Wisdom Teeth Extraction Gone Wrong, Need Advice

[woahitsonyx]

EMERGENT, PLEASE HELP: A patient (M, 17) came in to the office two weeks ago to get his wisdom teeth removed. Swelling was noticed immediately, but at the time was still considered normal. He developed an infection that has escalated greatly, along with his swelling. He is not responding well to antibiotics. The infection is not in the socket nor his sinus. When admitted to the er, he was discharged due to them not being able to locate an infection in the ct. His face is now swollen and double the size it used to be in just one day. He has come in twice now to surgically drain his infection. He has been draining his infection multiple times a day, only for it to get worse. After the drainage, swelling does go down momentarily only for it to reoccur. Please provide insight on what may be occurring and how we can treat him.

 

[Dr M]

This sounds serious. More information is required. Has the patient been placed on any cortisone to help reduce swelling?
Any known allergies?
Do you have a copy of any x-rays or the CT scan?

Can't be of more help without more information.