Can indicate serious infection. May need antibiotics and treatment urgently.
Looking for swelling in face or jaw in Aurora, CO? At Rodeo Dental Aurora, our experienced dental team provides swelling in face or jaw services for patients of all ages — from toddlers to seniors. We accept most insurance plans, Medicaid, and CHIP, and offer flexible payment options for families without coverage.
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At 15022 E. Mississippi Ave. the front desk runs your airway and swallow screen at the first check-in window — before you're seated — so we know immediately whether you head to the imaging bay or straight to the Anschutz handoff.
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UCHealth Anschutz ED routing for red flags
If your exam shows floor-of-mouth rise, trismus, or a changing voice, we route to UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital on the Anschutz Medical Campus — minutes east via I-225 — and call ahead so the emergency department is expecting you by name.
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Havana St corridor Spanish chairside switch
Dr. Al-Shorji and the chairside team switch between English and Spanish during the procedure itself — families from the Havana Street corridor don't wait for a translator pause or a reprinted consent form mid-drainage.
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Dental emergencies get worse by the hour. The sooner you act, the better the outcome.
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Dental abscess swelling can spread into the floor of the mouth or toward the orbit, progressing to Ludwig's angina or orbital cellulitis — both airway-threatening emergencies that start from a single tooth.
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Fever, worsening swallowing, difficulty breathing, or a changing voice are same-day red flags that don't improve with over-the-counter medication or time at home.
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Applying heat to the outside of the swelling, waiting it out, or restarting leftover antibiotics from an earlier prescription accelerates spread and masks the systemic signs we rely on to decide whether you stay in our chair or transfer to the ED.
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What's Included in Your Swelling in Face or Jaw — Aurora
Here's what to expect when you visit Rodeo Dental in Aurora, CO for swelling in face or jaw:
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Airway and floor-of-mouth palpation
Before imaging, Dr. Al-Shorji palpates the submandibular and sublingual spaces and runs a swallow check to rule out the floor-of-mouth rise that would redirect you to the Anschutz ED.
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Panoramic plus periapical of the suspect molar
A panoramic screens the arch for the source, then a focused periapical film confirms the apical radiolucency on the offending tooth before any anesthetic goes in.
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#11 blade stab drainage through attached mucosa
After local infiltration, Dr. Al-Shorji opens the fluctuant swelling through attached mucosa with a #11 blade to evacuate purulent material into a suction tip.
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1/4-inch latex drain with silk stay suture
Once the cavity is flushed with sterile saline, we secure a quarter-inch latex drain with a 3-0 silk stay suture when continued drainage is indicated over the next one-to-two days.
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Beta-lactam or lincosamide coverage tier
For systemic signs we prescribe a beta-lactam — amoxicillin — or step to clindamycin when you report a penicillin allergy, per current ADA empirical guidance, and review the full-course expectation before you leave.
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One-week source-tooth definitive visit
Root canal initiation or atraumatic extraction of the offending tooth is scheduled at the same E. Mississippi Ave. office within one week of drainage so the infection source is eliminated, not just vented.
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My spouse and I both have commercial dental PPOs through different employers — can you coordinate both?
Yes. Bring both insurance cards and we'll pull eligibility on both plans at check-in before we start, so you know what each will cover toward the drainage and the follow-up source-tooth care.
Do you have weekend hours if my swelling flares up on a Saturday?
We're open Saturday 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. If it starts Friday night or Saturday morning, call (720) 826-0115 first thing and we'll slot you into the Saturday abscess window.
When do you send me to a hospital ER instead of treating it in-office?
If your exam shows floor-of-mouth swelling, trismus, voice change, or breathing difficulty, we route straight to UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital's ED on the Anschutz Medical Campus — minutes east via I-225 — and call ahead so they're ready for you.
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What makes our Aurora office unique for swelling in face or jaw
Swelling in Face or Jaw for Aurora Families
Swelling of the face or jaw doesn't wait for business hours, and Aurora is a commute town — Anschutz staff heading east after a shift, Aurora Public Schools families around 80012, and the Havana Street corridor's bilingual households all need same-morning care. Our office sits at 15022 E. Mississippi Ave., a short turn off I-225 just south of Town Center at Aurora, which also puts you minutes from UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital if the case crosses into airway territory. We see a steady flow of commercial-PPO families from Arapahoe County where one spouse carries dental through a Denver-area employer and the other through a different plan — our intake team verifies both before chair time so the deductible math is clear before a single instrument moves. Spanish and English run side by side at the front desk, not on a printed handout, and not on a five-minute hold for a translator.
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What Aurora Patients Say
“Very polite front desk staff. Nash and Dr Williams were amazing. They were patient and concerned to all my needs. Definitely recommend this office in Aurora and this Dentist.”
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“Everyone is so nice and kind! I got a root canal and crown here. They did amazing. My husband now goes here too and he loved it as well. Thank you all for your amazing work keep it up! Highly recommend this place.”
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