Why the inflammation around my dental implant did not go away even after taking antibiotics?

Hi doctor,

Seven days back, I had got two dental implants. Two days after the surgery, the tissue around one of them became red, and I had severe pain. I took oral antibiotics, went to the doctor, who did an x-ray of the implants and said everything was fine with the implants. But, the inflammation did not go away even after three days of taking antibiotics. Now, the pus discharge is also there from the wound.

I have been taking the tablet Clindamycin 600 mg for three days. After my surgery, for the first four days I had taken the tablet Clindamycin 300 mg.

Hi doctor,

Thank you for your response.

Do you think I should do anything else with this inflammation besides taking the oral antibiotics?

Thank you again.

Hi doctor,

Thank you for your response.

I do not have an x-ray. It is with my dentist, but yesterday I visited him again. He said that the inflammation is not there near the implant, nerves are fine, bone is healthy; I should just continue with the antibiotics, and it will be completely fine.

The antibiotics you suggested, do they need to be injected, or can I take them orally also?

Hi doctor,

What if I continue with the tablet Clindamycin and add Amoxycilin injections? I have it at home already, and I can start it right now.

Thank you.

Hi doctor,

I cannot go to the dentist for the next seven days, and because of that, I am asking again. Here we have just three antibiotics available: the tablet Azithromycin 500 mg, the tablet Cephalexin 500 mg, and the tablet Augmentin. So, the tablet Metronidazole that you suggested I cannot get for the next five days.

Can I make any combination of the above-mentioned drugs?

Thank you.

Hi doctor,

I cannot go to my dentist for the next seven days. Here we can get further antibiotics: the tablet Azithromycin 500 mg, the tablet Cephalexin 500 mg, the tablet Augmentin. So, I cannot get the tablet Metronidazole, as you suggested. Can I make any combination with the available antibiotics that I mentioned above?

I am still taking the tablet Clindamycin for the last seven days.

Thank you so much.

Hi doctor,

Thank you for all your help.

Hi doctor,

Thank you.

Hi doctor,

It is becoming better but my day does not pass without taking a painkiller. I take the tablets Diclofenac, Ketoprofen or Ibuprofen. I found the tablet Ketoprofen to be the strongest. It started bothering me last week which was the ninth day of my antibiotic therapy and I became scared. The worst is at night. There is a fear of pain and I am not able to sleep until morning. It has been like this for the last seven days. Every day, I spend thinking that night will be better but it is not. I had never experienced anything similar before so I am concerned, but the x-ray looks fine. I started taking the tablet Augmentine yesterday and hope that it will help me.