Foreign body granulomatous reactions to cosmetic fillers: a clinical study of 15 cases.

Introduction: Subcutaneous or submucosal infiltration of cosmetic materials is a very common practice, because of the ease with which such materials can be deposited, and their presumed innocuousness. However, in recent years there have been reports of foreign body granulomatous reactions occurring many years after infiltration.

Method: Data were collected on the clinical manifestations, histopathological findings, treatment, and course of the lesions of 15 patients.

Antibiotic use in dental practice. A review.

Antibiotics are commonly used in dental practice. It has been estimated that 10% of all antibiotic prescriptions are related with dental infections. The association amoxicillin-clavulanate was the drug most frequently prescribed by dentists during 2005, at least in the Valencian Community (Spain).