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Suggest Treatment For Tooth Infection
I had an infection around a tooth which my dentist extracted on Thursday. I am taking Amoxicillin since then but my lymph node is still swollen and my gum area still appears whitish. The pain has lessened but I just wanted to be sure the infection isn't spreading.
Wed, 10 Dec 2014
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Removal of the infected tooth and proper antibiotic cover will do the needful to subside the infection . My advice to you is that besides following basic oral hygiene regimen you should also use betadine rinse or warm water saline to fasten the healing process . i preferably advice limci (vitamin c) tablets once for 15 days for improving gum condition and restoring them back to health. The symptoms you have mentioned will subside in a couple of days . take care .
Removal of the infected tooth and proper antibiotic cover will do the needful to subside the infection . My advice to you is that besides following basic oral hygiene regimen you should also use betadine rinse or warm water saline to fasten the healing process . i preferably advice limci (vitamin c) tablets once for 15 days for improving gum condition and restoring them back to health. The symptoms you have mentioned will subside in a couple of days . take care .
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