“Tooth infection ”
I have been on antibiotics and pain medication for almost 2 month back & forth. Still the infection seems to not go away since I'm still experiencing lots of pain. Can this be something more delicate? Also, if needed, can a tooth be pulled out with an infection?
Female | 36 years old
Complaint duration: 2 month
13 Answers
DentistToothinfection
If antibiotics are not resolving the infection, the tooth may need treatment to save it. If it is no longer salvageable or does not have a reasonable success rate, it may need to be removed. A dental examination and dental imaging is required to evaluate the tooth and the extent of the infection. Please see a dentist immediately for evaluation.
If a tooth is infected due to an infected nerve, antibiotics alone cannot eliminate the infection. The infected nerve and blood vessels must be removed from the tooth root canal therapy before the infection can heal. If the tooth had previous root canal treatment and is still infected then there may be a fractured root which usually means the tooth needs to be removed. It is unhealthy to have a chronic infection anywhere in your body.
For a tooth infection, antibiotics can only work if the source of the problem has been eliminated. If your tooth has been root canaled, the infection should disappear if the procedure was a success. If no root canal was done, the source of the infection is the tooth, and it must be extracted. Sometimes a dentist will prescribe antibiotics prior to an extraction in order for the infection to calm down, and then extract the tooth. While you can have a tooth extracted with an infection present, it may be difficult to get fully numb for the procedure, which is another reason to make sure the infection has been lowered with antibiotics before extraction, but you must complete the procedure soon, otherwise the infection will come back and be more resistant to antibiotics.
A tooth may be extracted with infection provided proper antibiotic therapy is in place. The source of your infection should have been treated right away, not delayed 2 months. You need to be under the care of a dentist.
Pain meds and antibiotics will not cure the problem. You might need excitation or root canal. Yes, extraction can be done with an infection.
Assuming that the meds are for the tooth problem, the meds are not able to completely remove an abscess (tooth infection) only reduce it in preparation for definitive care. This might be Root Canal (filling inside the tooth) or an extraction.
If you are still having pain and infection and definitive dental treatment to correct the problem (like a root canal or periodontal therapy for a gum abscess), then the situation most likely is unrestorable and the tooth or teeth causing will need to be removed. Yes, the tooth can be removed when infected.
The infection will never completely clear until the diseased tissue is dealt with either by extraction or root canal therapy.
A tooth can be pulled out if it is infected. You need to make sure the dentist is skilled, and that the infection is properly drained during the procedure. Some dentists will drain a very large infection prior to pulling the tooth. In these cases they will place a penrose drain to help the infection clear itself out. Infections can get very large and can lead to more serious problems such as breathing problems, and septicemia. Please make sure you visit a good local dentist to get this problem taken care of as soon as possible.
You have had this problem for two months. It is not going away. Your dentist must have given you options. You were told you need a root canal to try to save your tooth? Or you were told that your tooth needed an extraction? An implant? If you are on antibiotics and not swelling, your tooth can be extracted. Having had an infected tooth for two months, your infection is probably at the root area and you may have bacteria circulating throughout your body. Dental pain that keeps recurring needs to be resolved. Resolve the problem and get on a good home care routine of flossing and brushing.
The tooth may be cracked, and maybe extraction would be the best way to go. Unless there is a full-blown infection and swelling, one can extract as long as they are on antibiotics at the same time.
Did your dentist take an X-ray to pinpoint the offending tooth? If the tooth is hopeless, it should have been extracted.
You most likely have an abscess due to pulpal necrosis (nerve and blood supply to the tooth have died. Anitbiotics will only treat this issue temporarily. The tooth either needs a root canal and subsequent restorative treatment or it needs to be extracted. Generally a tooth can be extracted even when infection is present unless it is very severe.
