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Suggest Remedy For Tooth Abcess
i have had an abcess in my tooth for about 3 days now. i have already gotten meds(amoxicillin) and have been taking it for almost a day now. it feels like it may be getting worse. i have taken amoxicillin before for the same thing and it yielded much better results, has it just not been long enough yet, or are they not working as intended?
Thu, 10 Jul 2014
Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query.
Taking Only amoxicillin will not be effective in abscess cases.
you can take a course of antibiotics like amoxicillin 500mg with metronidazole 400mg TID for 5 days (if you are not allergic). The medicines takes 1-2 days to bring down the infection. do saline gargling. Once the infection comes down, then you can get the tooth treated with RCT or extraction.
I hope my answer will help you, take care.
Taking Only amoxicillin will not be effective in abscess cases.
you can take a course of antibiotics like amoxicillin 500mg with metronidazole 400mg TID for 5 days (if you are not allergic). The medicines takes 1-2 days to bring down the infection. do saline gargling. Once the infection comes down, then you can get the tooth treated with RCT or extraction.
I hope my answer will help you, take care.
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