Painful mouth, tooth filling hurts, headaches, hot flushes. Is it something serious?
Patient: my partner is suffering with severe pain in his mouth, this has been an ongoing issue for over a year which comes and goes but this time it is a lot worse. the pain seems to be centered around one particular tooth which has a filling. it sometimes bleeds and is sometimes smelly. He is having headaches because of it and has been getting hot flushes. I am currently waiting for a call back from an emergency dentist but can you suggest anything other than pain killers as this isnt working. He has also been using a dental oral gel but this isnt numbing the pain. Doctor: Hi thereThanks for asking your queryThe history provided shows that your filled tooth has developed infectionThis tooth is causing you pain around tooth which is radiating towards headGet an xray done to evalute the filling and toothIf infection is deep in pulp with periapical involvement then filling has to be removed and root canal treatment should be doneMeanwhile pain can be treated by analgesicMaintain good oral hygieneConsult your dentist too Thanks