Hello Dr. Chakraborty, I am away from home, traveling overseas and I have a tooth infection. Does azithromycin help or should I get amoxicillin? I have a zpack available but I can buy some amoxicillin tomorrow to take until I make it back to my dentist which would be Thursday or Friday only. I know I should take Amox 500 mg 4 times a day/7 days but just wondering if zpack would be as good. Thank you very much! Silvia
Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. The tooth infection can be secondary to decay or gum infection. If I am your treating doctor I would have suggested you to take a course of antibiotics like amoxicillin 500\u00a0mg and metronidazole 400\u00a0mg TID for 5 days (if you are not allergic) instead of pack. The combination of amoxicillin and metronidazole is the best Chat Doctor. Then I would have suggested going for scaling and root planing for gum infection. RCT or extraction if it is a tooth infection. I hope my answer will help you, take care.