Antibiotics Blog Posts

• Study suggests that pre-operative antibiotics have positive impact on operative morbidity in dental implant surgery

  26 Feb 2013

  • Derek Richards

  
• Study suggests that systemic antibiotics are not necessary for single dental implant placement

  13 Feb 2013

  • Derek Richards

  
• Costs of routine antibiotic prophylaxis prescribing to dental patients in the USA

  08 Jan 2013

  • Derek Richards

  
• Moderate evidence that prophylactic antibiotics reduce the risk of infection, dry socket and pain following third molar extraction but benefit not enough to recommend routine use

  15 Nov 2012

  • Derek Richards

  
• Weak evidence suggests small additional benefit from the use of local antimicrobials as adjunct to scaling and root planning for chronic periodontitis patients

  31 Oct 2012

  • Derek Richards

  
• Should we use antibiotics to prevent complications from the removal of third molars?

  20 Jun 2012

  • Derek Richards

  
• Systemic antibiotics as an adjunct to non-surgical periodontal treatment

  25 May 2012

  • Derek Richards

  
• Limited benefit of slow release doxycycline gel as an adjunct to non-surgical periodontal maintenance treatment

  17 May 2012

  • Derek Richards

  
• Amoxycillin not helpful for acute sinusitis

  23 Feb 2012

  • Derek Richards

  
• Better outcomes with metronidazole and amoxicillin as an adjunct to full mouth disinfection for patients with aggressive periodontitis

  24 Jan 2012

  • Derek Richards