Administration of Intravenous Antibiotics Immediately before Extraction of Wisdom Teeth Lowers the Rate of Postsurgical Infections

Article Title and Bibliographic Information

Does Prophylactic Administration of Systemic Antibiotics Prevent Postoperative Inflammatory Complications after Third Molar Surgery?

Halpern LR, Dodson TB.

J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2007;65(2):177-85

Strength of Recommendation

B

Purpose/Question

To determine whether presurgical administration of intravenous penicillin or clindamycin lowers the rate of postoperative inflammatory complications following removal of third molars.

Source of Funding

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Foundation Research Grant and Massachusetts General Hospital for Applied Clinical Investigation

Type of Study/Design

Randomized Masked Controlled Trial