Antibiotic prophylaxis in third molar surgery: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial using split-mouth technique

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107-114

  Siddiqi, A ^a   Morkel, J A ^b   Zafar, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Infection; Pain; Swelling; Temperature; Third molar surgery; Trismus

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; CODEINE PHOSPHATE; IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL SURGERY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPLIT MOUTH TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWELLING; TRISMUS;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADULT; AMOXICILLIN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CODEINE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRY SOCKET; EDEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IBUPROFEN; MALE; MOLAR, THIRD; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PLACEBOS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH SOCKET; TOOTH, IMPACTED; TRISMUS;

EID: 76349093805     PISSN: 09015027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2009.12.014     Document Type: Article

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