“What antibiotics are used after oral surgery?”
I will have oral surgery. What antibiotics are used after oral surgery?
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It is according to what procedure you have done and can be unique to each patient because of allergic reactions to meds.
Most often Penicillin. PenVK or Amoxicillin. Clindamycin may be used for Penicillin resistant infections or in Patients allergic to Penicillin Cephalosporins (Keflex) is used also if Penicillin foes not work well.
In general the most commonly used Oral Surgery antibiotics include Amoxicillin, and Clindamycin. Your medical history and allergy history needs to be consulted before a prescription and to determine if one is actually necessary.
Typically, a prescription of broad-spectrum antibiotics such as Penicillin/Amoxicillin is prescribed. If allergic, we would consider an alternative such as Clindamycin or Azithromycin
The choice for antibiotics and their duration will depend on the nature of infection, type of procedure, history of antibiotic use, allergies, patient or surgeon preferences.
Often times an antibiotic like penicillin, amoxicillin or Augmentin will be used for routine oral surgery procedures or oral infections in the absence of any allergies. Other antibiotics used may include Clindamycin, Azithromycin, Metronidazole, Cephalexin.
Often times an antibiotic like penicillin, amoxicillin or Augmentin will be used for routine oral surgery procedures or oral infections in the absence of any allergies. Other antibiotics used may include Clindamycin, Azithromycin, Metronidazole, Cephalexin.
Overall, the most common type of antibiotic prescribed after tooth extraction was penicillin (45.25%) followed by penicillin with beta-lactamase inhibitors (18.76%), metronidazole (12.29%), second- to fourth-generation cephalosporins (11.52%), and first-generation cephalosporins (8.61%)
