DS had two teeth extracted today and needs a third extracted next week- because the adult teeth were coming in but the baby teeth weren't falling out on their own, and there was concern that the adult teeth would come in crooked if we waited a few months for the teeth to fall out on their own.
The dentist gave me a whole bunch of clean gauze pads so I can keep changing them as needed, the extracted teeth for the tooth fairy, a few toys for DS, and a prescription for 7 days of antibiotics.
If I give DS the abx as prescribed, then he'll take them for 7 days, have 2 days off, then take them for another 7 days after the next tooth is extracted. That does NOT sound like a good idea for growing a healthy boy!
My plan is to hang onto the abx prescription, but only fill it if he shows signs of infection, rather than using it propholactically as the dentist wants.
What are natural ways to prevent infection? What are signs that an infection is developing and that he needs the abx?
The dentist gave me a whole bunch of clean gauze pads so I can keep changing them as needed, the extracted teeth for the tooth fairy, a few toys for DS, and a prescription for 7 days of antibiotics.
If I give DS the abx as prescribed, then he'll take them for 7 days, have 2 days off, then take them for another 7 days after the next tooth is extracted. That does NOT sound like a good idea for growing a healthy boy!
My plan is to hang onto the abx prescription, but only fill it if he shows signs of infection, rather than using it propholactically as the dentist wants.
What are natural ways to prevent infection? What are signs that an infection is developing and that he needs the abx?
