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Suggest Treatment For Tooth Ache And Zits On Gums

I have a tooth that broke and has become painful below the tooth i have noticed what looks like zits on my gums and when pressure is applied the pockets drain a white puss i brush my teeth and have been rinsing my mouth with a antiseptic mouth wash also i am taking amoxicillin 875mg 2x's a day and the drainage is getting worse i have to drain it at least once a hr now and i am getting headaches that are miserable has his infection spread?
posted on Wed, 27 May 2015
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Hi..
Can understand your concern..

As per your complain and the explanation of symptoms it seems that due to breakage of the tooth the deeper regions of the tooth which contains nerves and blood vessels in a small chamber known as Pulp have openend up and th infection has caused inflammation of the nerves and the infection has reached below the root tips of the tioth and causing pus formation..

As the pus gets accumulated in the soft tissues it appears over the gums as a small zit or ulcer and as in your case pus is coming through it is known as PUS DRAINING SINUS..

As you said your tooth is broken you should consult a dentist to get evaluated by taking an x ray that tooth can be saved or needs extraction..

In case it can be saved Root Canal Treatment followed by antibiotics and painkillers is recommended..

In case only medicines are taken you need to take painkiller along with antibiotics to relieve pain, but only antibiotics cannot provide permanent relief and treatment has to be done to remove the source of infection..

Hope you get well soon..

Thanks and regards..
DR.Honey Nandwani Arora.

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Suggest Treatment For Tooth Ache And Zits On Gums

Hi.. Can understand your concern.. As per your complain and the explanation of symptoms it seems that due to breakage of the tooth the deeper regions of the tooth which contains nerves and blood vessels in a small chamber known as Pulp have openend up and th infection has caused inflammation of the nerves and the infection has reached below the root tips of the tioth and causing pus formation.. As the pus gets accumulated in the soft tissues it appears over the gums as a small zit or ulcer and as in your case pus is coming through it is known as PUS DRAINING SINUS.. As you said your tooth is broken you should consult a dentist to get evaluated by taking an x ray that tooth can be saved or needs extraction.. In case it can be saved Root Canal Treatment followed by antibiotics and painkillers is recommended.. In case only medicines are taken you need to take painkiller along with antibiotics to relieve pain, but only antibiotics cannot provide permanent relief and treatment has to be done to remove the source of infection.. Hope you get well soon.. Thanks and regards.. DR.Honey Nandwani Arora.