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Is It Safe To Travel With A Constant And Dull Toothache?

Hi, I am currently traveling on business in China and have had a consistent dull toothache for days now which is progressively getting worst. Do you think it would be best to cut my trip short and head back home to Australia and have it looked at or take pain killers for the next 2 weeks when required. Am I putting myself at serious risk by waiting another 2 weeks?
Fri, 1 Aug 2014
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Thanks for your query, i have gone through your query.
The pain in the tooth could be bacause of the tooth or gum infection. Nothing to worry, you can take a course of antibiotics like amoxicillin 500mg tid and metronidazole 400mg bid fr three days (if you are not allergic) along with analgesics. This will reduce the infection. Once you come back from the trip you can get the tooth treated with either RCT or extraction. Do saline gargling. I hope my answer will help you. Take care.
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Is It Safe To Travel With A Constant And Dull Toothache?

Thanks for your query, i have gone through your query. The pain in the tooth could be bacause of the tooth or gum infection. Nothing to worry, you can take a course of antibiotics like amoxicillin 500mg tid and metronidazole 400mg bid fr three days (if you are not allergic) along with analgesics. This will reduce the infection. Once you come back from the trip you can get the tooth treated with either RCT or extraction. Do saline gargling. I hope my answer will help you. Take care.