Antibiotic application in endodontics
Journal Title: IP Indian Journal of Conservative and Endodontics - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Endodontic therapy aims at infection control and management to provide a healthy environment to the tooth and the oral cavity With the daily advances in endodontic procedures it is possible to control these infections clinically But there are certain situations which require the need of a pharmacological intervention as an adjunct In such cases antibiotics have proved to be a boon Due to untoward use and mis guidance antibiotics are prescribed in an imprudent way Therefore this paper throws a light on various conditions in endodontics that require antibiotic application and commonly used antibiotics that are prescribed to treat these conditionsKeywordsAntibiotics Antibiotic prophylaxis Endodontic infections Resistance
Authors and Affiliations
Sheetal Ghivari, Monisha P. Khatri
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