Hello....I have been diagonosed with a small abcessed tooth. It is located on the top right hand side next to my big tooth. I have been taking clindamycin since Friday at 3:00pm, and today is Sunday around 3:30 pm. My tooth is a little aggitated, I do not want to take anything to relieve the pain. I am wondering about how long does it take for the antibiotic to keep in, and help with the pain?       Also, my dentist said that since the abcessed tooth was caught extremely early, the antibiotic might cure the problem. Then I will not need to have a root canal. My dentists said in about 5 days we would know if I will need a root canal. Is this something that can happen?
Thank you for your query, The antibiotics will care the infection, but the important point is where the infection originated? In case the infection originated from gums then antibiotics along with some curettage will solve the problem but if it is originating from the tooth than it needs to be treated with Root Canal Treatment.