A 31-year-old member asked:
How to take the swelling down on my face due to an infected tooth?
3 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in
Dr. Theodore Davantzisanswered
Dentistry 41 years experience
Phone call: If you are infected from a rotten tooth or from periodontitis, you need to call a dentist to be seen. There is nothing, and i repeat nothing, that you can do yourself to treat that problem. Please make the call before the pain becomes unbearable. Go to the er if it becomes an emergency.
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Endodontics 45 years experience
See dentist: Antibiotics along with establishing drainage and treating the cause of the swelling is imperative.See your dental pro!
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Dr. Tarek Hamidanswered
Dentistry 10 years experience
Needs meds.: You need medications to treat that abscess then explore your options regarding the causing tooth wether root canal treatment iron extraction needed, therefore you need to see a dentist asap...
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Last updated Sep 28, 2016
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