alright i went to the dentist on wednesday morning (march 24th) they said i had many teeth abcessed, gave me a rx for amoxicillin 500mg, told me that some teeth are damanged to the point of not even saving, now i find out that my teeth that did have the root worked on the fillings need to be removed due to the infection but they can not do work yet intil this infection cleans up, so what is gum threatment/therpy, how long after the infection is gone can they start removing teeth? has anyone had teeth removed for a bad infection like i am going though? i am a 23 year old female and i am wondering if the teeth removed will happen at the dentist office or a oral surgery? because they wanna fix them i know its gonna be a long time, i am trying to quit a bad habbit right now..and on top of that i need to know how long recovery time is after they repaired/removed my teeth? will i also need to be on a soft food diet after they remove the bad teeth? i am so confused and yet very shocked! and i am taking the anti-biotic every 8 hours, and now i am wondering if i should be prepared for the next couple days/weeks? any ideas would be very helpful? and has anyone had gum therpy? (some gums are normal *1-3* some gums have pulled away *4-5* or more? i would like to know if i am going to need high doses of pain killers cause i can handle alot of pain, i also would like to know how long it will be to recover fully?