Have bad tooth, soreness in gum, swollen face. Suggestions?
Patient: I have a bad tooth that has behaved itself mostly for some time.  it has been sore to press on the area under my nose above the gum and to bit hard on it . .or if food gets into the decayed area . .but otherwise no biggie.   This morning I woke up and my face is swelling in that area and sore . . . . the tooth no longer hurts however even to bite hard on it.  Suggestions Doctor: Hi,Thanks for asking the query,According to your symptoms i suppose that you have developed infection in your tooth this had spread to the periapical tissue leading to pain and swelling.I would suggest you to visit to an Dentist.Get an x-ray done.Start with root canal treatment of the tooth.Take complete course of antibiotics and analgesics.At home take lukewarm saline and antispetic mouthwash rinses.Hope this helps out,Regards...