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Hi, sorry, might sound a bit random, but how long after a root canal before a lymph node goes down?
I should explain, i had a lump which after a lot of back and forth turned out to be a swollen lymph node caused by an infection in my tooth...
Had it all sorted 4 weeks ago today, tooth feels great and lump felt like it was going down. However its stopped shrinking (or got very slow) so wondered how long it should take?
Dont really want to see dentist or doctor about it unless i really need to...
Should i have had antibiotics to help??
 
It can take a while, just give it time. Antibiotics are not indicated.
 
Cheers, thats reassuring.
What roughly is the timeframe as im now 5 weeks from the initial treatment, and it almost feels like its stopped shrinking ...
Cheers Dean
(Sorry, didn't realise this thread had been moved here)
 
Can take a few months.
 
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