Will Doxycycline hyclate temporarily help reduce facial swelling from my tooth abscess infection and if so what dosage of the 100mg capsules per day would an average 135lb adult need to take? Please Respond ASAP Thank you.
Will Doxycycline help my tooth abscess infection? and what dosage?
Question posted by KingEA on 12 Oct 2009
Last updated on 2 October 2017 by LilMizzMinkster
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Yes, doxycycline could help your tooth abscess, but depends of the type of bacteria present and if you have any dental problems that have caused the infection. It should only be used for dental problems on the recommendation of a dentist.
For bacterial or protozoal infections:
* Adults and children older than 8 years of age who weigh more than 45 kilograms (kg) (99 pounds)—100 milligrams (mg) every twelve hours the first day, then 100 mg once a day or 50 to 100 mg every twelve hours.
LilMizzMinkster
2 Oct 2017
I have had an on going tooth infection and an a dentist phobia.. Once the antibiotics work it heals for awhile and I don't go get it taken care of. I have doxycycline 100mg that I had for a tick bite that I never took. Will this work for an abscess? I don't have the money to go to the dentist until next Friday! Is this like taking the Amoxicillin I usually get prescribed for instances like this?
Vallie3
18 March 2012
I know that this is a few years down the road, but I had to go to an Urgent Care clinic for an absessed tooth because I won't be able to get into my dentist for another week because I don't have insurance and can't afford the cost of emergency dental care. The doctor that I saw over the weekend prescribed me doxycycline hyclate to help aid the infection along with 600mg ibuprofen to take for 7-10 days. She said that it will help the infection and the swelling go down and the ibuprofen will help subside the pain. I also rinse often with warm salt water and/or peroxide. A good side note though is to make sure that you eat something right before taking doxycyline hyclate because for me it causes nausea if I don't.
jeraldesmith92yahoo.com
3 Aug 2011
i need to know the answer myself
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