I'm taking garlic pills this week , a great natural antibiotic , and I happy to
say no more pus. I'll continue to take them until the redness is gone.

Bakdor

--- In 000-Fear-Of-Dentists@yahoogroups.com, "Dee Baker" <bakdor51@...> wrote:
>
> Had my root canal a month ago, which was preceded by a related gum infection.
After a month, I still see redness of the gum by that tooth,and a pus discharge
every day or 2. There's no pain at all , but noticed a slight numbness on that
whole side of my face for a while today. Hope it's not spreading. My endontist
had me on Cephelexin for a while, and that k
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ept it down. But I've gone through my last refill. Should I have him write me
another prescription ?.Or is this something that will pass after a while ? My
regular dentist who put the crown on, didn't seem too concerned , said it was
normal and would last up to a year. Now I don't know what to think !! Any over
the counter drugs or herbs that might help ? Thanks for any advice.
>
> Chris
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: suedarn
> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 10:33 PM
> To: 000-Fear-Of-Dentists@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [000-Fear-Of-Dentists] Infection after RC ?
>
> 3-10 days, right?
> But I think you must take antibiotics.
> Take them right and fisish the Tx.
> I think Clindamycin is this years rage.
> It's what works this year....?
> Anybody know more?
> Motrin Aleve helps a lot.
> Read warnings though.
> Pay attention to what yer doing.
> -Sue
> (not a doctor)
>