My brothers cheeks have suddenly swollen in 2 days. He had rct of his tooth some 3 years back but it was left uncapped. Now, he is having intermittent fevers, body ache. and swelling is increasing. I am not with him. He has been admitted to a hospital. I am far off in a college studying. Please help. I have no clue!
Hi. Welcome to Chat Doctor . I have gone through your query and can understand your concern. As per your complaint it seems that there is flaring up of infection in the root canal treated tooth, and it is only leading to swollen cheek that can be probably due to abscess formation and fever is due to Septicemia as the infection can get into blood and bodies defense mechanism tries to wall off the infection leading to rise in body temperature. As he is already admitted to hospital they might be giving him injectable antibiotics and steroids as well as Acetaminophen to reduce fever. Once the fever is under control consult a dentist and get him evaluated along with an x-ray done to rule out the cause of cheek swelling and in case of re-infection in root canal treated tooth re-root canal or extraction can be done depending upon condition of the tooth followed by antibiotics and painkillers. Hope this information helps. Thanks and regards. Chat Doctor.