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Originally Posted by Bryanna
Istmolar,
If you have fistulas above the canine and 1st pre molar, then you have 2 abscessed teeth. The decay in your first molar was noticed over a year ago so that means the decay had started sometime before that. When infectious bacteria from a decayed tooth spreads in the bone it can infect other teeth, spread to the sinus and into the lymphatic system. Antibiotics cannot cure infected teeth irrelevant of how many times you take them. Your dentist should not keep prescribing antibiotics for you as they are not touching these infections and they are destroying the health of your intestinal tract.
If you have not done so already, please go to a dentist for a complete full mouth series of xrays and a comprehensive examination. It is not wise to keep taking antibiotics when they are not of any value for the infections that you may have.
Bryanna
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Thank you for that. I have never had any issues with the canine or 1st premolar, or gums surrounding them, or any part of my gums for that matter, until now. And there were no fistulas, sores, or any kind of white spots until after the 1st molar was pulled out this week. I've even had two of my bottom 1st molars pulled out when I was a kid.
I have had three sets of X-rays done of the area where the 1st molar was, two by two different general dentists and one most recently by the oral surgeon. The oral surgeon also took a full mouth. There was no mention of surrounding teeth being infected. The 2nd general dentist did say that one of my teeth next to the 1st molar has cavities. I had to go with a oral surgeon who works at a school of dentistry since I can't afford a practicing one. So maybe him being in residence may have something to do with not seeing other problems.
May seem like I know what I'm talking about, but that's only because lately I've been reading here extensively to find out what's going. Dental problems are relatively new to me. Especially of this severity. My health has been deteriorating for the past few months, as mentioned above, and that's why I decided to pull the 1st molar out. Things were good one day before they got progressively worse than before.
As far as the antibiotics, during the second visit in regards to the increasing pain, I told the oral surgeon I was on amoxicillin twice before, but he insisted on it. Then the pharmacist told me it may be now that the tooth is out, the amoxicillin may actually work. Made sense at the time. I just wanted to find out how I can get better.
With that said, what is my prognosis at this point, with my overall health and my teeth/gum health? Also, what is the best treatment at this point?