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Suggest Treatment For Tooth And Gum Infections

what antibiotics are safe to treat gum and teeth infections, after i have experienced fluoroquinolone damage? I was damaged by an fq drug, have since recovered (more or less), and since then i have taken keflex without incident , but i know there are some drugs that can cause similar effects, and might further damage me.
Mon, 24 Jul 2017
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Hi..
Thanks for the query..

If you are allergic to Fluroquinolones and have safely take Keflex that contains active ingredient Cefalexine that is indicative that you are well adapted to Cephalosporins group of antibiotics..

So if you have a tooth or gum infection you can very much continue to take Cefalexin as it is also appropriate for the dental infections after consulting an Emergency room as it is a prescription drug..

Also in cases of teeth and gum infections taking antibiotics along with not sufficient at times and proper treatment of the particular tooth or the infected gums should be done by a dentist..

So I would suggest you to proceed accordingly under supervision of dentist only..

Hope this helps..

Regards..
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Suggest Treatment For Tooth And Gum Infections

Hi.. Thanks for the query.. If you are allergic to Fluroquinolones and have safely take Keflex that contains active ingredient Cefalexine that is indicative that you are well adapted to Cephalosporins group of antibiotics.. So if you have a tooth or gum infection you can very much continue to take Cefalexin as it is also appropriate for the dental infections after consulting an Emergency room as it is a prescription drug.. Also in cases of teeth and gum infections taking antibiotics along with not sufficient at times and proper treatment of the particular tooth or the infected gums should be done by a dentist.. So I would suggest you to proceed accordingly under supervision of dentist only.. Hope this helps.. Regards..