| Treatment of delayed-onset infections after impacted lower third molar extraction. | |
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PMID: 18423284 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PURPOSE: To describe the treatment of delayed-onset infections after lower third molar removal. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A retrospective study was made of 33 delayed-onset infections after impacted lower third molar extraction diagnosed between 2001 and 2005 in the Oral Surgery and Implantology Department of the School of Dentistry of the University of Barcelona, Spain. RESULTS: Antibiotic treatment was effective in 22 patients, whereas the remaining 11 needed an additional surgical procedure to resolve this postoperative complication. Patients with prolonged use of antibiotics after the onset of the infection were more likely to require surgical intervention. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with delayed-onset infections should be treated initially with antibiotics for 7 days. If the infection does not respond favorably within that time, surgical debridement of the extraction site should be done. |
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Authors:
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Rui Figueiredo; Eduard Valmaseda-Castellón; Daniel M Laskin; Leonardo Berini-Aytés; Cosme Gay-Escoda |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Volume: 66 ISSN: 1531-5053 ISO Abbreviation: J. Oral Maxillofac. Surg. Publication Date: 2008 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-04-21 Completed Date: 2008-05-05 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8206428 Medline TA: J Oral Maxillofac Surg Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 943-7 Citation Subset: AIM; D; IM |
Affiliation:
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School of Dentistry, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. |
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Adolescent Adult Amoxicillin / therapeutic use Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use* Clindamycin / therapeutic use Debridement Female Humans Male Mandible Molar, Third / surgery* Retrospective Studies Surgical Wound Infection / drug therapy*, surgery Tooth Extraction / adverse effects* Tooth Socket / surgery Tooth, Impacted / surgery* |
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0/Anti-Bacterial Agents; 18323-44-9/Clindamycin; 26787-78-0/Amoxicillin |
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