VOLUME 9 , ISSUE 1 ( January-June, 2019 ) > List of Articles
Pilavuthil Rilna, Thamizhp Pozhil Guna, Nithin Joseph, Kumaravel Raghu
Keywords : Antibioma, Antibiotics, Odontogenic infection, Resistance
Citation Information : Rilna P, Guna TP, Joseph N, Raghu K. Role of Antibiotics in Orofacial Antibioma and its Management: A Case Report. 2019; 9 (1):13-14.
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10083-0901
License: CC BY-NC 4.0
Published Online: 01-06-2019
Copyright Statement: Copyright © 2019; The Author(s).
Antibiotics are used for therapeutic and prophylactic purposes. In the case of odontogenic infections, these drugs are commonly used as supportive measure for controlling the spread of infection. Proper understanding of the disease process, mode of action of antibiotics, and monitoring the susceptibility of the microbes to the particular drugs are very essential for a successful treatment outcome. As there is no clear guideline for the use of antibiotics in dentistry, it has been misused or overused in most of the cases. This leads to drug resistance and various other complications. Antibioma is a tough walled abscess which forms commonly as the squeal of inadequate pus drainage during infection and inappropriate use of antibiotics by the patient. Here we present a case of antibioma which was formed due to persistent odontogenic infection. Nonsurgical management was done using magnesium sulfate dressing which was changed regularly. Complete reduction of the antibioma was noticed at follow-up period.
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