Does Prophylactic Administration of Systemic Antibiotics Prevent Postoperative Inflammatory Complications After Third Molar Surgery?

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 177-185

  Halpern, Leslie R ^a   Dodson, Thomas B ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; OSTEITIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFLAMMATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CLINDAMYCIN; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRY SOCKET; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MOLAR, THIRD; PENICILLINS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH, IMPACTED;

EID: 33846263403     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.10.016     Document Type: Article

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