Question 1

i just. got a tooth pulled can i take doxycycline  for it?

Accepted Answer

Why? and No!: Why do you want to take antibiotic?  Did you just pull it yourself? Baby tooth? Did a dentist extract it?  In either case, it is not a good idea to take antibiotics unless prescribed by a dentist or physician, and in that case they would prescribe the proper type, dosage and frequency.  Doxycycline would be a bad choice anyway.

Question 2

how should i take doxycycline for an abscessed tooth?

Accepted Answer

Twice a day : You can take Doxycycline 100mg every twelve hours for 10 days.

Question 3

could doxycycline help relieve a tooth ache?

Accepted Answer

Infection: Do you have an infection? If not, then antibiotics are useless. Please see a dentist for proper care. Antibiotics do not fix rotten teeth, they only manage infections and prolong the inevitable: a visit to the dentist.

Question 4

how long do i have to wait to take amoxicillin after taking doxycycline? i took a doxy this morning (for skin) but need to start amox for tooth. thx

Accepted Answer

Drug interaction: 30 year old gentleman with question about taking amoxicillin while taking doxycycline. Please contact your prescribing physician. There is a drug interaction between doxycycline and amoxicillin in which the effectiveness of amoxicillin may be reduced by pharmacodynamic antagonism and it is serious enough for an alternative to be used. Always use the pharmacist consultation at the drug store.

Question 5

could doxycycline hyclate help abscessed tooth?

Accepted Answer

Not good idea: First of all Doxycycline is the wrong spectrum of antibiotic for aril use.  Second, and most important, antibiotics do not cure abscessed teeth.  The drug is used to control the severity of the infection, but antibiotic will not eliminate the infected tooth material.  That has to be done with decay removal, root canal treatment, and/or extraction.  Please see a dentist for rx.

Question 6

my husband has an abscessed tooth, would doxycycline help? he has only ever be prescribed  amoxicillian.

Accepted Answer

Maybe: Tetracycline type antibiotics are not the best choice for a dental abscess. He is better off with a penicillin type(amoxicillin), Erythromycin or clindamycin.

Question 7

i'm on entresto, metoprolol, an lasix for heart failure, was recently prescribed macrobid for uti and now i have a tooth infection which i have doxycycline for is it ok to take them both together or should i wait the 5 days til macrobid is done?

Accepted Answer

: You could ask your doctor if the urine culture is sensitive to doxycycline and then switch to doxycycline alone if it is. If you need to take both antibiotics together, watch for diarrhea as this is a potential side effect of taking both antibiotics at the same time. Good luck!

Question 8

could the antibiotic doryx (doxycycline) cause teeth discoloration?

Accepted Answer

Tetracylines: Doryx (doxycycline) is a tetracyline and can cause internal discoloration of developing teeth, but not to teeth that have developed already. It should not be taken starting from the second trimester of pregnancy nor in children up to the age of about 12.

Question 9

if i take doxycycline for 14 days, will my teeth turn yellow? i know it happens to children, but what about any adverse dental effects in adults?

Accepted Answer

Doxycycline: Studies show that Doxycycline may rarely stain adult permanent dentition however these effects are rare and reversible. Read:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17016895
Studies also show this drug is safer in children less than 8 than previously thought: http://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(15)00135-3/abstract

Question 10

my child is 4 years old, and was on doxycycline bid for 7 days. what are the chances of his teeth staining? if so, will the only affect his baby teeth or his permanent teeth when they come in?

Accepted Answer

: Firstly, all of his primary teeth are formed and erupted so they would not be affected. Doxycycline does not bind to calcium as well as older tetracycline medications did, so the research indicates there should be no issues.

https://www.cdc.gov/rmsf/doxycycline/index.html

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I just. got a tooth pulled can i take doxycycline for it?

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How should i take doxycycline for an abscessed tooth?

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Could doxycycline help relieve a tooth ache?

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How long do i have to wait to take amoxicillin after taking doxycycline? i took a doxy this morning (for skin) but need to start amox for tooth. thx

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Could doxycycline hyclate help abscessed tooth?

A member asked:

My husband has an abscessed tooth, would doxycycline help? he has only ever be prescribed amoxicillian.

A member asked:

I'm on entresto, metoprolol, an lasix for heart failure, was recently prescribed macrobid for uti and now i have a tooth infection which i have doxycycline for is it ok to take them both together or should i wait the 5 days til macrobid is done?

A member asked:

Could the antibiotic doryx (doxycycline) cause teeth discoloration?

A member asked:

If i take doxycycline for 14 days, will my teeth turn yellow? i know it happens to children, but what about any adverse dental effects in adults?

A member asked:

My child is 4 years old, and was on doxycycline bid for 7 days. what are the chances of his teeth staining? if so, will the only affect his baby teeth or his permanent teeth when they come in?

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