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Dentist switched to another form of antibiotics, what are amoxicillin benefits?

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Depends: Amoxicillin is good for certain infections including dental problems but there are a wide variety of infections helped by Amoxicillin but not all infections.

Answered 9/29/2016

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Good antibiootiic: Especially for dental infections also not expensive.

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I was prescribed amoxicillin and clavulanate for a tooth infection, then switched to clindamycin. I wasn't able to take a bacterial std test before completing the antibiotics. How much would this affect the results and can they be trusted?

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