I was told a few weeks ago I had an infection on the root of a tooth. I went to see the dentist because it had been achy for a few weeks. That is my only symptom. The tooth appeared to be fine when my dentist examined it, but the x-ray showed an infection. I went to see the root canal doctor and the tooth tested normal, but the infection was still showing up on the x-ray. I was put on an antibiotic for a week. The tooth felt a little better after several days on the antibiotic, but the tooth is just as achy as before. They want me to give it a few more weeks to see if the infection will clear up on it's own. Not sure if I should just go ahead and call my oral surgeon (had an implant done recently) because I can't afford a root canal anyways. Has anyone had an infection that wasn't actually considered an abscess on a tooth? Or had a similar situation?