Can doxycycline be used to treat Abscessed?!

Question: My mother thinks that this helps an abscessed tooth, but I am not quite sure, any information will do?

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Answers: My mother thinks that this helps an abscessed tooth, but I am not quite sure, any information will do?

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Doxycycline is sometimes used in chronic periodontal conditions. For a dental abscess it is pretty poor. Most patients now will get some penicillin (most likely amoxycillin) or (if there is penicillin allergy), clindamycin.
I don't recommend self-treatment for dental infections. Depending on the cause, it is likely that at best it will suppress the infection for a short while, only to come back.

Steve Bornfeld, DDS

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the doctor is absolutely correct. you certainly don't want to mask the underlying problem.

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