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Swelling in gums after filling

2022-01-01 05:51:34
I had a filling in a tooth 2 days back.Since then the pain is not too much but swelling has also not reduced much. What should be done.
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Can u share intra oral picture and xray of the tooth involved

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Hi, probably the swelling could be because of two reasons: Re-infection in tooth and / infection in gum and/ bone surrounding that tooth . You need complete clinical and radiographical evaluation for further diagnosis. We also need to know what kind of filling you had?
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Lukewarm salt water rinse will provide temporary relief.

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