question: Hello, Im having a sharp pain on my wisdom tooth and the doctor prescribed Pontalon 500mg painkiller to be taken every 8 hours along with some antibiotic. My question is, since the pain sometimes get worse, is it ok to take the painkiller every 4 hours though? Would that caused permanent damage to my kidney? The doctor asked to come back once the antibiotic is finished so that he could remove the wisdom tooth.