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Suggest Treatment For Toothache

Hi,

I have a very bad toothache because of a wisdom tooth comming through whilst there is not enough room for it. My dentist prescribde amoxocillin 500. I took 3 today. 1st one at 2:15pm and seccond at 5:30pm and the last one at 8pm. I know i supossed to have more of time gap, but i took my last 2 painkillers allowed for the day so i can sleep before the pain starts. Is this oke? For today. Also i did not eat much today. As it hurts more after food
posted on Fri, 14 Nov 2014
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Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query.
As far as the amoxicillin 500mg is concerned, you can take it only 3 times a day, since it has a plasma half life of 8hours. If you take more it might result in toxicity. It is applicable for the pain killers also. Nothing to be panic, if i am your treating doctor, i would have suggested you to take amoxicillin 3 times daily along with metronidazole two times daily, this combination is proved to be of great success. Do saline gargling. Once you complete the course of antibiotics, get the tooth removed by consulting a oral maxillofacial surgeon.
I hope my answer will help you, take care.
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Suggest Treatment For Toothache

Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. As far as the amoxicillin 500mg is concerned, you can take it only 3 times a day, since it has a plasma half life of 8hours. If you take more it might result in toxicity. It is applicable for the pain killers also. Nothing to be panic, if i am your treating doctor, i would have suggested you to take amoxicillin 3 times daily along with metronidazole two times daily, this combination is proved to be of great success. Do saline gargling. Once you complete the course of antibiotics, get the tooth removed by consulting a oral maxillofacial surgeon. I hope my answer will help you, take care.