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Two days ago i used a kanka soft brush on a tooth acke on the lower right side of my mouth. For a day and a half my right cheek has been swelling up and is hard. It hurts when i press on my cheek. How fo i get rid of this discomfort?

PAST HISTORY : I am taking 3 alieve and two benedryls every two hours for comfort. Swellimg on cheek gets worse.

I used to have asthma up until five years ago.

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Dr. himanshu agarwal answered : 12 years ago

Hi
you might be having a decayed tooth which has got infected which is the reason you are having a swelling. Go to a dentist get a x-ray done. Email the x-ray for further advice

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