Currently insufficient evidence to decide if antibiotics are effective in...
Irreversible pulpitis often presents as an acute and intense pain and is a frequent reason for emergency dental visits. Treatment involves accessing the root canal of the tooth to remove the inflamed...
View ArticleReview finds only a small benefit from antibiotic use in patients with acute...
Sinusitis is one of the commonest reasons for visiting the doctor accounting for 15% to 21% of all adult outpatient antibiotic prescriptions. Patients may also present at dental practices, as pain from...
View ArticleInsufficient evidence to determine the effect of systemic antibiotics on...
The recommended treatment for apical periodontitis or acute apical abscess is removal of the source of inflammation or infection by local, operative measures ie tooth extraction or pulp extirpation...
View ArticleThird molars: single dose of preoperative antibiotic reduced infection
10 RCTs were included in this review of preoperative antibiotics for removal of third molars. The use of antibiotics significantly reduced the odds of surgical site infection or alveolar osteitis (OR =...
View ArticleThird molar removal: antibiotics reduced risk of dry socket
This review of antibiotic prophylaxis for the removal of third molars included 22 RCTs and suggest that antibiotic use lowered the infection risk by 60%. The number pf patients needed to treat to...
View ArticleAntibiotics and toothache
Only 2 RCTs are included in this Cochrane review update of the effects of systemic antibiotics on adults with symptomatic apical periodontitis or acute apical abscess providing insufficient evidence of...
View ArticleGuideline: Antibiotics for Dental Pain and Swelling
This new guideline from the American Dental Association is about the the appropriate use of systemic antibiotics for the urgent management of symptomatic irreversible pulpitis with or without...
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