Antibiotic prophylaxis reduces infectious complications but increases adverse effects after third-molar extraction in healthy patients

J Am Dent Assoc. 2014 May;145(5):476-8. doi: 10.14219/jada.2013.51.

Author

Abdullah Marghalani¹

Affiliation

¹ Dr. Marghalani is a faculty member, Preventive Dentistry Department, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, and a doctoral student, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, Calif. He also is an evidence reviewer for the American Dental Association. Address correspondence to Dr. Marghalani at 24951 N. Circle Drive, Nicole Hall, Room 2005, Loma Linda, Calif. 92350, [email protected].

PMID: 24789242
DOI: 10.14219/jada.2013.51

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Antibiotic Prophylaxis / adverse effects*
Antibiotic Prophylaxis / methods
Humans
Molar, Third / surgery*
Surgical Wound Infection / prevention & control*
Tooth Extraction / adverse effects*
Tooth Extraction / methods