Thanks for the followup. I'm glad that they figured out what was wrong. With the removal of the tooth, the abscess shouldn't recur. Make sure to follow all post-operative home care instructions and you should be back to normal in no time!
just wanted to update and let you know that i ended up going to the er on easter morning. my jaw had swollen so bad that i couldn't shut my mouth. the swelling had started on the inside of my jaw as well as the outside. it got so sore that i couldn't even stand for an ice pack to touch my jaw. they did a ct and found out that it was an abscess. it was 1 inch by 3/8 inch big. they gave me iv rocephin and drained the abscess. they put me on 250mg of keflex 4 x a day and 300mg of clindamycin 4 x a day for the next 10 days. talked to my dentist this morning and have a follow up appt. with him on weds. then if all goes well i will hopefully get the tooth that is causing all of this pulled next week. thanks for all of your help
I would highly recommend seeing a dentist to check for a possible dental source of infection. It may be a dental infection and usually antibiotics help to contain the infection but it doesn't resolve the infection entirely.
MY JAW IS SWOLLEN WORST TODAY THEN IT EVERY HAS. I STILL DON'T HAVE ANY TOOTH PAIN. IT IS SORE BUT IT IS LIKE A BRUISE SORE. I HAVE BEEN READING ON THE INTERNET TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH IT. AFTER READING SOME OF THE THINGS WRITTEN I AM GETTING AFRAID. WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOUR PROFESSIONAL ADVICE ON THIS MATTER. THANKS
I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT MY JAW HAS SWOLLEN AGAIN. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT WOULD STILL SWELL AFTER ALL THE ANITBOTICS THAT I HAVE TAKEN. I CALLED MY DENTIST AND I GO TO SEE HIM ON THE 28TH OF APRIL. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ANTIBOTICS WILL WORK UP TO 10 DAYS AFTER I HAVE TAKEN THE LAST ONE. THANK YOU