Suggest Treatment For Symptoms Of Pericoronitis

Posted on Sun, 27 Nov 2016

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Question : i have a very badly abscessed tooth (lower right wisdom tooth), causing a lot of pain in tooth, also in surrouding gum area with sone swelling around it. Had leftover prescription of amoxicyllin (only ab 7 capsules) but ran out and desperately need another prescrition to fully rid the infection so i can have the tooth repaired/removed.. can you call in a prescription of amoxicyllin to my nearest pharmacy of my choosing today/immediately, please?

Thanks in advance

Warm Regards,

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Answered by Dr. Honey Arora (41 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Seems like Pericoronitis..

Detailed Answer:
Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

As per your complain it seems that you have inflamed gum flap around the wisdom tooth that is leading to pain and swelling..

It occurs due to infection occuring between gum flap and the tooth due to food debris accumulation..

Aa you have ran out of antibiotics you need to consult a Dentist and get evaluated first so that each condition of the infection is checked and then only you should get the prescription refilled...

As of now you can do warm saline gargle, take anti-inflammatory painkillers like Ibuprofen and do cool compresses over the cheek .

Please write back for further queries..

Regards..

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Veerisetty Shyamkumar