Clinical Outcome of Azithromycin dehydrate used in treatment of acute apical periodontitis and severe chronic marginal gingivitis compared to other antibiotics

Prof Dr. Munir Y.Al-Kotany, Assist; Dr. Hajer Ibrahem Abdulla, Prof; Dr. Raad Muhi - Aldeen Helmi, Prof

	Clinical Outcome of Azithromycin dehydrate used in treatment of acute apical periodontitis and severe chronic marginal gingivitis compared to other antibiotics
MUSTANSIRIA DENTAL JOURNAL
Article 1, Volume 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 107-117
Authors
Assist Prof Dr. Munir Y.Al-Kotany; Prof Dr. Hajer Ibrahem Abdulla; Prof Dr. Raad Muhi - Aldeen Helmi
Abstract
Ninety six patient aged between 12 – 50 years attending the college of dentistry , Al- mustansyria university and the investigators clinics , they were divided into two equal groups; 48 Patients suffering acute apical periodntitis ( painful ) were subjected to different antibiotics after drainage and their prognosis towards nonpainful chronic apical perioddontitis was observed and were as follows : 29.3% with Azithromycin, 20.8 % with ampicilline and 29.3% with ampicilline plus metronidazole with a total of 79.4 % . The second group, were 48 students aged 12- 20 years suffering from severe marginal gingivitis ( GI-3 ) and were subjected to different antibiotics after prophylaxis and some of them were kept on prophylaxis alone and their progress to mild marginal gingivitis ( G.I.1) was observed and were as follows :20.8 % with azithromycin , 16.7 % with ampicilline, 22.9 % with ampicilline plus metronidazole and 20.8 % with prophylaxis and oral hygiene practice alone with a total of 81.2 % showing no significant difference between prophylaxis alone and those with prophylaxis and antibiotics .
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