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Can I Take Amoxicillin For Teeth Cavity Pain?

my dentist prescribed me to take two 500 mg of amoxicillin on my first dosage and the one every six hours. I stopped taking it for two days because I caught a cold and forgot. but now my pain is back from my cavity I get a root canal in two days I started back taking it again but what if it not effective..
posted on Thu, 20 Mar 2014
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Hello, Welcome Thanks for consulting HCM,
I have gone through your query, as you have mentioned that you have toothache ,Yes you can take amoxicillin.
You do is Take one capsule amoxicillin 500mg three times a day for three days .
Take one tablet Diclofenac sodium three time daily for 3 days
Take one capsule vitamin B complex once daily for three days
Do warm saline gargle two - three times a day
Consult dentist and go for Root canal treatment as early as possible.
Hope this will help you.
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Can I Take Amoxicillin For Teeth Cavity Pain?

Hello, Welcome Thanks for consulting HCM, I have gone through your query, as you have mentioned that you have toothache ,Yes you can take amoxicillin. You do is Take one capsule amoxicillin 500mg three times a day for three days . Take one tablet Diclofenac sodium three time daily for 3 days Take one capsule vitamin B complex once daily for three days Do warm saline gargle two - three times a day Consult dentist and go for Root canal treatment as early as possible. Hope this will help you.