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Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

hedgehog

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4. Oh for sure on everything you said! I love me some yogurt!

Reply to Warpy (Reply #3)

Sun Mar 4, 2012, 06:21 PM

Mar 2012

Modern dentistry is amazing. Apparently gum tissue grows much faster than bone. There is an empty socket now from the tooth and where the infection destroyed some bone. The oral surgeon packed the area with cadaver bone which will speed the growth of new bone. In a few months, he'll set in a post to replace the tooth, then later put a crown on that.

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A question about antibiotics: [View all] hedgehog Mar 2012 OP

Just recently had a very similar reaction to an antibiotic double dose randr Mar 2012 #1

I always tended to think of the antibiotics as attacking the bacteria hedgehog Mar 2012 #2

It's more likely the general stress of dealing with a serious infection Warpy Mar 2012 #3

Oh for sure on everything you said! I love me some yogurt! hedgehog Mar 2012 #4

M.D. here. Often, once tooth is out abscess will drain so antibiotic only needed for .... Namvet67 Apr 2012 #5

I think what happened was that I had 3 different dentists involved at different stages - hedgehog Apr 2012 #6

good......happy to help Namvet67 Apr 2012 #7