What antibiotic works best with an infection near the tooth root?

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Just wondering:

What it the best antibiotic for an infection near the tooth root?

Thank you for a reply!

Lorraine
 

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Antibiotics should be a measure for emergency treatment only. You should firstly either extract the tooth or start drainage through a root canal therapy. that said, the usual antibiotic for dental infections is amoxicillin. Diagnosis then Definitive treatment and lastly Drugs.
 

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