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A member asked:
How long before amoxicillan starts to work on a gum infection. it's been 2 days since i started taking it?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Usually 1-2 days: Antibiotics usually provoke the desired result quickly. Improvement in: Inflammation, redness, pain, swelling and fever tends to begin in the first day. Sometimes antibiotics cannot reach the sites of infection due to abscess formation, I would consider seeing your PCP in the next (1-2) days if you do not see any improvement. You may need better anaerobe coverage, in Canada: Clavulin= Amox+Clavul.
Answered 6/11/2017
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Should be starting: An oral antibiotic can take between 48-72 hours to start its effectiveness so you are about there. Keep going and see how you do
Answered 5/26/2017
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