jellospore
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Hello all, thanks for taking the time to read. Maybe someone can ease my fear of what's going on.
So about a year ago I noticed a small bump on my gum above a crown I had gotten about 10-12 years ago. It didn't hurt so I ignored it, plus I did not have dental insurance at the time, so my options were pretty limited. Now I have the benefits and I went the dentist recently and it appears I have an abscess/infection in said root canal area.
When I went in for an eval, the dentist wanted to start me on a round of antibiotics first to see if it would clear up the infection. He said doing it wouldn't be re-treatable by performing another root canal because its too close to my sinus'. So the only options are to 1.) Antibiotic treatment or 2.) Extraction. So right now I'm on clindamycin 300mg three times a day for a week and I'm on day 3 but i'm just still so nervous because i've been reading that antibiotics aren't necessarily effective against root canal infections. Is this true? I feel like i've had this long enough, i just want it gone, haha. So any advice? thank you.
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So about a year ago I noticed a small bump on my gum above a crown I had gotten about 10-12 years ago. It didn't hurt so I ignored it, plus I did not have dental insurance at the time, so my options were pretty limited. Now I have the benefits and I went the dentist recently and it appears I have an abscess/infection in said root canal area.
When I went in for an eval, the dentist wanted to start me on a round of antibiotics first to see if it would clear up the infection. He said doing it wouldn't be re-treatable by performing another root canal because its too close to my sinus'. So the only options are to 1.) Antibiotic treatment or 2.) Extraction. So right now I'm on clindamycin 300mg three times a day for a week and I'm on day 3 but i'm just still so nervous because i've been reading that antibiotics aren't necessarily effective against root canal infections. Is this true? I feel like i've had this long enough, i just want it gone, haha. So any advice? thank you.
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