Suggest treatment for tooth pain and redness of gums
Patient: My problem is I am terrified of the dentist and the last time I saw one was 10 years ago when I had some fillings put in, when she numbed me it numbed my whole face to which I couldn't even close my eye and that freaked me out also they wanted to scrape my gums and after hearing many horror stories I never went back well now I have been in pain for the past 2 weeks, my tooth came out upper right side and I am having pain in this location and also in the tooth next to it. when I looked at it I can see a hole in the tooth where the gum is, the area is red and I see white in the hole at one point the whole side of my face was hurting. Do I have to have this other tooth pulled? also i feel maybe a piece of tooth on the upper gum where my tooth fell out.I don't know what to do because I am scared to death. Doctor: Hi,Thanks for posting the query,      First of all i would tell you dont get frighteneed it is not a major problem i would sugest you to get an x-ray done of the filled tooth to see if there is any formation of secondary caries beneath the restoration, see if there is any presence of high points if so get it trimmed, if there is presence of secondary caries get it removed and root canal treatment can be performed.  For pain relief take tab brufen BD for 3-5 days, go for complete mouth scaling and polishing, at home take antiseptic mouthwash rinses.Hope you find this as helpful,Take care!