Is my dentist wrong? Abscess help please :(

[Emilycreaven999]

Hi all,
In the last 6 months I've had my 3 back teeth have quite a bit of work done on them under sedation, the most reason being a root canal treatment last week.
Tuesday morning I noticed my gum on that side was very swollen and a little tender and got an appt at the dentist.
Now he says it's a peridontal abscess and once the antibiotics have cleared it, IF the abscess doesn't re occur i don't need any further treatment however everywhere I've read says the antibiotics will only harbour the infection, not clear it.
I only have 2 days left of antibiotics and am going back Monday and haven't seen a massive difference in the size of it either :(
Can anyone help?

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Anyone?

Antibiotics do clear the infection, but once they are finished if you are not sure, see him again.

I too have an abscess which has not been cleared by antibiotics. I had two lots of antibiotics and it is still there as a lump in my upper rear gum.

Dentist said there is not much he can do other than remove the tooth but it is a main useful for chewing tooth!! so it would be a shame to lose it! iykwim!

Don't know what else to do either!

Been told today its a cyst :(

This is my sisters login.
I do in fact have an abscess not a cyst after seeing an oral surgeon
The antibiotics ( week 3 now ) have had no effects at all

so what now? what did the surgeon says?

To go back to my dentist and get him to investigate further into which tooth is causing it.
Which is brilliant as he clearly won't know as he diagnosed me with a cyst which it wasn't.