Acute dentoalveolar infections: an investigation of the duration of antibiotic therapy

• Published in: British dental journal Vol. 183; no. 4; pp. 135 - 137
• Main Authors: Martin, M V, Longman, L P, Hill, J B, Hardy, P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 23.08.1997
• Subjects: Abscess - drug therapy; Abscess - surgery; Acute Disease; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Amoxicillin - administration & dosage; Amoxicillin - therapeutic use; Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Body Temperature; Clindamycin - administration & dosage; Clindamycin - therapeutic use; Dentistry; Drainage; Drug Administration Schedule; Edema; Erythromycin - administration & dosage; Erythromycin - analogs & derivatives; Erythromycin - therapeutic use; Female; Fever; Fluid Therapy; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Penicillins - administration & dosage; Penicillins - therapeutic use; Periodontal Abscess - drug therapy; Periodontal Abscess - surgery; Prospective Studies; Tooth Diseases - drug therapy; Tooth Diseases - microbiology; Tooth Diseases - surgery; Tooth Extraction; Treatment Outcome

Objective : To evaluate shortened courses of antibiotics in the management of dentoalveolar abscesses. Design : Prospective clinical study over a 3-year period. Setting : Examinations department of the Liverpool University Dental Hospital. Subjects : 759 patients, with acute dentoalveolar abscesses...