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Dentistprescribed 3 days of amoxicillin for tooth infection.continued taking it after 3 days.day 5 of continued antibiotic i had a fever 38deg.worried
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Good job but....: I'm glad you continued to take the antibiotics as I would not consider 3 days sufficient. You need to call your dentist, explain what's going on & ask to be seen. What other treatment was done? You might need a higher dose or frequency, a change to another antibiotic and other treatment such as an incision and drainage, Root Canal Therapy, an extraction, etc. The fever might be unrelated to tooth.
Answered 6/11/2014
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See your dentist: The only way to cure a dental abscess is with dental treatment. We have now entered an era where some bacterial species are resistant to the full range of antibiotics presently available. See your dentist for re-evaluation and dental treatment. Good luck.
Answered 6/11/2014
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