Dental Abscess?

Question

Hi, I have a dental abscess, and the dentist told me that I needed a root canal, I am using antibiotics now, so the abscess is not painful but there is a lump on my gum. Can I continue using antibiotics in cases of later pains, and wait three months so that I can visit my own dentist?

Answer 1

The reason you are taking antibiotics is to get rid of the infection in your mouth and system--that is why you have a lump on your gum.

The doctor cannot do a root canal until the infection is gone as it is an open procedure. Most doctors will not give you three months of antibiotics for an abscess because that isn't the way they are treated.

Either the tooth is pulled or you get a root canal. This isn't something you want to take chances with. Please be careful.
Good luck.

Answer 2

Use up most of the antibiotics, maybe keep a few as spares.

The abscess should diminish, but will come back. You should not wait 3 months if you can. There is a chance the antibiotic theraphy may not work a second time.

You can either have it extracted or see a Root Canal specialisit, especially if it's 3 or more roots.

They average Denist doesn't do enough of these. Go to a specialist and you stand a 99% chance of a perament success rate.

It is, however, going to cost 3x more in $$

Answer 3

The reason that you have a lump on your gums is because the infection is draining into it. That is why you are not having any pain because it has a way to drain so it is not building up pressure. You should take all of your antibiotics to help clear up the infection before you have a root canal done because the infection can cause you to not be able to get numb. You should not wait on having any treatment done because the infection will come back and when it does it will be worse than before. It is not good for you body to have an infection like that either.

Answer 4

A LITTLE DENTAL FACT FOR YOU.
THE REASON WHY GOT THE ABSCESS IN THE FIRST PLACE IS BECAUSE OF A NERVE IN THE TOOTH WHICH DIED.
THE ONLY WAY TO SAVE THE TOOTH IS TO DO A ROOT CANAL.
ANTIBIOTICS ONLY SERVE TO KEEP THE INFECTION IN CONTROL UNTIL YOU HAVE THE ROOT CANAL.
THE ABSCESS DOESN'T HURT BECAUSE YOU HAVE ANTIBIOTICS IN YOUR BODY.
THE DEAD NERVE MUST BE REMOVED OR THE ABSCESS WILL RETURN.
I WOULD NOT WAIT TO SEE YOUR REGULAR DENTIST IF YOU CAN HAVE THE ROOT CANAL SOONER.

Answer 5

Always finish your course of antibiotics and always followup. If your dentist says you need a root canal, chances are you DO need a root canal. Always follow a doctor's or dentist's advice. If you are still in doubt, seek another's advice medically or another dentist.

Answer 6

is best just to have it pulled unless it a front tooth a root canal will fix it but stil the tooht is bad and will need more work sooner or later and i would nt wait that long maybe a couple weeks not months the antibiotic wont cure it it will just make it go away for a while it will either have to be pulled or a root canal

Answer 7

why do dentist's have plaques on their office wall? because they want you to trust them so that they can do the root canal.. etc. on the patient thus gaining their trust. if the dentist says do antibiotics then do it. However, if the dentist did not list side effects, then tell your doctor that some mysterious lump formed in your gum.

Answer 8

I think its unlikely that the infection will have spread to your knee but you need to make sure there is no infection in your gums before they can do the root canal. They can prescribe you a different anti-biotic if necessary that won't make you feel as sick.