Systemic antibiotics for symptomatic apical periodontitis and acute apical abscess in adults

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2014, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Cope, Anwen ^a   Francis, Nick ^a   Wood, Fiona ^a   Mann, Mala K ^b   Chestnutt, Ivor G ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; COCODAMOL; IBUPROFEN; PENICILLIN V POTASSIUM; PLACEBO; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PENICILLIN V;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPHAGIA; ENDODONTIC SURGERY; FATIGUE; FEVER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME; PERIODONTITIS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULPECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH PAIN; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TOOTH SWELLING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRISMUS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ENDODONTICS; META ANALYSIS; PERIAPICAL ABSCESS; PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; PENICILLIN V; PERIAPICAL ABSCESS; PERIAPICAL PERIODONTITIS; PULPECTOMY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84942745561     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010136.pub2     Document Type: Review

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