Should i go to the emergency room?!


Question:

Should i go to the emergency room?

yesterday my tooth became absessed. and i feel like someone hit me hard in the face.its a little swollen.i called my regular doctor to call in a prescription for antibiotics today.. but he hasnt done it.i can wait till tomorrow to go to a dentist are go to the emergency room for them to give me some anitibiotics. what to do


Answers:

Unfortunately I have had this experience more than once. Do you have a DENTAL HOSPITAL in your area? Or a regular dentist? This qualifies as a dental emergency, and they should be more willing to call you in an antibiotic. Most of the time with an abcess you need to take antibiotics for a few days before they want to pull or work on the tooth. This is so the infection doesn't spread throughout your body. So the sooner you call, the better.Don't let it go on untreated, whatever you do.

I feel very sorry for you, I have been there. Anti inflammatories ( advil, aleve ) will help a little, but only a dentist can fix this. And just so you know, most of the time root canals are not as bad as they are made out to be. I have had several.




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