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I had a toothache and I started antibiotics yesterday and now I have an abscess in my mouth

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Robinnicole
Robinnicole

I had a really really bad toothache for 3 days. I went and got antibiotics yesterday and I started taking them immediately. I woke up this morning with an abcess on my gum right where the tooth is. is this normal?

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  • joshuapryce1987
    joshuapryce1987 Robinnicole

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    This is normal, i struggled with this constantly until my tooth came out. You have to brush around the area more directly and use warm salty water, over time the pain and abscess will go away.

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