Unfortunately, I had the opposite problem last year. I did have an infection and my dentist wouldn't prescribe an antibiotic until it was so bad that I was in excruciating pain.
I asked her twice about needing an antibiotic and her response was along the lines of this article - not wanting to give antibiotics so freely.
But, I was a patient who *did* need it.
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