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I've been taking amoxicillin 500mg + clavulanic 125mg twice a day for pericoronitis for 3 days. it's still painful. do i need to take another course?

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Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Continue treatment: 3 days is a short time to treat an infection, and a longer duration of antibiotic therapy may be indicated - along with the treatment plan your dentist recommends.

Answered 11/20/2013

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Dr. Marshall Dicker answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Pericoronitis: No you need to get to the oral surgeon asap all a 2nd course of ab's will do is to culture bacteria resistant to Amoxicillin and then it wont work at all dont fool with this go tomarrow.

Answered 9/28/2016

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Needs intervention: Need to see oral surgeon now to have inflamed infected tissue removed. Surgeon can decide on need for more antibiotics after he has examined you.

Answered 9/29/2016

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