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Does Infected Wisdom Tooth Require Immediate Medical Attention?

Hi, I have an infected wisdom tooth (bottom left) and have been on three different antibotics this past month or so. My dentist isnt going to take it out because he wants to give it chance to come through (slightly impacted) I have been feeling dizzy for four days now and im worried as i dont feel right. Should i just wait awhile and let the antibotics do its work or should i visit the doctors?

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Wed, 18 Jun 2014
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Read your query.

Erupting wisdom tooth do cause a lot of pain and get infected sometimes during eruption.

I would advice you to get a radiograph done and see the position of the erupting tooth and if impacted you can get it removed by the oral and maxillofacial surgeon.
If according to the radiograph there are chances of its normal eruption,it is advised to wait for a while.

For the pain you can continue the medicne as prescribed and avoiding unjudicious use of antibiotics .

Do saline gargling and keep the area clean from the food debris.

Hope this was of good help for you.

Thanks and regards.
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Does Infected Wisdom Tooth Require Immediate Medical Attention?

Thanks for using Health Care Magic. Read your query. Erupting wisdom tooth do cause a lot of pain and get infected sometimes during eruption. I would advice you to get a radiograph done and see the position of the erupting tooth and if impacted you can get it removed by the oral and maxillofacial surgeon. If according to the radiograph there are chances of its normal eruption,it is advised to wait for a while. For the pain you can continue the medicne as prescribed and avoiding unjudicious use of antibiotics . Do saline gargling and keep the area clean from the food debris. Hope this was of good help for you. Thanks and regards.