Hi Bryanna, thanks for the fast reply.
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Was tooth #10 a root canaled tooth? If so, how long ago was it root canaled? Had it ever been re treated with a second root canal and/or a surgery called an apicoectomy? Are the adjacent teeth root canaled?
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Yes, it was root canaled twice. The first time was in late 2009 or early 2010. It was then re-root canaled in early 2012. (I did not have an apicoectomy.)
Later, in spring of 2014, it broke. I was traveling at the time and by the time I saw the dentist to have an extraction, it had an abscess. Needless to say, there's not a whole lot of bone in the site. (Hence having this graft).
BTW, I'm only 26 years old, if that makes any difference in the matter.
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In the meantime, if you cannot get a hold of your dentist until Monday, it may behoove you to start that antibiotic if the #10 site does not improve by this afternoon.
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Could taking the antibiotic actually help clear out the infection, or would it only help keep it in check until the graft is removed?
I have had a lot of antibiotics for this past couple years, and am very worried for the health of my gut microbiome. I've started to become scared/hesitant of taking antibiotics, so I guess the question is, if I DID wait to have it checked out first, just to make sure... would that make a big difference?
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Depending on the history of this tooth and the adjacent teeth, there would be different reasons for the failed implant and current symptoms.
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Yeah I've wondered if I have some kind of lingering infection in the area since I keep having all these problems. However, the timing of the waterpic slip-up last night and these symptoms seems WAY too perfect for it to not have something to do with it. It seemed completely infection-free yesterday.
Hope this is enough info, thanks again for your time.