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Old 02-04-2014, 05:45 PM
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Monday I went to my primary physician as my oral surgeon is on vacation. She referred me to an ENT who I saw today. The ENT specialist numbed my nose and looked inside. He also looked in my mouth. He saw the infection leaking through the socket but did not see a hole. He said sometimes during wisdom tooth removal the tooth pierces the sinus cavity and this happens. He said this usually heals on its own. He took cultures of the wisdom tooth socket and inside my nose to ensure it was not a fungal infection. He explained that these usually heal on their own, but if not surgery will have to happen. He said that this is very rare. He prescribed me Clindamycin 150 mg and Cadista (MethylPREDNISolone). He said in order for the socket to heal, it helps to get rid of the infection. He asked me if I noticed the infection when I eat, which I do. He said he has seen this before. I have a follow up appointment with him in two weeks. And an appointment with my oral surgeon next Monday. I am unsure why he prescribed me Clindamycin after I just did a double dosage of it the past week and it didn't do anything. Maybe the steroid will be the secret ingredient to getting rid of the infection?
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