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SallyUK
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Hi
I’m having a hard time with a few dental issues and resulting anxiety.
I had a large infection involving two teeth in late October that spread to my gum in neighbouring tooth. I had the tooth drilled for drainage and penicillin v to clear the infection. Dentist advised the antibiotics were necessary. First time taking them in over 20 years. I wasn’t well with side effects.
I also had a crown on an upper back molar fall off around the same time and although not ideal this was put on hold to deal with (root fill and build up or extraction) a temporary covering was put over the root. I had a check up a month ago and impressions a week ago for a partial denture as part of the treatment plan for front tooth issue and that tooth was checked. I know it has chronic infection.
My gums around the molar swelled up last Friday, painful to touch the tooth, saw another dentist at my practise who said gums were fluctuant, the tooth a bit mobile and took X-ray which apparentlyshowed infection. I’m not sure if this tooth is root filled or not. Said antibiotics to reduce infection so that it would go numb for extraction. I refused penicillin and got erythromycin. Advised she’d tell my dentist what happened and if he agreed go for extraction.
Today I expected a call from the dentists to adjust my treatment plan to deal with this, but when I called it turns out no one knew what I was talking about. The note left for my dentist wasn’t understandable apparently and nothing on my electronic notes about antibiotics, only that I had an emergency appt. ?
Did I need the antibiotics? Could she have drained it, maybe not if broken down....She said it was draining slightly and might grow harder, which it did over the weekend and then deflated. How long have I got before the infection might return and anaesthetic won’t wrk, I have two appointments booked. 19th and 25th feb. Might I need more antibiotics? ? I am considering asking for both to be done same day or canine and partial first. I’m losing my trust and now wonder if antibiotics were necessary and worried about extraction with an infection after what she said. I am due my canine extracted and dentist said that was fine as the infection was now chronic and not acute. I’m confused ? shouldn’t the dentists be talking to each other and then clearly explain to me? The dentist needs to record I had antibiotics doesn’t she?
Hoping this protocol is normal and things will pan out ok. I don’t really understand infection and antibiotics or antibiotic resistance which I’m now worried about. Anxious patients don’t like things unclear, at least I don't. I want to make informed choices and feel like I'm not managing to do that without understanding
I’m having a hard time with a few dental issues and resulting anxiety.
I had a large infection involving two teeth in late October that spread to my gum in neighbouring tooth. I had the tooth drilled for drainage and penicillin v to clear the infection. Dentist advised the antibiotics were necessary. First time taking them in over 20 years. I wasn’t well with side effects.
I also had a crown on an upper back molar fall off around the same time and although not ideal this was put on hold to deal with (root fill and build up or extraction) a temporary covering was put over the root. I had a check up a month ago and impressions a week ago for a partial denture as part of the treatment plan for front tooth issue and that tooth was checked. I know it has chronic infection.
My gums around the molar swelled up last Friday, painful to touch the tooth, saw another dentist at my practise who said gums were fluctuant, the tooth a bit mobile and took X-ray which apparentlyshowed infection. I’m not sure if this tooth is root filled or not. Said antibiotics to reduce infection so that it would go numb for extraction. I refused penicillin and got erythromycin. Advised she’d tell my dentist what happened and if he agreed go for extraction.
Today I expected a call from the dentists to adjust my treatment plan to deal with this, but when I called it turns out no one knew what I was talking about. The note left for my dentist wasn’t understandable apparently and nothing on my electronic notes about antibiotics, only that I had an emergency appt. ?
Did I need the antibiotics? Could she have drained it, maybe not if broken down....She said it was draining slightly and might grow harder, which it did over the weekend and then deflated. How long have I got before the infection might return and anaesthetic won’t wrk, I have two appointments booked. 19th and 25th feb. Might I need more antibiotics? ? I am considering asking for both to be done same day or canine and partial first. I’m losing my trust and now wonder if antibiotics were necessary and worried about extraction with an infection after what she said. I am due my canine extracted and dentist said that was fine as the infection was now chronic and not acute. I’m confused ? shouldn’t the dentists be talking to each other and then clearly explain to me? The dentist needs to record I had antibiotics doesn’t she?
Hoping this protocol is normal and things will pan out ok. I don’t really understand infection and antibiotics or antibiotic resistance which I’m now worried about. Anxious patients don’t like things unclear, at least I don't. I want to make informed choices and feel like I'm not managing to do that without understanding
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