nickji
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Hi Everyone,
I have an old root canal that became infected a couple of years ago, and seemed to have been successfully treated then. However it still sometimes becomes slightly tender to bite on, one time a year ago to the point of needing antibiotics to control a mild infection that showed up on an x-ray. Since my RTHR 4 weeks ago, the tooth has become tender again just in the past couple of days. Should I take prophylactic antibiotics just in case? A U.K. doctor gave me Erythromycin last summer in case of a flare up, so I can easily start that right away if it seems wise to do so.
Thanks,
Nick
I have an old root canal that became infected a couple of years ago, and seemed to have been successfully treated then. However it still sometimes becomes slightly tender to bite on, one time a year ago to the point of needing antibiotics to control a mild infection that showed up on an x-ray. Since my RTHR 4 weeks ago, the tooth has become tender again just in the past couple of days. Should I take prophylactic antibiotics just in case? A U.K. doctor gave me Erythromycin last summer in case of a flare up, so I can easily start that right away if it seems wise to do so.
Thanks,
Nick