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Is Scaling The Right Treatment For Tooth Infection?
I have pain in last tooth. While consulting the doctor he advised to remove it .He further advised to go for scaling( to remove plack).He prescribed Listerine mouth wash followed by rubbing the fund with ornidazole gel. Further, instead of removing the tooth ,implant is possiblein uppers jaw to support it.
Kalpana
Kalpana
Thu, 15 Sep 2016
Hi thanks for contacting healthcare magic.
According to your complain you have problem in your last standing tooth....
Scaling helpful to remove plaque and calculus deposite and improve a gingival hygiene....
Ornidazol gel helpful for prevent infection.
If this is last standing third molar tooth than it can remove....No need for replacement of that third molar tooth......
Consent a dentist for further treatment. ...
OPG or IOPA give exact idea about your problem. ..
Thank you very much for contacting healthcare magic.
Take care.
According to your complain you have problem in your last standing tooth....
Scaling helpful to remove plaque and calculus deposite and improve a gingival hygiene....
Ornidazol gel helpful for prevent infection.
If this is last standing third molar tooth than it can remove....No need for replacement of that third molar tooth......
Consent a dentist for further treatment. ...
OPG or IOPA give exact idea about your problem. ..
Thank you very much for contacting healthcare magic.
Take care.
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Hi Dear,
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your query you have symptoms of tooth infection which seems to be due to infection from tooth reaching below the root tips of the tooth leading to pus formation. At times the pus perforates the bone and accumulates in the soft tissues leading to swelling.
Need not to worry. I would suggest you to visit oral physician once and get x-ray of that tooth done and if tooth can be saved start with root canal treatment under local anaesthesia. Scaling is advisable to clean gingiva as there is deposition of plaque and calculus. For now main proper oral hygiene and take ibuprofen or acetaminophen for pain and do warm saline rinses.
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your query you have symptoms of tooth infection which seems to be due to infection from tooth reaching below the root tips of the tooth leading to pus formation. At times the pus perforates the bone and accumulates in the soft tissues leading to swelling.
Need not to worry. I would suggest you to visit oral physician once and get x-ray of that tooth done and if tooth can be saved start with root canal treatment under local anaesthesia. Scaling is advisable to clean gingiva as there is deposition of plaque and calculus. For now main proper oral hygiene and take ibuprofen or acetaminophen for pain and do warm saline rinses.
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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