Postoperative Prophylactic Antibiotic Treatment in Third Molar Surgery - A Necessity?

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-8

  Poeschl, Paul W ^a   Eckel, Doris ^b   Poeschl, Ellen ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; DIARRHEA; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLAR TOOTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH PAIN; TREMOR; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0346199329     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2003.05.004     Document Type: Article

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