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I heard penicillin can make your gums swollen and sensitive, etc is that true??

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I heard penicillin can make your gums swollen and sensitive, etc is that true??

Hello everyone!!
I m making a quick post here because I had all my 3 wisdom teeth pulled last Fri morning ( it s Tuesday now), my recovery is going GREAT!, I only took 2 painkillers cause I had almost no pain at all so I m very happy about that.
I tend to have swollen/redish gums but I m about to start a deep cleaning treatment with my dental hygienist and I suppose that s gonna help a lot.
I was doing much better with my gums before the surgery due to good brushing and flossing, etc but since I was afraid to hurt my wounds after surgery I stopped brushing my teeth for a couple days and now I noticed they r redish and sensitive again...
I read somewhere that penicillin ( the antibiotic I ve been taking since Fri and today it s my last day) can cause gums to be swollen, sore, etc...
Is that true? has anybody heard anything about that??
At first I thought it was because I have that tendency and not brushing my teeth the first couple days might have caused it, but now I m thinking this antibiotic could have caused it too...
I m glad today it s my last day to take it cause sore gums are not comfortable and I don t want my hygienist to get mad at me when I go and think I didn t brush my teeth correctly..lol
Anyways, any help or date will be greatly appreciated!

Leslie

PS: I just ordered some perio biotics and gum perio balance pills because they are supposed to help with this and to make the " oral ph balance" better I ll let u know how it goes, I saw good reviews about that as well.
 
Re: I heard penicillin can make your gums swollen and sensitive, etc is that true??

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