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I need some advice. I’ve already had a few teeth in the back of my mouth sort of come out on their own. Now I have one that is infected. It’s gotten pretty bad and my right cheek is swollen. I look a bit like that guy from the Godfather. I do have some antibiotics that my ex-wife left here. She never took them because she went through a phase where she didn’t believe in “western” medicine. It’s a z-pack. Will that work for my tooth? <\/p>\n

Bradley<\/p>\n\n

Dear Bradley,<\/p>\n

\"An<\/p>\n

I’m sorry you are going through so many difficulties at once. That is hard. Be aware that while a z-pack can temporarily hold your infection at bay, it will NOT take care of it. In fact, unless you get the proper treatment in a timely manner, you can actually end up in a worse situation than you were in before. <\/p>\n

In order to properly treat an infected tooth<\/a> a dentist has to physically remove the infected pulp. There are two ways to properly do this. The first is with a root canal treatment. This is the ideal because it will save your tooth. The second is by extracting the tooth. <\/p>\n

Because your cheek is swollen, I would consider this a dental emergency<\/a>. It has spread out of your tooth. You don’t want it to reach your brain or heart because then it will become a life-threatening situation. <\/p>\n

This blog is brought to you by a compassionate dentist in Tulsa<\/a>, Dr. Ryan Noah. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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