Open AccessEvaluation of the role of antibiotics in preventing postoperative complication after routine periodontal surgery: A comparative clinical study
Author(s) -
Rosh Radhika Mohan,
Dwarakanath Chinni Doraswamy,
Ahad M Hussain,
Gayatri Gundannavar,
Shobha Krishna Subbaiah,
Deepika Jayaprakash
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/0972-124x.131327
Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotics , periodontal surgery , complication , surgery , dentistry , intensive care medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Aim of this randomly controlled clinical study was to evaluate the role of antibiotics to prevent postoperative complications after routine periodontal surgery and also to determine whether their administration improved the surgical outcome.