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Suggest Treatment For Tooth Infection

Hello Dr. Chakraborty, I am away from home, traveling overseas and I have a tooth infection. Does azithromycin help or should I get amoxicillin? I have a zpack available but I can buy some amoxicillin tomorrow to take until I make it back to my dentist which would be Thursday or Friday only. I know I should take Amox 500 mg 4 times a day/7 days but just wondering if zpack would be as good. Thank you very much! Silvia
Fri, 12 Sep 2014
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Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query.
The tooth infection can be secondary to decay or gum infection. If i am your treating doctor i would have suggested you to take a course of antibiotics like amoxicillin 500mg and metronidazole 400mg tid for 5 days (if you are not allergic) instead of zpack. The combination of amoxicillin and metronidazole is the best drugs for the tooth infection.
Then i would have suggested to go for scaling and root planing for gum infection. RCT or extraction if it is a tooth infection.
I hope my answer will help you, take care.
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Suggest Treatment For Tooth Infection

Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. The tooth infection can be secondary to decay or gum infection. If i am your treating doctor i would have suggested you to take a course of antibiotics like amoxicillin 500mg and metronidazole 400mg tid for 5 days (if you are not allergic) instead of zpack. The combination of amoxicillin and metronidazole is the best drugs for the tooth infection. Then i would have suggested to go for scaling and root planing for gum infection. RCT or extraction if it is a tooth infection. I hope my answer will help you, take care.