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

Toothache swollen face is considered to be related to apical periodontitis, wisdom tooth pericoronitis, periodontal abscess, etc., can follow the doctor’s prescription of medication or surgical treatment. 1. Apical periodontitis: If you have a swollen face caused by apical periodontitis, you need to cooperate with the doctor in the acute stage to open the pulp and drain, incise and drain the pus, and adjust the grinding and other measures. If the expansion of inflammation, redness, swelling, heat and pain is serious, then you can follow the doctor’s instructions with metronidazole, cefixime and other antibiotics and ibuprofen, acetaminophen and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to relieve. After the condition of patients with apical periodontitis is stabilized, those with serious conditions can be treated with root canal therapy, pulpal blood flow reconstruction, tooth extraction and other surgical methods. 2. Wisdom tooth peri-coronitis: patients with wisdom tooth peri-coronitis can follow the doctor’s instructions with 1% to 3% hydrogen peroxide solution, 0.1% chlorhexidine solution to flush the blind pocket, the formation of abscesses need to be incised and drained as soon as possible, but also locally placed in the 3% iodine glycerin, minocycline hydrochloride and other medications. If it is clear that it is caused by anaerobic infection, it can be treated with metronidazole and clindamycin as prescribed by the doctor. In addition to the above treatment, some patients can also seek medical treatment for pericoronary gingival flap excision, wisdom tooth extraction and other surgical treatments. 3. Periodontal abscess: Periodontal abscess can be prescribed with chlorhexidine solution, hydrogen peroxide liquid gargle, can also be used iodophor, iodine glycerin anti-inflammatory astringent drug treatment. Some patients can also be prescribed with amoxicillin, metronidazole and other drugs to control infection. For chronic periodontal abscess, can follow the doctor’s instructions for flap surgery treatment. There are many reasons for the swelling of the face caused by toothache, patients should seek medical treatment as soon as possible. Patients in the early stages of the disease through local ice packs to ease the phenomenon of toothache face swelling.