Pain in lower jaw upto ear.  No help from prescribed ibuprofen and Tylenol.  History of tooth extraction.  Help
Patient: I am a 37 year old female ..I had a lower tooth pulled 5 days ago and I am in so much pain I am thinking of going to the er .. my lower jaw hurts up to my ear.. I have been taking the ibuprofen 800 mg that the dentist gave me I have also tried Tylenol but nothing seems to help I really don't want to go to the doctor because I have 3 small kids please help Doctor: Hello,Thanks for writing to us.You have to administer amoxycillin along with analgesics.Gargle frequently with lukewarm saline.Avoid spicy foods.Anxiety and stress has to be avoided.Take adequate rest.Irrigate the socket with betadine and apply eugenol as well as lignocaine into socket.Hope this helps.