Dental infection visit

About Dental infection visit

Dental infections most often require definitive dental care — drainage, root canal, or extraction — rather than antibiotics alone. A medical visit can provide pain control, evaluate for systemic spread (facial swelling, fever, trouble swallowing or breathing, eye involvement, all of which warrant emergency care), and prescribe antibiotics as a bridge to dental treatment when systemic features are present. Amoxicillin or amoxicillin-clavulanate are typical first-line choices; clindamycin is an alternative in penicillin allergy. Patients should be connected with a dentist for definitive management.