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A member asked:
Started taking clindamycin 3 weeks after extraction a while after first does started getting nasty taste out of socket is that normal?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Could be: Sometimes there will be a bad taste just from the antibiotic. If it continues, have your dentist check the tooth. Take the clindamycin with food, this should help if it's the source if the bad taste.
Answered 9/28/2016
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