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Is Amoxicillin Safe During Pregnancy?

Pregnant with major pain in wisdom tooth. Just got my ob/gyn to consent to me go to the dentist. They didnt do x rays just a visual exam and then prescribed me amoxicillin 875 mg and referres me to get all four wisdom teeth extracted which they informed me was not ideal during pregnancy. Pain is still unbearable. Even though tylenol didnt work before is it safe to take along with amoxicillin maybe they will work now?
Mon, 28 Mar 2016
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns..

As per your complain Amoxicillin is an antibiotic and is used to treat bacterial infection and is a commonly given antibiotic during dental infection and is assigned under Category B by the FDA that is considered safe during pregnancy, therefore you can take it without worrying.

On the other hand Tylenol that contains active Ingredient Acetaminophen is also considered safe during pregnancy and can be taken with amoxicillin and will help in relieving pain..

As you have wisdom tooth pain it seems most probably be due to Pericoronitis, that is infection of the gum flap that surrounds the wisdom tooth and it can cause severe pain..
Therefore along with taking the advised medications, you can also start doing warm saline gargles as it will help in relieving swelling..
You can also do cool compresses over the cheek..
Keep the area between gum flap and the wisdom tooth clean..
Take soft diet and drink sufficient water..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards.
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.
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Is Amoxicillin Safe During Pregnancy?

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns.. As per your complain Amoxicillin is an antibiotic and is used to treat bacterial infection and is a commonly given antibiotic during dental infection and is assigned under Category B by the FDA that is considered safe during pregnancy, therefore you can take it without worrying. On the other hand Tylenol that contains active Ingredient Acetaminophen is also considered safe during pregnancy and can be taken with amoxicillin and will help in relieving pain.. As you have wisdom tooth pain it seems most probably be due to Pericoronitis, that is infection of the gum flap that surrounds the wisdom tooth and it can cause severe pain.. Therefore along with taking the advised medications, you can also start doing warm saline gargles as it will help in relieving swelling.. You can also do cool compresses over the cheek.. Keep the area between gum flap and the wisdom tooth clean.. Take soft diet and drink sufficient water.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.