Treatment of upper jaw pain
In general, the treatment of sinusitis, which is accompanied by pain in the upper jaw, does not differ from that of a common cold. Patients should stay in bed for several days and drink plenty of fluids, especially water and tea. Warm baths and/or hot water bottles can also help during the first days of illness.
Saline nasal sprays or nasal drops can help reduce the swelling. Affected patients should never cool the area of the sinuses during the illness, because it can be seen that cooling has a rather negative influence on the healing process. Warmth, on the other hand, helps to positively influence the course of the disease and to accelerate the healing of the inflammatory processes and thus also the subsiding of the upper jaw pain.
In addition, an analgesic should be taken to relieve the pain in the upper jaw. In the case of a bacterially caused sinusitis, the treating doctor will usually prescribe an antibiotic. This antibiotic should also be taken completely after the upper jaw pain has subsided.
Surgical treatment may be necessary for inflammations that are promoted by anatomical reasons (curvature of the nasal septum) or polyps. Straightening of the nasal septum or removal of polyps may be sufficient to reduce the risk of recurrence.
