Single-dose and multi-dose clindamycin therapy fails to demonstrate efficacy in preventing infectious and inflammatory complications in third molar surgery

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 417-422

  Kaczmarzyk, T ^a   Wichlinski, J ^a   Stypulkowska, J ^a   Zaleska, M ^a   Panas, M ^a   Woron, J ^b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

^b The Medical College   (Poland)

Author keywords

antibiotic prophylaxis; antibiotic research; clindamycin; oral surgery; third molar surgery

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; KETOPROFEN; METRONIDAZOLE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FACE EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; MULTIPLE DRUG DOSE; NOCICEPTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFLAMMATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH PAIN; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TREATMENT DURATION; TRISMUS;

ADULT; ANALGESICS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINDAMYCIN; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRY SOCKET; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MOLAR, THIRD; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PLACEBOS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH, IMPACTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRISMUS;

EID: 34247850914     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2006.12.003     Document Type: Article

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