Antibiotics: Page 4

CU researchers create coating that inhibits caries-causing germs

By Melissa Busch

Researchers from the University of Colorado (CU) School of Dental Medicine in Aurora, CO, have created a targeted, antibiotic, regenerative dental coating that hampers bacteria that causes caries, paving the way for a new method to prevent tooth decay.

March 14, 2022

Week in Review: Antibiotic prophylaxis questioned | COVID-19 and oral health | Surprising new research findings

By Theresa Pablos

February 4, 2022

Do patients with prosthetics need antibiotic prophylaxis?

By Hannah Welk

Dental professionals may want to reconsider the use of antibiotic prophylaxis in patients with prosthetic joints. The findings of a new study in JAMA Network Open refute the recommendation for patients with prosthetic joints undergoing invasive dental procedures.

January 30, 2022

What links oral surgery infections to penicillin allergy?

By Melissa Busch

Oral surgery patients with penicillin allergies who take a certain kind of antibiotic as perioperative prophylaxis face a greater risk of developing surgical site infections, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

August 29, 2021

CDC to host talk on pediatric opioid, antibiotic prescribing

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is hosting a webinar on May 12 about trends in opioid and antibiotic prescribing for pediatric patients.

May 4, 2021

Good dental health trumps antibiotics for heart infection

By Theresa Pablos

When it comes to preventing a type of heart infection caused by oral bacteria, good dental health is better than antibiotics, according to a landmark American Heart Association statement published on April 15 in the journal Circulation.

April 19, 2021

Study: Antibiotic use after tooth extraction has increased

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The use of antibiotics after tooth extraction has increased over the past 17 years in South Korea, according to a study published on March 24 in the International Dental Journal.

March 28, 2021

No one-size-fits-all solution for antibiotic resistance

By Joseph Constance

There is no one-size-fits-all solution to tackling antibiotic resistance, according to a commentary published in the International Dental Journal. Instead, a variety of approaches are needed to craft tailor-made solutions for locally relevant factors that drive the unnecessary use of dental antibiotics.

March 3, 2021

FDI releases antibiotic resistance white paper

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The FDI World Dental Federation has released a new white paper about antibiotic resistance to mark the World Health Organization's World Antimicrobial Awareness Week.

November 19, 2020

Imaging saves teen with oral surgery-linked 'forgotten disease'

By Melissa Busch

Imaging and early antibiotic intervention saved the life of an 18-year-old man in Kansas who was diagnosed with Lemierre syndrome, or the "forgotten disease," after wisdom teeth extraction, according to a case report published on October 20 in the Cureus Journal of Medical Science.

November 4, 2020

COVID-19 patient's tonsil abscess cured without exposing others

By Melissa Busch

Clinicians have successfully used antibiotics and steroids, instead of an aerosol-generating procedure, to treat a COVID-19-positive man's peritonsillar abscess. Details were published on September 7 in BMJ Case Reports.

September 13, 2020

Week in Review: Hiring mistakes to avoid | Antibiotics update | COVID-19 studies

By Kevin Henry

July 10, 2020

Previous Page

Page 4 of 10

Next Page