What should I do if my face is swollen from a toothache?

Toothache face swollen should be odontogenic oral and maxillofacial infections, oral and maxillofacial infections treatment should be considered from the systemic and local aspects, but for mild infections, can be cured with only local therapy. First, local treatment. Pay attention to keep local clean, reduce local activity, avoid adverse stimulation, especially on the face should be strictly prohibited extrusion to prevent the spread of infection. In the acute stage, local application of traditional Chinese medicine can play the role of dissipating blood stasis, swelling and pain or promote the limitation of inflammation. When there is a tendency of limitation, it can promote the dissipation of inflammation or accelerate the formation of abscess and drainage of pus. External application of Chinese patent medicine can be used, such as Liuhe Dan, Ziyang San, Jinhuang San, etc. Second, surgical treatment. Surgical treatment of oral and maxillofacial infections should achieve the two purposes of abscess incision, drainage of pus and removal of lesions; Third, systemic treatment. Oral and facial systemic complication of poisoning symptoms such as fever and chills, white blood cell count increased significantly or the emergence of toxic particles, should be given at the same time in the local treatment of systemic supportive therapy to maintain the water-electrolyte balance, in order to alleviate the symptoms of toxicity and timely and targeted administration of antibacterial drugs. For sepsis has occurred, the whole body and other organs concurrent abscess, should be early and timely systemic treatment.