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Swollen face and cheek tooth infection
My father is 67years,5 feet 8 inch heigh,49kg weight.he is having mouth ulcers since two days and today his one side of face got swollen from lips ,cheeks and nose area till eyes..he had past tooth infections and got them extracted .he almost hd 9tooth extractions in 5months and 4rootcanals..please suggest some medicine which can ease him and reduce the pain and swelling. He doesn't have BP,blood sugar but thyroid he has bad using 12mg.please suggests some medicine as we can not go out due to current lockdown and need urgent help ,he is unable to eat and is sleeping day long due to pain. He started taxim-o,chymoral forte, ornidazol-500 ..but after first dose swelling doubled..can you suggest any tests like CBC ..calcium..iron..becomplex or any other to find out inlaying issue?can you help with whts going on
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Visit to dentist asap
He might have allergy to some med
It seems like space infection
Avoid any pressure pack hot or cold
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Rush to dentist
Without medical history don’t give medicine,all medicines have side effects.
Apply icepack on swelling
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Go for opg
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Personal chat on Practo
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It's a canine space infection
Need drainage if not subsiding and extraction required prior to it.
Start with tab clavum 625mg
Tds for 5 days
Tab metrogyl 400mg
Tds for 5days
Tab pan40mg odac for 5 days and tab pyrigesic 1gm tds for 5 days and wysolone 10mg bd for 3days
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if it's not subsiding go for extraction of the tooth causing the pain ASAP
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Above test are not required
X Ray is needed for diagnosis asap
Try changing antibiotics
Take::
Tab augmentin 625mg twice daily after meals
Tab chymoral forte twice daily 1/2hr before meal
Tab zerodol sp twice daily after meals
Tab pantop -d early morning empty stomach once
Take course for 5days
Do betadine gargles thrice daily for week
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x ray
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don't apply any pressure on affected side
no hot or cold pack
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Visit dentist ASAP
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More severity can occur
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No best option is to find and visit any nearby dentist, he will treat this as an emergency case,.
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its Better to avoid so many antibiotics and medications
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Ma'am I had suggested you the medicines and precautions to be taken on your query yesterday itself.
I think you should ping on personal chat with intraoral pics.
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Go for opg xray
It’s an emergency.
Share complete medical history
Share prescription of dental
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Inj voveran
Inj Amikacin 500 mg bd
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