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Possibly need another 24 to start working, possibly not.
I remember my dentist telling me that the antibiotics I was given were just to prevent the infection getting worse before she got chance to get busy with the drill and as a cover for the possibility of it spreading when she dealt with the abscess.
On the positive side I have never been so happy to walk into the chair as I was come the day of the root canal.
I remember my dentist telling me that the antibiotics I was given were just to prevent the infection getting worse before she got chance to get busy with the drill and as a cover for the possibility of it spreading when she dealt with the abscess.
On the positive side I have never been so happy to walk into the chair as I was come the day of the root canal.
As said, give it a bit longer. There is a possibility that the kind of antibiotic you were prescribed is not right for the kind of bacteria in the infection.I usually prescribe Metronidazole which always seems to work well against the anaerobic bacteria of abscesses. Not heard of using a cephalosporin for dental infection before MacGee. Is that newish or have I been missing out? A newish one I prescribe sometimes is Zithromax.
Okgo, Dalacin is clindamycin (and is used more in the states from I know) but it is good against anaerobes. In the dental world it's more often prescribed for antibiotic prophylaxis with heart conditions where the patient is allergic to penicillin.
None of this helps you I'm afraid but if it's still not better after another day, if it was me I'd start asking myself questions about the antibiotic I had prescribed. It still may be fine though so give it a bit longer if you can.
Okgo, Dalacin is clindamycin (and is used more in the states from I know) but it is good against anaerobes. In the dental world it's more often prescribed for antibiotic prophylaxis with heart conditions where the patient is allergic to penicillin.
None of this helps you I'm afraid but if it's still not better after another day, if it was me I'd start asking myself questions about the antibiotic I had prescribed. It still may be fine though so give it a bit longer if you can.
Ok.
No, not allergic to anything, the painkillers even appear to have stopped working now, constant pain is the order of the day.
I will give it another day and see where I am, I have not gone into work today as I just can't concentrate and as said above my temper is at boiling point.
No, not allergic to anything, the painkillers even appear to have stopped working now, constant pain is the order of the day.
I will give it another day and see where I am, I have not gone into work today as I just can't concentrate and as said above my temper is at boiling point.
So why didn't he just do that yesterday?
Also what are they going to do crown wise?
The tooth it's on has a crown on it already, which is attached to the originL tooth that was grinded down to a peg. If they drill through the crown and the original tooth to get to the root, what would the new crown attach to?
Also what are they going to do crown wise?
The tooth it's on has a crown on it already, which is attached to the originL tooth that was grinded down to a peg. If they drill through the crown and the original tooth to get to the root, what would the new crown attach to?
okgo said:
So why didn't he just do that yesterday?
Also what are they going to do crown wise?
The tooth it's on has a crown on it already, which is attached to the originL tooth that was grinded down to a peg. If they drill through the crown and the original tooth to get to the root, what would the new crown attach to?
Personally I probably would have but it's never easy and you can't say for sure without having the patient in front of you.Also what are they going to do crown wise?
The tooth it's on has a crown on it already, which is attached to the originL tooth that was grinded down to a peg. If they drill through the crown and the original tooth to get to the root, what would the new crown attach to?
New crown would be on a post in the root canal, dead easy.
Ok.
So if it's still hurting a lot tomorrow after work it's worth asking if I can bring my Monday appointment forward.
I guess they would have to take a mould etc to make a new crown, does that mean if have a peg for a few weeks? I can't remember the process last time as it was so many years ago
So if it's still hurting a lot tomorrow after work it's worth asking if I can bring my Monday appointment forward.
I guess they would have to take a mould etc to make a new crown, does that mean if have a peg for a few weeks? I can't remember the process last time as it was so many years ago
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