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Suggest Treatment For Toothache Due To Infected Wisdom Tooth
Hey, I have severe toothache due to infected wisdom tooth, Dentist asked to to get it removed few months back through a surgery but i did not and the pain is back :( . I started taking amoxicillin 500mg (3 times daily) and Metronidazole 500 mg( twice daily) along with Voltfast 50mg 4 times everyday. It has been 48 hours and no change :( . I just came from the dentist he told me to stop Antibiotics and prescribed me to clindamycin 150mg 3 times after meals. How long before the pains goes away? i cannot take this pain !!! I am 23 and weigh 40kg
Wed, 24 Sep 2014
I think you should go for clindamycin 300 mg twice daily along with metrogel 400 thrice. Take etody sos. And as soon as possible take out the tooth.
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Thank you for your query,
Your Dentist have advised you the right thing and you should follow that.
If you do not get your wisdom tooth extracted then it will lead to major infection which may spread to adjoining areas, causing you more pain, discomfort and agony.
Medication can only help you as an intermittent relief but the pain will come back as soon as the effect goes away.
My advise to you is to follow the Dentist advise and get your wisdom tooth extracted
Your Dentist have advised you the right thing and you should follow that.
If you do not get your wisdom tooth extracted then it will lead to major infection which may spread to adjoining areas, causing you more pain, discomfort and agony.
Medication can only help you as an intermittent relief but the pain will come back as soon as the effect goes away.
My advise to you is to follow the Dentist advise and get your wisdom tooth extracted
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Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query.
The pain could be because of the gum infection over the wisdom tooth (pericoronal infection leading to space infection).
Since you have already started with amoxicillin and metronidazole you can complete the course of 5 days duration. You can take an anlagesic like diclofenac 50mg BID and antiinflammatory serratiopeptidase BID for 5 days. The pain will come down in 3 days. Even after this if the pain does not come down, then you can start with amoxicillin with clavulnic acid 625mg and metronidazole 400mg bid for 5 days. Otherwise you can take medicines for 3 days and consult a oral maxillofacial surgeon and get it removed.
The pain could be because of the gum infection over the wisdom tooth (pericoronal infection leading to space infection).
Since you have already started with amoxicillin and metronidazole you can complete the course of 5 days duration. You can take an anlagesic like diclofenac 50mg BID and antiinflammatory serratiopeptidase BID for 5 days. The pain will come down in 3 days. Even after this if the pain does not come down, then you can start with amoxicillin with clavulnic acid 625mg and metronidazole 400mg bid for 5 days. Otherwise you can take medicines for 3 days and consult a oral maxillofacial surgeon and get it removed.
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