I am 24 years old, and other than allergies, am in excellent health. I went to my dentist on 1/13/06 and a large abscess with sinus tract stoma (dentist's terms) was found behind my front upper teeth. I was referred to an oral surgeon who on 1/17/06 drained the abscess, and then to an endodontist, who did a root canal on that tooth. He expected that the abscess would spread after the root canal, and was right, so on 1/19/06 I returned and it was once again drained. I started on Penicillin VK 500mg QID on 1/13/06, but it didn't have an effect on the infection. I began running a fever consistently, so on 1/23/06 I was put on Clindamycin 300mg QID. After a couple of days, the fever went away, and I assumed things were getting better, however the symptoms are back. I went back to my dentist on friday, and he was concerned about the infection still being present. I have a "lump" on the hard palate, as well as a fever, which is consistently running in the 100-102 range. The dentist said that if there was no improvement by friday 2/4/06, that he would refer back to the oral surgeon. I feel that waiting till friday isn't wise, nor do I wish to have pain and fever that long...I've had enough as it is. At what point should this all be taken over by my primary care provider? Do you have any advice that could help?