6 yr molars?
She woke up at 2 am crying and saying that her mouth hurt. Pretty sure it was one of the molars, I gave her a dose of tylenol and and ice pop to suck on. She went back to bed a bit later, and says she feels ok today. BUT, the right side of her face is slightly swollen, and when I took a look in her mouth a while ago, there is a lot of swelling of the gum around where the tooth is erputing and it's more of a whitish color rather than pink/red. There is also alot of tenderness in the jaw itself. She says that her jaw hurts if it's touched.
Could this be an infection?
We have an emergency appt this morning, to get it looked at, but I kinda wanted to get some input before we go so I'd know what *might* happen.
Answer:
It sounds like an infection, they will likely clean the area out if there is food debris an give her an antibiotic to clear it up if it is an infection. You did the right thing!
Good luck!
JAMRDH - a dental hygienist
I would guess she has been missing that area when she is brushing and that would cause the bacteria to be very active in that area. The tooth coming in may just be having a hard time breaking through and with the infection (mild) coming from too much plaque it is making it very sore. I prefer Motrin or Advil for dental pain over Tylenol. They will take an xray of her tooth to see how the molar is coming in and if it was scheduled they will clean her teeth. I'm not sure they'll put her on an antibiotic though..It probably just needs to be kept clean. Maybe have her rinse with some warm salt water..2 tsp. salt, juice glass of water..Good luck.
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