Is There a Dentist in the House?

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So I went to my dentist last week with toothache. He did an X-RAY and saw an infection under a molar. My options were extraction or antibiotics so I went for the later, Amoxicillin.

Three days later with no improvement I saw a different dentist at the same practice & he gave me Metronidazole saying take the 2 together. Three days later the toothache has almost gone but the antibiotics are playing havoc with my guys. To make it worse I am now in South Africa & unable to return to my dentist.

So my question is should I finish the course of both drugs? Apart from the side effects I am in a great wine region but can't drink with the Metronidazole.

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Thanks for the advice guys.

To update the tooth was extracted today so now in a bit of pain & yet more antibiotics to take 'Clindahexal'.

According to the instructions I need 3-7 days on the Metronidazole so not sure when to stop.

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Lites said:

Dentist here. I normally prescribe Metronidazole for 5 days - usually does the trick. With the tooth out, barring any dry socket related incidents you should be fine with regular painkillers if you need them.

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Sorry just realised you posted a week ago, hope you're feeling better!

Thank you very much. I took the Metronidazole as you say for 5 days. The tooth has been gone for a week now & the pain has receded. I'm just getting used to the gap & need to decide if it's worth getting an implant for a bottom second molar.

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Thanks again everyone especially Driller (great username for a dentist) & Lites for the dental input.

My wisdom teeth went years ago so it looks like an implant or risk losing another tooth. I will visit my dentist when I get home tho it's tempting to get the implant here in South Africa where it's around half the price.

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Driller said:

It's not the best moment now to get the implant done. The departed molar had two roots which left two holes in the bone, front and back. The implant will be positioned between the two and it's very tricky to drill this new hole before healing as the drill tends to slip into one of the holes either side.

You need to let it heal two months, have an intra oral radiograph taken to confirm approximate bone height and then have a 3D scan if that looks ok. The implant can then be done in the day/weeks which follow.

Thanks again. At the moment I am concentrating on rinsing my mouth several times a day to get the food particles out of the holes. The pain has gone tho.