Antibiotics represent a powerful weapon against infections. As dentists we are faced almost on a daily basis with the need to prescribe antibiotics. At the same time, we can often see that the antibiotics use tends to get out of control or that they are used indiscriminately with no real need.
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February 2005
It is a well-known scientific fact that only a small percentage of infiltration of inferior alveolar nerve is clinically proven to be efficient. The objective of this study was to determine the anesthetic efficacy of supplemental intraosseous injection, used after the insufficient classical mandibular block that didn't provide deep pulp anesthesia of mandibular molar planed for extraction. The experimental teeth consisted of 98 mandibular molars with clinical indication for extraction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn their practice every dentist is brought into a situation to treat patients with grossly impaired kidney function. Kidney diseases, whether acute or acquired, imply a number of body dysfunctions such as prolonged bleeding, high blood pressure, infection tendency etc. which, in turn, pose a threat involving serious complications in cases of dental interventions in these patients.
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