Suggest medication for toothache with swollen gums
Patient: hello sir,its about my mother .she is 42 years old and from the last 3 days she had severe toothache and also had swollen gums because of that she had following problems:pain in her 4 teeth of her right side pain around her nose toothache the dentist told that she had infection in her one teeth which gets spread over her gums of 3 more teeth.she suggested to do root canal but we don't want it so plz suggest some medicine for this we will be vry thankful to u thank u Doctor: Hi Dear ,The symptoms you mention in query are pointing towards a condition known as periodontal abscess .The condition occur due to infection that travel from tooth to the surrounding area of root of the tooth or directly from   gums .I would suggest you to :_Consult dentist for proper oral prophylaxis like scaling and curetage along with antibiotics .Doctor may perform root canal if the pulp of the tooth get infected .Doctor may also perform apicoectomy in case of abscess at the tip of the root (in number 4) .Till now you should :-- Do warm saline rinses several times a day . .- Do betadine rinses twice a day .- Avoid hot and spicy food .- Take ibuprofen and acetaminophen for pain and swelling .Best Wishes,Dr. Harry