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[|Human|] I have a tooth that has been broken for more than 6 months. And I needed treatment long ago but I ve been putting it off because of financial reasons and also it doesn t hurt everyday. Now it started hurting really bad 2 days ago and now the left side of my face has lost movement...this has never happened before, is this a symptom of not getting a root canal?
[|AI|]  Hello there, According to your history I can suspect your infected tooth has gone worse due to spread of infection to the underlying tissues.  The symptoms pf pain and swelling needs to be subsided by a course of antibiotic and analgesics before starting treatment. The infected tooth can be treated by root canal procedure to devitalize it permanently and save the tooth or of the prognosis is poor the tooth can be extracted.  Get an x-ray done the affected area and approach a dentist for the treatment.  Meantime you can start with antibiotic augmenting 625 mg with analgesics two times daily, this helps in subsiding the swelling and pain.  I hope this helps, take care.