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

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2018, Issue 9, 2018, Pages

  Cope, Anwen L ^a,b,c   Francis, Nick ^b   Wood, Fiona ^b   Chestnutt, Ivor G ^b  

^a CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN V POTASSIUM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PENICILLIN V;

DENTAL EDUCATION; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFECT; ENDODONTIC PROCEDURE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FATIGUE; HUMAN; INCISION; PERIODONTITIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULPECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REGISTER; REVIEW; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SWELLING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH PAIN; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; META ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES;

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

EID: 85054082106     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010136.pub3     Document Type: Review

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