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Can amoxacilin make your gums swell?
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It shouldn't: You may be having a reaction to the Amoxicillin but otherwise it should have the opposite effect that is firming up your gums.
Answered 9/28/2016
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No: Not unless you might have an allergy to penicillin family of antibiotics.
Answered 9/28/2016
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