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My husband's toothache started last night and has causeda swelling on his face this morning. when i came home awhile ago from work, i saw my husband's face gas doubled due to the swelling. it has also affected his eyes. he stilldoesn't want to go to the e
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Your : Your husband needs to go to the emergency room asap. It appears he has a severe infection from a tooth which has not spread into the soft tissues of his face. This will not go away by itself. The infection needs to be brought under control with antibiotics and possibly and incision and drainage. Failure to treat will allow the infection to spread further, possibly turning a simple dental problem into a life threatening situation. Please have him get treatment now.
Answered 10/3/2016
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Failure : Failure to treat this problem could lead to the infection spreading to his eye (leading to blindness), to his brain (death) or chest (lung or heart infection leading to death). Enough said? He should have been seen in an emergency department by now...If not get there immediately.
Answered 10/3/2016
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Waiting : Waiting for the worst to happen is not an option! please go to your nearest emergency room asap, his infection needs to be under control with antibiotics and anti- inflamatories. Don't wait any more....... Let us know the outcome. Good luck!
Answered 10/4/2016
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