I had a filling replaced the other day;
that evening there was some mild pain and
the next morning I noticed my left cheek
had swollen up a little bit. The next day
and the (what I assumed anyway to be the)
gumline around that tooth was inflamed and
my cheek was swollen even more. On the gum
of the tooth which was filled there was a
smallish reddy pore.
Whatever it was it seems to have burst and
had gone by the evening, but still this
morning my cheek was still noticeably
swollen.
This has happened once before when I had a
filling replaced and it was suggested then
that it was an abscess. A course of
Amoxicillin and it cleared up quite
quickly. This time however there is very
little pain, just an occasional ache every
now and then - does this sound like an
abscess? And how long should it take for
the swelling to go down (not been able to
see my doctor/dentist yet)?
Finally as this is the second time this
has happened should I consider changing
dentists or is it something which occurs
more naturally as opposed to
incompetence?
Thank you.
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Tmddyan
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Posted: 10-15-07 18:56pm
i would go into that same dentist at
first. if he wont listen to you or do
anything to help you ---then id go and get
a different dentist. it doesnt sound
normal to me but that is just my opinion.
does anyone else see it differently?
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