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abscessed tooth still swollen after root canal??

abscessed tooth still swollen after root canal??

Hello,
I woke up yesterday to  an abscessed tooth and a very sore swollen cheek. I had an emergency root canal on it and a temporary filling put in until next Wednesday until I can go back in and have the permanent crown. My question is shouldn't my cheek and jaw have been lanced to relieve the pressure? I am more swollen today than yesterday and twice as much pain.
The Dentist put me on antibiotics (Amoxicillian) and Tylenol 3 for pain. Thank you for your helpful answers. I didn;t get many from my dentist. :(
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It's time to change dentists.

You should NOT have that pressure but more importantly, your dentist should NOT have done the procedure with you having a swollen jaw. The antibiotics are to bring the infection down, THEN he/she should have done the procedure.

Please, get another dentist, this is not normal or okay. No reason to freak out of course, just please know this is not right.
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