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Can what feels and had symptoms of infection in root canaled #2 tooth ever be resolved with antibiotics? 2 days clindamycin feel like no more problem

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Dr. Theodore Davantzis answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Root canal infection: Root canal therapy sometimes fails, and for that reason the tooth should be re-evaluated for retreatment or extraction. Antibiotics alone will not resolve the problem, which is usually debris in the canals.

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Answered 7/7/2019

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