How long will antibiotics take to stop the pain in my tooth?
Posted on September 26th, 2008 in Answers
pbcurtis22 asked:
I have been taken antibiotics for 2 and a half days for an infected tooth but my toothache is getting worse. Whats the deal?
I have been taken antibiotics for 2 and a half days for an infected tooth but my toothache is getting worse. Whats the deal?
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September 28th, 2008
usually takes about 3 days to get into your system…
do you have pain meds??? take 600 - 800 mgs every 3 - 4 hours for pain
October 1st, 2008
To my knowledge pain killers kill the pain . antibiotics treat the infection in the teeth and take about 24 hours to take effect . but they are not pain killers .
October 4th, 2008
I tell patients that I expect them to be feeling relief in 2 days. If they aren’t then I consider 1)a different antibiotic, or 2)if they have a nerve that is alive but in the process of dying instead of an already dead nerve.
If you are getting worse after 2 days I would contact my dentist.
October 5th, 2008
mine got better after about 3 days…my dentist said that taking pain meds…slows down the effects of the antibiotics…not real sure if this is true…he didn’t give me any pain meds..for this reason
October 6th, 2008
What are you taking? I was on Penacillin first, didn’t work… then Amoxicillin, didn’t work… and now I am on Clyndomicin which seems to be working within 1 day. What are you taking? Give it another day and if it isn’t working, call and see if they can switch it.
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