46 Where There Is No Dentist by Where There Is No Dentist

Author:Where There Is No Dentist
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Published: 2012-06-27T21:31:30+00:00

120 Where There Is No Dentist 2012

SORES ON THE FACE

Whenever you see a sore on a person’s cheek or under his chin, remember there may be a tooth or gum problem. If it is a gum problem, it may be Noma. See the following pages.

A bad tooth:

Ask him to open his mouth.

Look for an infected tooth in

the area of the sore.There

may be a large cavity and the

tooth may be loose.

Or the tooth may be darker

in color than the others.

This is because it is dead.

The pus is draining onto

the skin, so the pressure

is reduced and the person

does not complain of pain.

TREATMENT:

1 . Take out the tooth (see Chapter 11).

2 . Give penicillin for 7 days (see page 94).

3 . After the penicillin treatment, check the sore. If it has healed, there is no longer infection inside. The treatment is finished.

But if the sore is still open and you can squeeze out pus, you will need the help of experienced health workers who can:

• test the pus to see if it is resistant to penicillin. The person may need to take a different antibiotic .

• take an X-ray to see if there are dead pieces of bone which are keeping the infection alive. If there are, they must be removed.

If infected gums (and not a bad tooth) are the cause of a sore on the cheek or chin, the problem is more serious. See the next 4 pages.

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