{"id":2310,"date":"2024-02-16T11:35:26","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T17:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/?p=2310"},"modified":"2024-02-15T13:35:50","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T19:35:50","slug":"treat-tooth-infection-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/treat-tooth-infection-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can I Treat a Tooth Infection at Home?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How can I treat a tooth infection at home? I do not have dental insurance, so I need some advice. The toothache hurts daily, and yesterday, the swelling in my left cheek increased. What can I do for the infection until I save enough money to see a dentist? Rhoda<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rhoda,<\/p>\n<h2>How Can You Treat a Tooth Infection at Home?<\/h2>\n<p>You cannot treat a tooth infection at home because it is inside the tooth, which neither you nor antibiotics alone can reach. You need professional care from a dentist to remove the infection.<\/p>\n<h2>How Can You Treat a Tooth Infection?<\/h2>\n<p>A dentist must perform root canal treatment for a tooth infection. Although a dentist may prescribe antibiotics after <a href=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/new-orleans-root-canal-treatment.html\">root canal treatment<\/a>, the medication alone will not eliminate the infection. Consider three reasons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location of the infection <\/strong>\u2013 Antibiotics cannot remove the infection from the tooth pulp.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Infection requires removal<\/strong> \u2013 A dentist uses instruments to perform root canal treatment and remove the infective tooth pulp. Without removing the infected tissue, the bacteria in your tooth will become antibiotic resistant. A dentist will protect your weakened tooth with a <a href=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/new-orleans-porcelain-crowns.html\">dental crown<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tooth infections spread<\/strong> \u2013 Untreated tooth infections spread to your gums, other teeth, jawbone, and even into your bloodstream, which can be deadly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What If You Cannot Afford Root Canal Treatment?<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1817\" style=\"width: 390px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1817\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1817\" src=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/root-canal-metairie-louisiana.jpg\" alt=\"Diagram of root canal phases, including numbing the tooth, widening, cleaning, and filling canals and attaching a dental crown.\" width=\"380\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/root-canal-metairie-louisiana.jpg 380w, https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/root-canal-metairie-louisiana-271x300.jpg 271w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1817\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Only root canal treatment removes a tooth infection<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you cannot afford root canal treatment, allow a dentist to remove the tooth rather than let the infection spread. However, preserving a tooth has these benefits:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A missing tooth causes neighboring teeth to drift into the space.<\/li>\n<li>Missing teeth can affect chewing or speech.<\/li>\n<li>Misaligned teeth can lead to earaches, headaches, jaw pain, and other <a href=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/new-orleans-tmj-dentist.html\">TMJ disorder issues<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Consider a dental clinic<\/h3>\n<p>Look for a free or low-cost dental clinic in your area. Even if they don\u2019t provide root canal treatment, they can extract an infected tooth to prevent the infection from poisoning your body.<\/p>\n<h3>Call dental offices<\/h3>\n<p>Call local dental offices to ask about payment plans or health care financing if you can pay for dental care in installments.<\/p>\n<p>Your oral health and well-being are worth searching for options to eliminate a tooth infection even though you don\u2019t have dental insurance.<\/p>\n<p>Metairie cosmetic dentist Dr. Duane Delaune sponsors this post. Read details about how Dr. Delaune strives to provide some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/best-dentist-in-new-orleans.html\">best dental care in Metairie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can I treat a tooth infection at home? I do not have dental insurance, so I need some advice. The toothache hurts daily, and yesterday, the swelling in my left cheek increased. What can I do for the infection until I save enough money to see a dentist? Rhoda &nbsp; Rhoda, How Can You [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":1817,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[630],"tags":[1100,1152,454,1549,1548,1547,1546],"class_list":{"0":"post-2310","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tmj-dentist","8":"tag-root-canal","9":"tag-tmj","10":"tag-tooth-infection","11":"tag-tooth-infection-extraction","12":"tag-tooth-infection-no-dental-insurance","13":"tag-tooth-infection-no-money","14":"tag-treat-a-tooth-infection-at-home","15":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How Can I Treat a Tooth Infection at Home?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"You cannot treat a tooth infection at home. 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