Effectiveness of Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Third Molar Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1909-1921

  Ren, Yan Fang ^a   Malmstrom, Hans S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZIDOCILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V POTASSIUM; PLACEBO; TINIDAZOLE;

ALVEOLAR BONE; ALVEOLAR OSTEITIS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL SURGERY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; META ANALYSIS; MOLAR TOOTH; OSTEITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMIC THERAPY;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DRY SOCKET; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOLAR, THIRD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 34548653943     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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