“What is the best medication for an abscess tooth?”
I am a 33 year old male and I have an abscess tooth. What is the best medication for an abscess tooth?
6 Answers
Many antibiotics will help temporarily but do not treat the true problem. You need a dentist to diagnose and treat the diseased tooth.
Treatment would depend on the etiology(source). Is the infection a gingival(gum) abcess or a Pulpal (nerve of the tooth/necrotic nerve) access (draining fistula.
If it is from your gums warm salt water rinses and brushing and flossing and an exam and cleaning(when COVID 19 restrictions are lifted) might be all you need. If it is from your nerve(pulp) than you would need wither a root canal(pulpal extirpation) or an extraction.
If it is from your gums warm salt water rinses and brushing and flossing and an exam and cleaning(when COVID 19 restrictions are lifted) might be all you need. If it is from your nerve(pulp) than you would need wither a root canal(pulpal extirpation) or an extraction.
Antibiotics.
Hi,
Most likely, you need to see a dentist and X-ray your tooth. If it is abscessed, the dentist may prescribe an antibiotic and then possibly a root canal or extraction. Rinse with warm salt water in the meanwhile.
Most likely, you need to see a dentist and X-ray your tooth. If it is abscessed, the dentist may prescribe an antibiotic and then possibly a root canal or extraction. Rinse with warm salt water in the meanwhile.
Treatment and antibiotics
Hello,
Good question! First it would be best to verify that you have a tooth with an abscess. A lot of people just make the assumption that because they have pain in a tooth for a day or two they have an abscess. In fact, a number of people wake up with pain for a couple days in a row and assume they have an abscess only to find out that they were grinding their teeth in the middle of the night.
However, if there is an abscess this would get treated much differently. First off, if treatment can not be started that day and there is swelling an antibiotic would be recommended. The type of antibiotic would depend on a couple of factors. Amoxicillin or clindamycin are usually the top two antibiotics used. Which one depends on a few factors including allergies and stomach irritation. Any history of issues with medications would be helpful here.
Finally, the doctor may give you something for immediate pain control. This varies by the patients ability to take medications and the doctors comfort level with giving medications. The medications that usually do the best is a combination of ibuprofen (advil or motrin) and acetaminophen (tylenol). The usual dose is 600mg ibuprofen with 500mg acetaminophen every 6 hours as needed. Again, this depends on the person's ability to take medications without side effects.
Hope this helps.
My best to you!
William F. Scott IV, DMD
Good question! First it would be best to verify that you have a tooth with an abscess. A lot of people just make the assumption that because they have pain in a tooth for a day or two they have an abscess. In fact, a number of people wake up with pain for a couple days in a row and assume they have an abscess only to find out that they were grinding their teeth in the middle of the night.
However, if there is an abscess this would get treated much differently. First off, if treatment can not be started that day and there is swelling an antibiotic would be recommended. The type of antibiotic would depend on a couple of factors. Amoxicillin or clindamycin are usually the top two antibiotics used. Which one depends on a few factors including allergies and stomach irritation. Any history of issues with medications would be helpful here.
Finally, the doctor may give you something for immediate pain control. This varies by the patients ability to take medications and the doctors comfort level with giving medications. The medications that usually do the best is a combination of ibuprofen (advil or motrin) and acetaminophen (tylenol). The usual dose is 600mg ibuprofen with 500mg acetaminophen every 6 hours as needed. Again, this depends on the person's ability to take medications without side effects.
Hope this helps.
My best to you!
William F. Scott IV, DMD
