How Long Should Amoxicillin Be Taken For Tooth Infection?
HELLO I HAVE A TOOTH INFECTION WHICH I TOOK AMOXICILLIN 500MG FOR 5 DAYS 3 TIMES A DAY ON THE SIXTH DAY I STARTED TAKING LINCOCIN 500MG FOR 7 DAYS 3 TIMES A DAY THEN I HAD MY TOOTH PULLED AND PUT A TEMPORARY BRIDGE OVER ITON THE SAME DAY. THEN I CONTINUED TAKING CLINDAMICYN 3OOMG FOR 7 DAYS WHICH I FINISHED TODAY AND STILL FEEL MINOR PAIN .YESTERDAY I WAS PRESCRIBED AMOX-CLAV 500-125MG #20 TABLETS.MY QUESTION IS,SHALL I TAKE THE LAST MEDICATION [AMOX-CLAV] FOR THE NEXT 7 DAYS?BECAUSE IM READING EVERYWHERE THAT I SHOULDN T TAKE ANTIBIOTIC MOR THAN 10 DAYS OR DRUG INTRACTIONS FROM 1 DAY TO ANOTHER.PLEASE HELP
Well if the pain is minor then better stop taking antibiotics now, as you already had enough and is sufficient. So my suggestion is to once get your extraction site checked by your Dentist to see the status of healing. It will be better if you keep the extraction site clean, use antiseptic mouthwash gargles to gargle daily and also do warm saline gargles. Take soft meals till the pain completely subsides. However, after a clinical checkup of the extraction site it can be decided that further you need antibiotics of not.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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Dr. Honey Arora, Dentist
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How Long Should Amoxicillin Be Taken For Tooth Infection?
Hi, Well if the pain is minor then better stop taking antibiotics now, as you already had enough and is sufficient. So my suggestion is to once get your extraction site checked by your Dentist to see the status of healing. It will be better if you keep the extraction site clean, use antiseptic mouthwash gargles to gargle daily and also do warm saline gargles. Take soft meals till the pain completely subsides. However, after a clinical checkup of the extraction site it can be decided that further you need antibiotics of not. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Honey Arora, Dentist