Expert: Tony Appleton BDS DPDS - 10/13/2007

Question
Hi
I really hope you can shed some light on my probelm, it has been going on now for 5 years, i had been taking infections in my front tooth and one beside it, so dentist eventually done a root canal treatment in both, never seemed to heal completely teeth were very soar coming up to my monthly period but was just put on an antibiotic amoxycillan 500mg, i then went and got Vinners done on the teeth as they had darkened with a new dentist in which he done a fantastic job, but he said from my xray that 2nd tooth from the front would prob need surgery at some stage if it gave be bother he cud see there was infection there, so it started to play up a few months later and went and got surgery done now the surgery had no been successfull and had to end up pulling the tooth, in which that in its self tooth about 2 weeks for the infection to completely clear, given Metronizodole 400mg.  I had an inset in my mouth then in Aug of this year finally got it bridged to the other tooth with a root canal, viner!! now this tooth has been playing up so dentist gave me amoxycillan 500mg but that just took pain away that was 4 weeks ago and the swelling has moved out of teeth, x ray to prove it, so went to doctor who sent me for a face xray suggsting i had sinisitus and put me on metronizodle 200mg, coamoxyclav 3 a day for 7 days, but results came bk clear but there is still swelling in my cheek, please could you help me i am so run down with this and because its not showing up in mu x rays at dentist theres nothing he can do, doc reccommends i go bk to my dentist but i know there is definatley swelling there it is up around my high cheek, eye when i wake up then gradually falls down during the day.

Answer
Hi Jules

You obviously have some infection going on, so I would suggest you see your dentist again. If he can't pin it down for you then ask to be referred to an oral surgeon - they should be able to get to the bottom of it for you.

Regards

Tony Appleton