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

Toothache face swelling, may be wisdom teeth pericoronitis or apical periapical inflammation caused by, generally can be relieved by oral medication and surgical treatment, adjusting lifestyle habits to improve.
1. Wisdom tooth pericoronitis: is an inflammation that occurs in the soft tissues around the wisdom teeth, mostly due to incomplete eruption or blockage of wisdom teeth, the main symptoms are pain in the posterior teeth area, facial swelling and other symptoms, patients can be under the guidance of the doctor applying antibiotics to control the infection, such as tinidazole tablets, amoxicillin capsules, etc., to be subsided by the inflammation, you can consider the wisdom teeth extraction.
2. Periapical inflammation: Periapical inflammation is caused by bacterial infection and other factors leading to the destruction of the hard tissues of the dentin, if not treated in a timely manner, it can cause periapical abscess and other diseases, which can lead to toothache and swelling of the patient’s face, the treatment can be root canal treatment of the affected tooth and oral antibiotic anti-inflammatory drugs, such as tinidazole tablets, amoxicillin capsules, etc..
You can properly give the face ice treatment, play the role of swelling and pain, do a good job of oral cleansing, reduce local activities, diet to light, eat less spicy stimulating food. Drugs should be used under the guidance of a physician.