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[|Human|] Hello, My name is Amber, and my jaw is swollen from my abscessed tooth, and my dentist has me on Metronidazole 500 mg, for seven days to get rid of the infection before they extract the tooth, but my jaw is swollen it is going down but I just want to know what can I do to get rid of all the swollenness.  would swishing with salt water help?
[|AI|]  Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. The swelling near the jaw is because of the tooth infection secondary to decay. Nothing to be panic, consult an oral maxillofacial surgeon and get it removed. If I am your treating doctor, I would have prescribed a combination of amoxicillin and metronidazole combination for 5 days and after that I would have extracted the tooth. The swelling will come down in 3 days. You can get the tooth removed after 5 days of antibiotics. You can do saline gargling, but that will not reduce the swelling. I hope my answer will help you, take care.