Antibiotics: Page 10

No need for dental antibiotic prophylaxis after joint replacement: study

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 7 - A new study questions a recent recommendation that dentists give prophylactic antibiotics to all patients who have had joint replacement.

January 6, 2010

Time to rethink antimicrobials?

By Rochelle Sharpe

BOSTON - Despite concerns of antibiotic overuse and superresistant biofilms, systemic disease experts speaking at the American Academy of Periodontology meeting this week said that dentists should not be so reluctant to prescribe antibiotics for patients with severe gum disease.

September 16, 2009

Selenium could help create new antibiotics for gum disease

By Rabia Mughal

The trace mineral selenium could be the key to developing a new line of antibiotics for bacteria that cause periodontal disease, according to researchers from the University of Central Florida.

June 25, 2009

Lack of antibiotics costs $2.6M; Mass. AG sues scammers

By Kathy Kincade

September 30, 2008

Lack of antibiotics costs dentist $2.6 million

By Kathy Kincade

UPDATE: An Oklahoma jury has sided against Robert Morford, D.D.S., whose diabetic patient died after he extracted her tooth without prescribing antibiotics. But the jury found the patient's husband partially liable as well.

September 28, 2008

Antibiotics reduce need for follow-up perio surgery

By Kathy Kincade

Administering amoxicillin and metronidazole immediately following periodontal surgery can significantly reduce the need for additional surgery, according to researchers from the University of Geneva School of Dental Medicine.

July 21, 2008