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A member asked:
Abscess after extraction. one oral antibiotic, 2 diff iv antibiotics but still have abscess.. what now?
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Needs drainage: antibiotics alone are usually not enough to treat an abscess, no matter where the abscess is. You need to return to the dentist/oral surgeon and have a drainage procedure performed.
Answered 7/2/2015
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