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danni0509
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- Mar 10, 2011
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Hi. I have been to the dentist today (England) had an xray and told I have a dental abscess. (I had problems with this tooth 8 years ago & im certain it was root canaled but the dentist I see today (not the same dentist as 8 years ago) said the xray doesn’t show a root canal bizarrely but anyway there was an abscess.
I have been prescribed amoxicillin 500mg x 3 per day for 5 days which I’ve already started. At the desk afterwards they booked me in for tooth removal for Monday morning.
This afternoon I got a call from my dentist (private practise) to say my appointment was now cancelled as all fillings / extractions even in urgent circumstances are cancelled and they can only prescribe antibiotics and advice to patients due to the new Covid dental guidelines. (Fair enough, dentist protection - I do understand)
They don’t know when they would be allowed to book me back in could be weeks could be months. (Her words)
My questions are, what happens if these amoxicillin don’t work? What do I do? get different antibiotics? How likely are these antibiotics to work and buy me some time?
Any advice please.
I have been prescribed amoxicillin 500mg x 3 per day for 5 days which I’ve already started. At the desk afterwards they booked me in for tooth removal for Monday morning.
This afternoon I got a call from my dentist (private practise) to say my appointment was now cancelled as all fillings / extractions even in urgent circumstances are cancelled and they can only prescribe antibiotics and advice to patients due to the new Covid dental guidelines. (Fair enough, dentist protection - I do understand)
They don’t know when they would be allowed to book me back in could be weeks could be months. (Her words)
My questions are, what happens if these amoxicillin don’t work? What do I do? get different antibiotics? How likely are these antibiotics to work and buy me some time?
Any advice please.