tooth abscess and swollen cheek

[edward84]

i have a couple of questions about abscesses. last week i developed an abcsess in my tooth. my cheek became very swollen. the doctor said the infection from the abscess had passed from my tooth into my cheek. they put me on keeflex. within 24 hours about 60% of the swelling in my cheek had subsided. i am now on day 6 of a 10 days worth of the keeflex. my questions are how exactly does the infection from the abscess get into your cheek and even though i am now on day 6 of my medication there is still some swelling in my cheek that feels hard to the touch. all the pain from the infection as been gone for some days now and i did notice a little more improvement in the cheek today, but how long should it take for the swelling to completely go away?

[toolnut]

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[Mmorris1977]

I have a tooth that is broken down to the gum line.slot of pain..so I went to tue emergency room and they looked at it.they said that I didn't have no infection.but the next day my gums and cheek/nose area stared swelling up.so I went back to the emergency room and then they said I have an infection.so they put me on pennicilian..I have been taking that for a day and tue swelling has gotten worse and I'm worried that there is something else going on.I have a dentist appt this Tuesday..but I'm just nervous on all this swelling and tue feeling that it's giving me..I have had bad toothaches before but never had swelling like this..please help and lmk all info you can on this topic...

[ssantana14]

I had a retreatment on a root canal because it had an abcess they had to basically perform another root canal to drain the abcess below the tooth. The doctor put me on antibiotics. How long does it take for the pain to go away.  

[keijavara]

I think I have an infected tooth right above wer my wisdom tooth is beginning to come in at my jaw line below the gum reasons why I think the tooth is infected is because It gives off a foul smell hurts to the touch and my wisdom tooth has begin to stick out at the job line right below this infected tooth I'm only 20years of age and my insurance could take some time to kick in what should I do

[ganzee]

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[sami1991]

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