>round of anti-biotics to clear up the infection.
>Won't the anti-biotic take care of the infection

> Hello!
> I have a tooth abcess at the root (shown on x-ray in June) and on a
> panorex in September. I just found out about it and am completing a
> round of anti-biotics to clear up the infection. I have no pain in the
> tooth hence my surprise about the abcess. This also explained the
> swollen jaw under the tooth a couple of weeks earlier but I wasn't
> close to any dentists. Again.. no pain with this episode either and it
> went away.. tho there was a swollen area on the jawbone for a couple of
> days. My question is.. do I have to lose the tooth? There is already a
> cap on the tooth but no root canal. I am having no pain or discomfort.
> If I have to lose that tooth then I will have great difficulty eating
> as there will be no teeth in that area to maintain my bite. The dentist
> has suggested a partial denture in place of the tooth. Is this really
> my only option? I know all situations etc are different and you can't
> examine me on the net but in a general sense is it possible to answer
> this? Won't the anti-biotic take care of the infection and since there
> is no pain just leave the tooth in place.. no? Would it be ok for me to
> just put off having the tooth removed and see what happens? Is it safe
> with a previous abcess?
> Thank you in advance for any/all advice anyone can give.  ...RealPerson

> Hello!
> I have a tooth abcess at the root (shown on x-ray in June) and on a
> panorex in September. I just found out about it and am completing a
> round of anti-biotics to clear up the infection. I have no pain in the
> tooth hence my surprise about the abcess. This also explained the
> swollen jaw under the tooth a couple of weeks earlier but I wasn't
> close to any dentists. Again.. no pain with this episode either and it
> went away.. tho there was a swollen area on the jawbone for a couple of
> days. My question is.. do I have to lose the tooth? There is already a
> cap on the tooth but no root canal. I am having no pain or discomfort.
> If I have to lose that tooth then I will have great difficulty eating
> as there will be no teeth in that area to maintain my bite. The dentist
> has suggested a partial denture in place of the tooth. Is this really
> my only option? I know all situations etc are different and you can't
> examine me on the net but in a general sense is it possible to answer
> this? Won't the anti-biotic take care of the infection and since there
> is no pain just leave the tooth in place.. no? Would it be ok for me to
> just put off having the tooth removed and see what happens? Is it safe
> with a previous abcess?
> Thank you in advance for any/all advice anyone can give.  ...RealPerson

> To have any chance at all of saving the tooth Root C{*filter*}Treatment is a
> must.  However, like Steven said, if the tooth lost a lot of bone
> support(moving easily) then it's prognosis is not good.  It's probably
> not worth saving.

> Options after extraction will be implant, beside removable partial
> denture.

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> > Hello!
> > I have a tooth abcess at the root (shown on x-ray in June) and on a
> > panorex in September. I just found out about it and am completing a
> > round of anti-biotics to clear up the infection. I have no pain in the
> > tooth hence my surprise about the abcess. This also explained the
> > swollen jaw under the tooth a couple of weeks earlier but I wasn't
> > close to any dentists. Again.. no pain with this episode either and it
> > went away.. tho there was a swollen area on the jawbone for a couple of
> > days. My question is.. do I have to lose the tooth? There is already a
> > cap on the tooth but no root canal. I am having no pain or discomfort.
> > If I have to lose that tooth then I will have great difficulty eating
> > as there will be no teeth in that area to maintain my bite. The dentist
> > has suggested a partial denture in place of the tooth. Is this really
> > my only option? I know all situations etc are different and you can't
> > examine me on the net but in a general sense is it possible to answer
> > this? Won't the anti-biotic take care of the infection and since there
> > is no pain just leave the tooth in place.. no? Would it be ok for me to
> > just put off having the tooth removed and see what happens? Is it safe
> > with a previous abcess?
> > Thank you in advance for any/all advice anyone can give.  ...RealPerson

> Thank you all for your responses. They have been most helpful. I'm to
> have the infected tooth and roots removed this week. This infection has
> been around a long time. Once this has been removed will the
> anti-biotic finally be able to clear up the infection? Any ideas on how
> long it will take? ..estimates? I'm looking forward to getting this
> over with and feeling better again.. this has been going on since June!
> I appreciate all your help.. thanks again!

> Looking forward to being real again... RealPerson