I had a tooth abcess on the left side of my face about a month ago. After taking antibiotics for 4 week, my oral surgeon cut a slit under my chin and put a dain tube in. That cleared up and now the right side of my face is drastically swollen and hot, but no tooth pain. What could be going on?
Hi. Welcome to Chat Doctor . I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns. As per your complaint it seems that there is spread of abscess into the soft tissues leading to swelling and hot appearance is due to inflammation. The Chat Doctor. . I would suggest you to consult your treating surgeon or other oral physician and get evaluated and if tooth needs treatment it has to be done. As of now you can be given injectable antibiotics and steroids t reduce inflammation and swelling. Once swelling goes not the most probable thing that I think is that you will need to get the tooth extracted followed by antibiotics and painkillers to relieve infection. Hope this information helps. Thanks and regards.