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Added: Dec 07, 2008
Dr. Joe Neely discusses the choices for antibiotic treatment for a tooth abscess. Unless a patient has an allergy to a particular antibiotic, you want to use a broad spectrum antibiotic for a tooth abscess. Amoxicillin is a common first line treatment, or another penicillin, such as Pen V K. Clindamycin is good for a long standing abscess that may involve the bone.
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