so I have had an abscessed tooth for a while now. Long story short it was really hard to finally get the answer that it needed to be pulled….they tried a root canal first. The surgeon was very booked so I made the appointment last month for this next week. For the last three weeks I have had a fever (99.8-101 range) constantly….I was told when I asked that it was because of the infection. They have put me on 3 rounds of antibiotics with no sauces. This last weekend my neck and throat started to hurt…not mussel pain…just hurt. I called the dentist today and he said that it sounds like it might be Meningitis. He said we should pull it tomorrow. I googled that though and it sounds serious. If it is that than will it just go away after the tooth get’s pulled. Right now my fever is 101 and I can barely move my neck…I am worried.
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I developed a gum boil shortly thereafter. I have had a root canal in the tooth for ten years. If it is likely his actions that caused it, what course can I take to get him to take responsibility for treatment since I do not have dental insurance?

My mother went to the dentist this morning with an abscessed tooth on her upper jaw. He prescribed pain medicine and antibiotics and will be pulling the tooth later. Her face is very swollen and has only gotten worse today. The pain has now moved down to her lower jaw as well and she is very very sick – worse than before she went to the dentist. Is this normal?

well a bit of filling broke off the back of the 2nd bicuspid tooth a few month ago but I have been trying to keep it clean until I see my dentist in November. The tooth is itself has been filled twice now!! & it broke for the first time about a year & half ago & was filled again but broke this time at the back with a big hole & a small bit at the side which is letting in food. what will happen to that tooth I can it clean & floss it & use a tooth pick to get the food out the hole & the GUM so I don’t get an abscess but can the tooth be saved?

I have been being treated by my dentist for an abscessed tooth. I went in today to have it pulled and the infection is still there. I have taken Amoxicillin 500 mg for 16 days and rinsed twice daily with peroxide. Now he has prescribed Cephalexin 500 mg for 7days and rinse daily with warm salt water.
Does it normally take this long to clear up an infection or is something else wrong? I have never had an abscessed tooth before. The infection was bad in the beginning and had even spread into my neck. I am concerned and my dentist is stumped by this too, I just want to get the infection cleared up so that the tooth can be pulled, I have suffered with it for over a month. Any information you can provide would be helpful. Thank you.

I was playing basketball with my friend, he jumped to shoot, I jumped to pack(block)…
My elbow collided with his front tooth (left one from my point of view), and it broke in half.. His tooth kind of scratched my elbow…
So we found his tooth on the ground, my elbow is bleeding… It was broken in half and I don’t think there was much blood on his broken tooth that was still in the gum… He think its a permanent tooth…
Will the dentist be able to fix his tooth so it stays on? Like with porcelain… Because when I broke my tooth biking a chip came out and they covered it up with porcelain.. Will the same happen to him?… (He is 13..)
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earlier this week, i started getting really bad pains in the upper back right side of my mouth…. i assumed it was one of my wisdom teeth coming in… the pain was mild at first.. but then it just got worse… i tried taking extra strength Tylenol, Advil, and i went to walmart and bought some Ambesol to put on it, but nothing was helping… i tried to go to sleep that night and i did.. for only about an hour an a half! ..the pain got so horrible, it woke me up and i couldnt get back to sleep.. i started getting headaches and earaches on the right side of my face where the tooth pain was… Finally, it was about 4 in the morning and the pain was so unbearable that i went to the hospital… they told me i had a “Dental abscess” and my back tooth was cracked… they wrote me up a prescription for Penicillin and Percocet, and its been helping with the pain, but i dont know what comes next? I know i need to see my dentist.. but what do they do about abscessed teeth? …someone inform me!!

i have an infected tooth in the side of my mouth it’s been there almost a year, but for the past several months i’ve felt deathly sick, i have no insurance and the e.r. can’t do nothing for me i have dark circles under my eyes and a little rash im always puking and feel like my body is giving up on me…what do i do? help!!!!

I had a abscess wisdom tooth and my oral surgeon did not put me on any antibiotcs and pulled it the next day…I have heard since then that your NOT supposed to pull a abscessed tooth b/c the infection can spread…this has really scared me…can I die from another infection?? Was the safe to pull without the abscess being under control of antibiotics?? thanks

I have toothache in one my my lower molars, but it instantly goes away when i submerge the tooth in liquid, why is this and whats wrong with the tooth?
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