Hello, im 2.5 months after surgery. I had to get a root canal because my tooth was hurting. No infection. I decided to take amoxicillin 1 hour before the first procedure (nerve removal) and im having the rest of the treatment tommorow. Should i continue with amoxicillin every 8 hours, or just before every procedure. And how many days after. Thank you so much in advance
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