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I have a tooth abscess that bled i have to wait intil tuesday to see the dentist and im afraid of infection should i go the er?
4 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
Antibiotics: You appear to need antibiotics to help control your infection. An urgent care facility or ER may be your only option on a holiday weekend.
Answered 3/13/2020
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Probably: ER rarely has a dentist on staff, but may be able to get you on antibiotics for infection
Answered 3/22/2020
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Call the dentist now: Don't let infection stay in your mouth where you chew food and swallow thousands of times a day...
Answered 9/3/2016
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Abscess: A tooth abscess is a badly infected tooth. Antibiotics will help prevent spread of the infection until dentist can remove the infected tooth material via extraction or root canal treatment. Call your Dentist, who can then order antibiotics for you from your pharmacy.
Answered 9/3/2016
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