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What Causes Swollen Face/mouth And Soreness Inside Cavity After Infected Tooth Extraction?
I had an infected tooth extracted (simple extraction, upper molar) 5 days ago. My face is still swollen, the right side of my mouth cavity is sore, and the extraction site is painful, as is the tooth next to it. Yesterday, day four, I had severe chest and left arm pain. Went to the ER and tho I told them about the tooth extraction, the best diagnosis they could come up with was unstable arrythmia. Do you think my infected tooth has something to do with the chest pain?
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Hi,
Thanks for posting the query,
I would suggest you to get an x-ray done of the region to see if any left over root particle if present inside the cavity, take a course of antibiotics and analgesics prescribed to you, at home take lukewarm saline and antiseptic mouthwash rinses, apply some ice externally to the swelling.
Take care!
Thanks for posting the query,
I would suggest you to get an x-ray done of the region to see if any left over root particle if present inside the cavity, take a course of antibiotics and analgesics prescribed to you, at home take lukewarm saline and antiseptic mouthwash rinses, apply some ice externally to the swelling.
Take care!
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Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query.
The sweling could be because of the residual infection in the extracted site. You should take a course of antibiotics like amoxicillin 500mg and metronidazole 400mg tid for 5 days (if you are not allergic). Do saline gargling. The swelling should come down by 3 days. if it is not reducing then consult the oral physician.
The chest pain can get aggravated during extraction because of the stress or anxiety. You might have burning sensation in the chest secondary to antibiotics. If the pain still persists then consult a cardiac physician.
I hope my answer will help you, take care.
The sweling could be because of the residual infection in the extracted site. You should take a course of antibiotics like amoxicillin 500mg and metronidazole 400mg tid for 5 days (if you are not allergic). Do saline gargling. The swelling should come down by 3 days. if it is not reducing then consult the oral physician.
The chest pain can get aggravated during extraction because of the stress or anxiety. You might have burning sensation in the chest secondary to antibiotics. If the pain still persists then consult a cardiac physician.
I hope my answer will help you, take care.
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Hi,
Thanks for posting the query,
I would suggest you to get an x-ray done to see if any left over tooth particle is present take a course of antibiotics and analgesics, at home take lukewarm saline and antiseptic mouthwash rinses.
Take care!
Thanks for posting the query,
I would suggest you to get an x-ray done to see if any left over tooth particle is present take a course of antibiotics and analgesics, at home take lukewarm saline and antiseptic mouthwash rinses.
Take care!
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1 Doctor agrees with this answer
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