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Volume 4 Issue 4 (July - August, 2016)

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PROPHYLACTIC USE OF ANTIBIOTIC IN MANDIBULAR THIRD MOLAR EXTRACTION - A CLINICAL STUDY
Vishal Halgatti, Santosh B S, Kiran Kumar

Background: Surgical removal of mandibular third molars is one of the most frequently performed procedures in oral and maxillofacial surgery. This study was done to evaluate the benefits of antibiotic therapy in reducing post-operative complications after removal of asymptomatic mandibular impacted third molar teeth. Methods: This clinical study was conducted at Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department From Jan 2014 to Dec. 2015. It involved 100 patients with impacted mandibular 3rd molars which were divided randomly in to two groups of 50 each. Group I was prescribed Cap Amoxycillin 500 mg thrice daily for 5 days and Tab Metronidazole 400 mg thrice daily for 5 days after the surgical removal of mandibular third molars.Group II was not prescribed any antibiotic postoperatively. Post-operative complications like Pain, swelling, mouth opening was evaluated in all patients on 1st day, 3rd day, 7th day and 10th day.
Results: Post-operative complications in both groups did not show statistically significant difference. Conclusions: The study showed that antibiotic didn’t have a significant role in reducing postoperative complications after removal of asymptomatic impacted 3rd molar.
Key Words: Antibiotic, Impacted 3rd molar, post-operative complications, antibiotic.

 
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