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Q: Swollen Cheek

asked by: swollencheek on June 29th, 2006

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Hi everyone. I am 14 and new to this forum. I have 2 problems and not sure if they are related.
First, my gums seem to be rising and crawling over my bottom back teeth. I dont know if this is an effect of gingivitis, because an earlier appointment with the dentist said I had a small case of that and that I should rinse with salt water and massage my gums for my gums bled easily from brushing.
Now one day, one of my upper back teeth(dont know the right terms) started aching. I thought it was nothing and that it would work itself off. A week later I woke up with my left cheek swollen. The day after it was swelled up even more. It didn't hurt unless I put pressure on it. I dont know if that tooth is causing the swelling but it felt kind of loose. I think it is a baby tooth and I know I still have some.
So please, identify my problem and tell me what I shoud do to cure it.

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swollencheek

replied on July 1st, 2006

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Swollen Cheek

I went to the dentist and found out about that problem.
They dont know the cause of the swelling but they were able to drain most of the liquid out to reduce the most of the swelling. The swelling is causing the looseness of my molars( I think thats the right term). It turns out that aching tooth is actually a new adult tooth and I have no more baby teeth.
That new adult tooth does not have a fully formed root, so I have to see a root canal specialist. The dentist lady said this a rare case especially for kids. So for now, every 6 hours I take 1 teaspoon of amoxicillin out of a 400mg bottle untill all gone.
Right now, i'm just afraid to see the root canal specialist...

nirvanaozzy

replied on February 19th, 2009

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i was hit on cheek by punch 3 days ago the cheeks is littile bit cure but under my eyes i have got blue marks what should i do for quick cure for my eyes and cheeks

Sazz92

replied on September 13th, 2009

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Something very similar happened to me. I started having pain in my top back tooth on the left side and just ignored it, then a couple of days later I woke up with my left cheek swollen. When I went to the dentist she told me it was because of my wisdom tooth coming through that was causing my gums to swell. She put me on medication, I just pray she was right and the swelling goes down.

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