Hi all...

My dentist prescribed 500mg amoxicillin  every 8 hours for my
toothache in my upper front tooth.  I'm coming up on 48 hrs since I
took the first pill and I'm still in a great deal of pain.  I've
actually been taking a single Aleve  every 12+ hours (usually when the
pain starts to return) as necessary, per the dentist's advice, but
each time the Aleve wears off the pain returns, pretty much as bad as
ever.  The dentist is also planning on doing a root canal on this
tooth in a few days, but in the meantime, should the amoxicillin
eventually get rid of the pain, or will I need to keep relying on
Aleve until the root canal?

By the way, this tooth was traumatized over 12 years ago from a
physical blow - I was around 20 at the time.  It was partially
dislodged (bent backwards at an angle), but eventually settled back
into its natural position or close to it.  It also started to
discolor, and for that reason, plus the fact that the adjacent tooth
had earlier been chipped from an unrelated injury, verneers were
placed on both teeth.  Anyway, my dentist the other day, upon looking
at the xray,says she can tell that the tooth was traumatized while it
was still developing, and says that this injury is likely the cause of
my current trouble - like the nerve is finally dying.  Is she right
about this?  12+ years seems like a very long time for it to be coming
back and causing this, now.

Thanks in advance for any advice / help.