WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO TELL ME WHY MY BROTHERS LEFT CHEEK IS SWOLLEN AND PAINFUL AFTER HAVING AN ABSCESSED TOOTH #12 DRAINED THIS EVENING?  I JUST GAVE HIM HIS CLINDOMYCIN ABOUT AN HOUR AGO AND ONE MOTRIN ABOUT 10 MINUTES AGO.  WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP HIM WITH THE SWELLING?
Hi Dear, Welcome to Chat Doctor. UNDERSTANDING YOUR CONCERN. Brief answer - Facial Space InfectionDetailed answer - As per your query swelling and pain in cheek after having abscessed tooth Chat Doctor.  From jaw, it is spreading into soft tissue such as muscle, skin and spreading out to facial spaces and growing there. I would suggest you to take antibiotics such as Ibuprofen/ Augmenting for this as it will prevent infection and pain and swelling will be subsided. Cold compress the cheek area. Visit dentist once again and get X-ray done to check if all the abscess has been