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Abscess In Molar, Extremely Painful. Taking Penicillin And Clindamycin. Why Is It Getting Worse?

Hi. I was taking penicillin for a week for an abscess in my molar. I went through the entire perscription and it was worse than when I started. So three cdays ago, I went back to the doc and she gave me clindamycin. Wich I thought was great. My pain went away and I was able to match my top and bottom together to smile. But this morning I wake up and just over night it turned triple what it was at its worse. Now I look like I have a double jumbo jawbreaker in my cheek. I took 2 steps forward and was shoved 4 steps back.
Mon, 28 Oct 2013
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Hi and thank you so much for this query.

I am so sorry to hear about this. Antibiotic treatment for an abscess is most effective in the early days. If it has been for a while with abscess collection, then you would need a surgical intervention to drain the abscess and give you real relief. Antibiotics cannot make it into pus collection and are thus generally ineffective with collected abscesses.

Please return to your dentist and get and xray done. If there is any collection let it be drained and probably be considered for a root canal treatment.

I hope this helps and I wish you well.
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Abscess In Molar, Extremely Painful. Taking Penicillin And Clindamycin. Why Is It Getting Worse?

Hi and thank you so much for this query. I am so sorry to hear about this. Antibiotic treatment for an abscess is most effective in the early days. If it has been for a while with abscess collection, then you would need a surgical intervention to drain the abscess and give you real relief. Antibiotics cannot make it into pus collection and are thus generally ineffective with collected abscesses. Please return to your dentist and get and xray done. If there is any collection let it be drained and probably be considered for a root canal treatment. I hope this helps and I wish you well. Thanks for using our services and feel free to ask more questions if need be. Dr. Ditah, MD