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Had dental abcess. tooth extracted. on antibiotics 3 more days.. what is best way to see if sepsis has occured..?

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Dr. David Wong answered

Depends: If you don't have a fever, generally feel well and your tooth pain is improving, you're most likely not septic.

Answered 7/4/2013

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A member asked:

Had dental abcess. tooth extracted. on antibiotics 3 more days.. what is best way to see if sepsis has occured..?

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Dr. David Wong answered

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