Use the medication only to treat the condition your dentist prescribed it for.

The dentist may also prescribe a pain medication.

Comment: My dentist prescribed a z-pack for me to kill off a tooth infection before dental surgery.

The dentist should prescribe one of the three products that have received the dental association's approval for safety and effectiveness.

You may be allergic to a medicine a dentist might prescribe or use during treatment.

Your dentist or surgeon may prescribe antibiotics if an infection has developed.

This is why dentists routinely prescribe antibiotics to such patients before initiating dental work.

Your dentist may prescribe antibiotics to help fight the infection.

If there are signs of infection, the dentist will prescribe an antibiotic.

It is important to take all of the antibiotics your dentist prescribes.