My friend has an abscessed tooth. She finally started her antibiotics but she smokes at least a pack of cigarettes a day and has continued smoking while having the infection. I told her it was making it worse but she will not listen to me. Am I wrong?
Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. The smoking increases the incidence of infection, or it can aggravate the infection. The reason for this could be the amount of heat and negative pressure during smoking. For the tooth infection you can take a course of antibiotics like amoxicillin 500\u00a0mg and metronidazole 400\u00a0mg TID for 5 days (if you are not allergic). I hope my answer will help you, take care.