I have a tooth abscess began antibiotics last night dentist said today its too swollen to drain abscess swelling is worse go to er? new dentist? wait?

Abscessed tooth: Typically it will take24 to 48 hours for an antibiotic to take effect. You do not say anything about pain. You do not need to go th er unless you are having difficulty breathing. As for the tooth, if you were planning on a root canal, you should see an endodontist who can initial the root canal and start draining the tooth.

If ? See Oral Surg.: Infections are tricky to treat since most of the time you don't know how aggressively they will need to be treated. With a lag time of 2-3 days before you know whether the oral antibiotic chosen will be effective enough, how rapidly and severely the infection is worsening is your guide to the next step be it adding broader coverage of antibiotic, surgical drainage, extraction, or IV antibiotics.

Varies: Each case may vary in terms of what treatment to have done and when. Sometimes the only way to drain the tooth is to have the dentist open the tooth, which should be done quickly, antibiotics or not. If in doubt , get a second opinion.

Endodontist: Get to a specialist asap. The sooner treatment is started, the quicker the swelling will resolve.Antibiotics and treatment is the best and quickest resolution.