I had a small bit of root left in my gum so dentist did extraction today as an abscess showed up on x ray. I am keen to avoid antibiotics as they severely affect my other health issues. I can still feel the abscess ....will it start to come away naturally now the source of infection has gone ? How long will this take..I expected it to have gone once the tooth was removed. thank you for any support
It will drain away but more slowly than if you had taken antibiotics,i would use warm salt water to wash your mouth a few times a day...hope it clears up soon
thank you lou1962 for the helpful info. i always thought the dentist had to "lance" the abscess....she didnt do anything to it at all just removed the tooth and said abscess should go.....i do hope so, i can actually feel the abscess more now than before i had the tooth removed. i will definately do the salt water rinses and fingers crossed ! many thanks
If you feel its getting worse or more painful today,phone the dentist back and see what they say ..
Yeah warm salt water should do the trick try to keep the area as clean as possible this means salt water rinsing at least twice a day... even more if you are capable and it don't become an annouance anything that gets inside could make it worse so try place a swab over it sometimes when smoking or something. And goodluck
Thanks I will definately keep up with the salt water..its very soothing !