What does antibiotics do to a dental abscess?

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How important is it to take antibiotics for a tooth abscess ?

Dentist has drilled the tooth to drain and is waiting a few weeks for things to settle before a root canal. How important is it to take the antibiotics ?

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it's very important. The dentist probably doesn't want to finish the root canal while the tooth is infected...

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Dental abscess, already taking antibiotics but its getting bigger and dentist apointment only in 3 days?

I have an dental abscess, went to the hospital on sunday and there they subscribed me antibiotics to take for 5 days. Today the 5 days end, the swelling on my face disappeared but the abscess itself grew and i don't think it's showing signs of bursting...

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Keep taking the antibiotics. This will fend off septicaemia which can occur in severe cases.

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Dental abscess, how long do the antibiotics take to work?

i have had a tooth abscess since friday, i started myself on some leftover amoxcillin Saturday... i then went to the dentist monday, he gave me a new prescription for amoxcillin and i started those.. so WHY haven't they started to work yet??? i am still...

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antibiotics won't cure a tooth abscess. only extracting the tooth or getting a root canal will. Antibiotics...

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Swollen face from dental abscess. Will it go away with antibiotics?

I went to the dentist yesterday with severe pain, and found out i have an abscess. I was prescribed amoxicillin. I woke this morning to find my face has really swollen up, bad. Is ...show more

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After sleeping, the face will ordinarily swell more, since everything pools while laying down. Just...

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What are the causes of abscess?It was drained, but it comes back even with antibiotics medications.?

Abscess appears on the buttom,it was massive and had a very high smell.loss alot of weight.Doc. said if it keep reoccurring he would recommend further surgery to cut out the root.The doc. really don't want to go that route,that is why he keep on prescribing...

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antibotics are great for eliminating infection, however, what I used once when I had gone through the...

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Abscess after root canal does not show on panographic x-ray & antibiotics not helping.?

5 days ago (Wednesday) I had a root canal done on tooth #4 (one root). I did not have any pain in the tooth prior to the root canal and started an antibiotic 2 days prior to the procedure. It took a double dose of novacaine to numb the tooth. After the...

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dear. 1st of all stop the prednisone as it will make case worse coz it make more spread of infection...

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Abscess has started to drain itself do i still need antibiotics?

Hi i posted a couple of days ago about an abscess i have on my gum on my upper teeth, there has been little pain itself from the abscess but very bad headaches and eye socket pain down the right side of my face. but today the abscess has started to drain...

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You should. Abscesses like yours rarely drain themselves completely; more commonly they partially heal...

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Abscess tooth and antibiotics?please help?

ive had an abscess tooth for a few months now ivw gone to the dentist been put on antibiotics and am waiting for my insurance to see what teeth they cover because they want to pull my wisdom teeth as well. my prblem is ive been put on amoxcillin 3 times...

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I agree with the others. Unless it's your wisdom tooth that's causing the abscess, I would tell the...

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Can I get rid of an abscess without antibiotics?

I know that I have MRSA and that it is causing a really bad abscess, but I can't afford to go to the doctor to get the antibiotics right now. The abscess is painful and awkward, and I've been cleaning it regularly with some prescription I got for it...

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Antibiotics only help if they can reach the infection via a blood supply. As abscesses are usually walled...

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Eye and head pains after abscess treated with antibiotics.

this is day 8 of being on Cefalexin antibiotics ( 250g 3 times daily 5ml)and my mouth is so much better,but today i have the odd wave of pains on my eye socket and forehead at the same side the abscess was its not severe more annoying than anything,is...

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Something a doctor can tell you: no one can diagnose you over the internet.

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