Taking metronidazole for a toothache is mostly useful, mainly referring to pain associated with infections, although metronidazole is a temporary anti-infective effect and does not completely treat toothaches, which may require a timely visit to the dentist.
Toothache may be caused by apical periodontitis, periodontitis, etc., and all of these pains have a part of the role of anaerobic bacteria. Metronidazole is one of the typical medications used to treat anaerobic infections, and commonly, ornidazole, levonidazole, or tinidazole are able to provide some relief from toothache.
However, there are many causes of toothache, dental caries or pulpitis caused by toothache medication has no obvious effect, the need for cause-specific treatment, such as dental caries need fillings, pulpitis or periapical periodontitis need root canal treatment.
Tooth pain generally can not be self-healing, the patient should be timely to the stomatology examination, do dental periodontal related treatment, can not rely entirely on metronidazole. Drugs should be used under the guidance of a physician.