Dr. Muzaffer Hussain Parray
Dentistry
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Hello doctor,
I have had pain recently in a tooth that has a hole in it for several months and the pain has been horrible and a couple of days back, I woke up with swollen cheek on the side of my bad tooth and pain is also there. When I touch my cheek, pain shoots down to my tooth and I do not know what this means.
Hi,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
I have gone through your question and I can understand your concern. As per your history, it seems to me that you are having acute apical periodontitis with related buccal space infection. You need antibiotics for at least five days, so have non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication. In case you want me to prescribe proper dosage, upload your picture of the swollen face so that I know the severity, and also your weight and height too. Or, you can visit a dentist physically but do not avoid it as the space infection can be dangerous too.
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