Antibiotic prophylaxis and third molar surgery

British Dental Journal

Volumn 198, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 327-330

  Martin, M V ^a   Kanatas, A N ^b   Hardy, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; LENAMPICILLIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; TINIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BONE NECROSIS; CANDIDIASIS; DENTAL SURGERY; DIARRHEA; EDEMA; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MOLAR TOOTH; NAUSEA; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEUTROPENIA; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROTEINURIA; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; REVIEW; SURGICAL INFECTION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRISMUS; VOMITING;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MOLAR, THIRD; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 17144429677     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4812170     Document Type: Review

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