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Can i cut amoxicillin and take only half dose? i have tooth abscess
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
No: And you should not be self medicating. Do you realize that the antibiotics will not "cure" your problem? A tooth abscess requires specific dental care and cannot be treated just will pills. Please call a dentist for an appointment before the abscess spreads to other parts of your body and you need hospitalization.
Answered 2/5/2015
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See a dentist: You must treat the source of the infection, not only the symptoms. Therefore, you need to clean out the inside of the tooth to remove the bacteria which is the source of the infection. The antibiotics cannot reach the source of the infection. See a dentist for more information, recommendation and treatment.
Answered 2/9/2015
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