A member asked:

Will keflex 250 help for tooth ache?

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Dr. Brett Noorda answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Only if infection: Keflex is an antibiotic. Antibiotics treat bacterial (not viral or fungal) infections. Specific antibiotics affect specific types of bacteria. If your toothache is from a bacterial infection, then Keflex may help if the bacteria is affected by keflex. That's a lot of if's. See your dentist asap to get the reason for the toothache diagnosed, then you can properly treat it. It may not be bacterial.

Answered 5/22/2015

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Ask your dentist: Tooth ache caused by severe infection is perhaps what you are referring to. Keflex is not a usual antibiotics used in dentistry for infection, but can certainly be used for severe infections with puss and abscess. Dosage ranges from 250mg up, but usually is 500 mg every 6 hrs. As the infection subsides the pain will also go down. But still need to seek treatment for the cause of infection.

Answered 6/16/2017

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It Depends: Why are you taking keflex? Who prescribed it to you? What did they prescribe it for? Does your tooth have a carious lesioin (cavity)? Does it have an infection? An abscess? These are important questions. If you want more specific answers, you may ask me with more specific questions, and i will be glad to help any way that i can. In general, antibiotics are not the answer to a toothache.

Answered 4/17/2016

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Dr. Gary Sandler answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Not directly: Keflex is an antibiotic and is used for infections, not toothaches. They may help control an infection and reduce pain but will not treat the cause of the infection. Do not self prescribe antibiotics! see a dentist for treatment!

Answered 2/24/2018

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Dr. Jeffrey Bassman answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Depends: Depending on the cause of the tooth ache. Keflex 250 mg may help, but it won't get to the source of the probelm. See a dentist asap to determine the source of the tooth ache.

Answered 6/26/2014

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Dr. Theodore Davantzis answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Antibiotics: Antibiotics are not painkillers. Please see a dentist for treatment. Antibiotics will not fix a rotten tooth.

Answered 3/23/2015

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Dr. Paul Grin answered

Specializes in Pain Management

See your dentist ASA: If you rely on antibiotics or other not a definitive treatment, the infection will come back. Dentist will treat a tooth abscess by treating the cause and getting rid of the infection. Do not delay. See your dentist ASAP. Good luck.

Answered 3/24/2015

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