Suggest Treatment For Tooth Pain And Painful Swelling In The Gums

Posted on Sun, 1 Jan 2017

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Question : Hi. Ive been having pain and discomfort on my uppper left side for the past month or so. I went to the dentist- he said the crown and the root canal was fine but he sent me to the oral suregon since my wisdom tooth is coming in. When i went to the oral surgeon he told me he saw an infection on the root canaled tooth and i need an apico. He suggested taking the wisdom tooth out at the same time as he said its easy but i said lets just do the apico. I had the procedure done yesterday but i am still very swollen, sore and having pain. He said the surgery went well and told me to take antibiotics and pain meds. Is it normal for the tooth to be very sore and hurt? Also the gums are all inflamed. He has me on amoxicillan 2000 mg a day. Is this normal? The other thing i was wondering is it ok for an oral surgeon to do this type of surgery or should i have had an endosontist do this? Thank you so much. Happy new year!

Answered by Dr. Priyanka Tiwari (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Nothing to panic , recovery period few days to one week .

Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXX.

Thanks for consulting Healthcaremagic .
This is Dr. Priyanka Tiwari answering your query and wish you a very Happy new year.

I have read your query and understand your concern . As far as Pain in tooth , soreness and inflammation of gums is concerned after surgery there is nothing to worry it is normal for recovery phase . Recovery period takes few days to one week time period . Follow postoperative instructions given by your doctor . Take proper course of antibiotics. Rinsing your mouth with saline after 24 hours of extraction . Maintain good oral hygiene . If pain ,sorness persists more then one week then i will suggest you to consult your oral surgeon for clinical evaluation.

Hope i have answered your query .
If you have further query i will be happy to help.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Priyanka Tiwari (2 hours later)

Thank you! And was it ok that an oral surgeon did the procedure ?

Answered by Dr. Priyanka Tiwari (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Yes it is good to consult oral and maxillofacial surgeon .

Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXX.

Welcome again .

I have read your query . Yes it is good to consult Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon for the procedure .

Thanks and Regards,
Dr. Priyanka Tiwari

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

Follow up: Dr. Priyanka Tiwari (6 hours later)

Thank you so much!!

Answered by Dr. Priyanka Tiwari (14 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Always welcome

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome

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Dr.Priyanka Tiwari.

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