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Just finished my script for clindamycin after wisdom tooth removal but my gums are still swollen & red can it be infected even though i took medicine?

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Swollen gums: Sometimes a second course of antibiotics is required. See the General Dentist or Oral Surgeon who treated you, the practitioner that knows your case best, for review and treatment/observation suggestions.

Answered 10/16/2018

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