Does this sound like a tooth abscess?!


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Does this sound like a tooth abscess?

Last Tuesday I had a root canal, I was on antibiotics from my dentist 4 days before the root canal. The first day after was ok, but by day 2 my tooth hurt worst than before the root canal, i called the dentist and he gave some pain meds, Friday my cheek was swollen a bit and my tooth still hurt so i called back and they put me on another antibiotic that i have to take 4 times a day, it's been 24hrs and nothing, when i woke up this morning my cheek was the size of a golf ball!! I called the dentist and he said that the infection broke from the bone and not to worry.
He's telling me that this has no reflection on the long term out come of the root canal and making it seem like it's no big deal and maybe it's not but it hurts and it's kind of scary since I've never had a root canal before.
I just want to know what could have gone wrong?
Is it an abscess?
Is this swelling normal?
What should I do?
Any ideas on how to bring the swelling down?
THANKS!


Answers:

that doesn't sound normal at all. insist on being seen by your dentist. if he won't see you, call someone else and explain the situation. be sure to say you are extremely swollen and in lots of pain. those are key words. in the meantime stay on the meds and use ice packs. if worse comes to worse, go to the er




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