Dr. Muzaffer Hussain Parray
Dentistry
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Hello doctor,
I am a 33-year-old male, Hispanic, non-smoker, exercise regularly. No significant health issues. I am 1.76 m and 68 kg. For three days, I had really bad pain on a wisdom tooth (lower right) that has erupted years ago but never really gave any problems. But this was bad, really bad. I was waking up with fever and heartbeat rate of 90 to 95 whereas I am usually 55 to 60.
I went to the dentist, he cleaned the area, took an X-ray and gave me Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium tablets (875 mg and 125 mg, respectively) twice a day for five days plus Paracetamol or Ibuprofen for the pain. I think he referred to this as pericoronitis. This is my fourth day of treatment and the area is a lot less swollen and tooth pain has pretty much gone. However, the part that has me worried is that I am still waking up with fever and a very fast heartbeat plus throbbing headaches. Is this normal?
Hi,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. Yes, as per your signs and symptoms it looks like pericoronitis. I think the treatment he or she has started is not the ideal one. After five days of treatment, I think it should have been gone. If you can upload a picture of your X-ray and teeth involved in the mouth, I can provide you with a better treatment plan. Because periodontitis is infected by anaerobic bacteria and will not respond to Amoxiclav (Amoxicillin and Clavulanic acid) that effectively. You also need to use mouthwash H2O2 (Hydrogen Peroxide) two percent three times daily and antibiotics too. For that, I need to know if you have any drug, allergic or medical history associated.
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