At 1st the Dentist suggested a pulpectomy but then after the 1st 10 day round of amoxicillian he questioned my sons immune system and said he needed to see a specialist in another city because he "is having too big of an infection for such a minor cavity" exact words. I told him I was concerned because he was out of antibiotic & I didnt want it to get outta hand & he said take him to his pediatrician.He said he could not fix anything with infection present & no dentist will & if he is still having pain then he still has infection.I have heard horror stories about abcessed teeth I dont want my sons to become one.
What did they recommend doing to fix the tooth? Were they going to pull it or treat it? Sometimes the only way to get rid of the problem 100% is to go ahead and either take the tooth out or treat it with a root canal/pulpectomy. If the infection was bad enough that it was swollen and causing a fever then it's possible that it could take quite a bit of antibiotics. However, something needs to be done about it pretty quick, since it's not draining now and there's still a lump...it could start to swell up more.