A 27-year-old female asked:

help! i have an impacted wisdom tooth coming in that needs to be removed. its effecting ear causing bad pain, swelling & fluid. i've been taking motrin, sudafed & amox but no relief! prednisone next?

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56 years experience Family Medicine

NEED EXTRACTION: You need to see your dentist as the impacted wisdom tooth needs to be extracted, meanwhile take Motrin for pain. Sudafed and Amoxil (amoxicillin) will not help.Who prescribed Amoxil (amoxicillin) for impacted wisdom tooth.

Answered on Jun 9, 2015

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