Antibiotics after tooth extraction

Tooth extraction is a manipulation that is equivalent to surgical operations and performed by a dental surgeon. Therefore, as with other surgical interventions, it is associated with the risk of developing various complications. The most common complications after tooth extraction are associated with the development of infectious processes in the hole, which can be aggravated by generalized infection. Therefore, in dentistry after tooth extraction antibiotics can be prescribed.

Is it always necessary to drink antibiotics after tooth extraction?

Although antibiotics are recommended for admission after tooth extraction often enough, not all patients are shown such therapy. Basically, the need for taking these medications occurs in such cases:

• removal of the tooth was not planned, against a background of acute inflammation;
• during the procedure, there was a damage to the wall of the socket or gum;
• severe bleeding during or after surgery;
• there is an inflammatory process on nearby teeth, gums;
• technically complex operation;
• presence of chronic diseases in the patient, reduced immunity.

An antibiotic may be administered as a result of a follow-up examination the day after tooth extraction if the following symptoms are detected:

• severe soreness;
• excessive redness and swelling of the tissues at the site of the removed tooth;
• presence of necrotic or purulent contents in the hole;
• absence in the hole protective blood clot;
• fever.

Very often antibiotics are recommended after removal of a wisdom tooth, especially retinirovanny or dystopic, because Such operations are almost always associated with a risk of infectious complications. Also, the reception of antibiotics is indicated after removal of the tooth with a cyst, filled with purulent contents.

What antibiotics should I take after tooth extraction?

Antibiotics used in dentistry should be able to quickly penetrate into the area of ​​inflammation, in bone tissue and soft tissue, accumulating in them in the right concentration, affecting a wide range of pathogenic microflora. Most often the following drugs are prescribed:

• Augmentin (amoxicillin and clavulanic acid) is a semisynthetic antibiotic belonging to the penicillin group;
• Azithromycin is an antibiotic of the macrolide group;
• Ciprofloxacin is a drug from the group of fluoroquinolones;
• Lincomycin is an antibiotic of the group of lincosamides.