Post root canal abscess?
Question:
Long time still till the surgery opens and am wondering what sort of response I should expect from them.
I have been supplementing the antibiotics with a teeny bit of colloidal silver and fulvic acid to help keep the damage in check.
Many thanks in advance.
Answers:
Antibiotics take a good three days to fully kick in, so it's still a little early to be looking for a massive difference. The swelling can also take a while to go down, since the original swelling from the operation itself has been compounded with inflammation and infection. At this point, you just haven't had enough antibiotic to know for certain that it's working or not working. And while collodial silver and fulvic acid have uses, inside the mouth is not one. The preps those are based on can irritate tender tissues, and actually hinder the healing as much as promote it. The fastest way to encourage healing at this point, and help with some of the swelling and pain, is to apply external heat. You can do this with a heating pad, on low of course, or a heated washcloth, or even something as simple as a baked potato wrapped in a cloth. You will bring extra blood supply to the area, and that means extra help to carry away the excess fluid causing the swelling and to help with the actual repair work of healing. That in turn will help relieve some of the pain. You are just still early in the healing process and just have to give the antibiotic a little more time to whip bacterial buns. If the infection were well entrenched when you started them, and since it was abscessed this is the case- it would take a bit to pull this off. The dentist may ask you to come in so they can have a look and evaluate things, but don't be surprised if they take a wait and see attitude, or say things are going about like they expected. Drinking plenty of fluids to keep the mouth moist will also help, and a warm liquid that you allow to pool in the spot will not hurt anything and just might feel good. Take your pain meds and the antibiotics, and just hang in there. In the usual pattern of things,you usually turn the corner for the better around day 3-4. You're right there, so you should be able to expect some noticeable relief any time now.
Go back to the doctor and get a better antibotic. If left untreated it can turn into a brain abscess. You really don't want to know what that is like.
if your still in pain and are swelling i would go back to the docs...
if it is abcessed what they will so is have to pull the tooth and manually clean out the abcess and pack it with gauze and have you on another antibiotic and oral rinse...
happened to me and made me very mad that i spent all that money on the root canal only to have them have to pull the sucker out 2 wks later...
Ouch, I've been there twice-- I actually had to pick open the gunk that put over the hole in my tooth after they took out the root- what happens is gas fills up in there from the infection--the pain was horrendous and I picked the hole open and relieved the pain with none other than the pick from a corn cob holder--the dentist filled it up- one day later, same thing-- this happened for 4 days--they then sent me to a different oral surgeon who had to "dig a canal" along the top of the tooth to allow it to drain the abscess and build up of gases.it's fine now, but next time? I'm pulling the tooth and I don't care if it's my front tooth! Go to you dentist and have him open up the hole immediately so it can drain..good luck.....ps...hard liquor swished around and then swallowed helps relieve the pain...
Pain and abscess formed after a root canal procedure is completed? You should contact your dentist immediately and demand to be treated NOW (don’t wait for a opening). A Periapical abscess is an actual buildup of fluid in the bone at the tip of the root. It may be the result of an infection due to germs that were introduced during the root canal procedure, a common problem. An abscesses manifest as pain to pressure on the tooth.
Your dentist needs to take responsibly for this and the pain is easily relieved by removing the temporary filling in the access hole at the top of the tooth to allow for the fluid to drain. After the swelling and drainage are gone the canals and chamber are cleaned and disinfected and a new temporary filling is placed over the access. The RCT will need to be repeated.
P.S. Some dentists may allow the hole to remain open for several days during which the patient is treated with penicillin or another antibiotic.
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