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I have a root tip left in after extraction a week ago, infection in growing even though on clindamycin. most horrific pain i have ever had. ?

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Dr. Paul Williams answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Pain after dental: You need to contact the oral surgeon or dentist that performed the surgery - If you are having pain and infection despite oral antibiotics - the solution is to remove the offending root tip (more surgery) left untreated this could develop into an abcess or worse yet infection into the sinus cavities

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Answered 9/13/2015

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