I had this same fear when I was getting a root canal a while back. I just did another google search just in case and found this:
Amoxicillin can make birth control pills less effective. Ask your doctor about using a non-hormone method of birth control (such as a condom, diaphragm, spermicide) to prevent pregnancy while taking amoxicillin. Take this medication for the full prescribed length of time. Your symptoms may improve before the infection is completely cleared. Amoxicillin will not treat a viral infection such as the common cold or flu. Do not share this medication with another person, even if they have the same symptoms you have.
Experts rarely agree, and there is a lot of controversy on the significance of the interaction between birth control pills and antibiotics. Amoxicillin is said to interact with birth control pills 1 percent of the time. That is a small number, but for most women, an unplanned pregnancy is a significant event. Most doctors recommend using a back-up method of birth control while you're taking antibiotics and for seven days after the antibiotic course is complete, just to be safe.
So just to be safe I would use condoms if you plan to be sexually active during the course of the treatment, as well as a week after the treatment is finished.
ETA Sorry, reading fail. Gah! Hmm, have you talked to your dentist/doctor about that? I would assume you'd be okay.... but then again I'm not a doctor.
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- drugs.com (http://www.drugs.com/amoxicillin.html)
As well as this:
- Livestrong.com (http://www.livestrong.com/article/33056-amoxicillin-effects-birth-control/)
So just to be safe I would use condoms if you plan to be sexually active during the course of the treatment, as well as a week after the treatment is finished.
ETA Sorry, reading fail. Gah! Hmm, have you talked to your dentist/doctor about that? I would assume you'd be okay.... but then again I'm not a doctor.
Sorry for the huge comment and reading fail. :(