on the face indicates that the infection has spread into the soft tissues. It is dangerous. Please send the X-ray of the affected region. I suggest you extract the tooth immediately and continue taking antibiotics. If the facial swelling does not subside, then you need to admit to the hospital. Please share the X-ray to evaluate the condition better.

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Antibiotics are taken already and so your pain got subsided. You have told me that you have facial swelling. It is better if you sent a picture of the face. Infection in the bone remains confined. When it penetrates the soft tissue, it gets spread rapidly. Often it becomes aggressive and it is called cellulitis. When there is no proper treatment, then it can turn into a facial abscess. Antibiotics can be taken to control it. You should rinse your mouth with warm saline water. Rinsing five to seven times will help to subside the swelling. Do not apply hot compression from outside the face. Continue this for a couple of days. You can observe it for the next 24 hours and take a decision according to the outcome.

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I have gone through the picture. Definitely, you have a swelling on the left cheek and left lower eyelid. It can regress soon. You should rinse your mouth with warm saline water or keep having water puffing on the left cheek. Do not apply hot or cold compression. Take antibiotics correctly. Observe it carefully for the next 24 hours. It is good to do a dental treatment before having pain or any other complications especially when you are pregnant or a nursing mother.