We are not dentists — but a dental abscess or tooth infection can cause severe pain, facial swelling, and systemic illness that needs immediate medical treatment. At Mascot Healthcare, Akoka, we assess dental pain, prescribe appropriate antibiotics and analgesia, and refer you to a dentist with a full clinical letter. Walk-in from ₦5,000.
Mascot Healthcare is a primary care clinic — we don't perform dental procedures. But dental infections cause systemic illness, and many patients in Lagos need immediate antibiotic treatment before they can see a dentist. We fill that gap.
A dental abscess — pus collection at the root of the tooth or in the gum — causes severe, throbbing pain, facial swelling, fever, and systemic illness. First-line treatment is antibiotics: amoxicillin 500mg three times daily for 5–7 days (or co-amoxiclav if more severe). Analgesia (ibuprofen + paracetamol combination). Urgent dental referral for the definitive procedure (drainage, root canal, or extraction).
Infection around a partially erupted wisdom tooth — extremely common in young Lagos adults. Causes severe pain, trismus (difficulty opening the mouth), and cervical lymph node swelling. Treated with metronidazole + amoxicillin and dental referral.
A dental infection spreading to the face causing significant facial swelling requires urgent hospital admission for IV antibiotics. This is a serious complication — come in immediately.
We have referral relationships with reputable dental practitioners in the Yaba–Akoka area. Our referral letter includes your clinical findings, medications prescribed, and the specific dental procedure required — so you are not starting from scratch when you see the dentist.
Walk-in at Mascot Healthcare, Akoka. Antibiotics + referral same visit. From ₦5,000.