Are antibiotics effective for endodontic pain?

Abstract

Although antibiotics are frequently prescribed to treat endodontic pain patients, there is little evidence from the clinical literature to support this indication. This review focuses on the clinical evidence regarding the efficacy of antibiotics for treating postendodontic pain.

Knowledge and Practices of Family and Emergency Physicians in Managing Nontraumatic Dental Conditions: A Case-based Survey

“…122,141,142 Clinical study results are consistent in making this statement. 115,116,141 NSAIDs, rather than antibiotics, are considered to be helpful in relieving such pain, as they target the inflammation present in the tissues. 143 The effectiveness of NSAIDs in alleviating dental pain is well established and therefore are considered to be first line pharmacologic therapy.…”

Knowledge and Practices of Family and Emergency Physicians in Managing Nontraumatic Dental Conditions: A Case-based Survey

“…122,141,142 Clinical study results are consistent in making this statement. 115,116,141 NSAIDs, rather than antibiotics, are considered to be helpful in relieving such pain, as they target the inflammation present in the tissues. 143 The effectiveness of NSAIDs in alleviating dental pain is well established and therefore are considered to be first line pharmacologic therapy.…”

The Awareness of Beta-Lactam Antibiotics Prescription among Dental Students

“…In this study, the participants had prescribed antibiotics in certain conditions such as post-dental extraction, endodontic infections, pericoronitis, periodontal diseases and dentoalveolar abscess. A study suggests that antibiotics usually are not prescribed in cases when the root canal treatment is successful where the infections are completely removed from the root case when cleaning and shaping of the root canal are not done, prescribing antibiotics will not eliminate the microorganisms [34] antibiotic prescription is not necessary for conditions like irreversible pulpitis, necrotic pulp, symptomatic apical periodontitis and localized acute apical abscess and in cases where adequate local debridement, medication, incision and drainage is achieved [34].…”

Knowledge, Awareness and Practice towards New Generation Cephalosporin among Dental Students

“…Even though cephalosporins are widely used to treat infections, its use in dentistry is not as much. In dentistry antibiotics are used commonly in the field of endodontics [35,36], The inflammatory process results in endodontic pain, which is most commonly due to microbial irritation, but they can also be related to mechanical or chemical factors [37]. The use of antibiotics along with surgical therapy is the best way to treat odontogenic pain.…”

Knowledge and Practices of Family and Emergency Physicians in Managing Nontraumatic Dental Conditions: A Case-based Survey

“…122,141,142 Clinical study results are consistent in making this statement. 115,116,141 NSAIDs, rather than antibiotics, are considered to be helpful in relieving such pain, as they target the inflammation present in the tissues. 143 The effectiveness of NSAIDs in alleviating dental pain is well established and therefore are considered to be first line pharmacologic therapy.…”

The Awareness of Beta-Lactam Antibiotics Prescription among Dental Students

“…In this study, the participants had prescribed antibiotics in certain conditions such as post-dental extraction, endodontic infections, pericoronitis, periodontal diseases and dentoalveolar abscess. A study suggests that antibiotics usually are not prescribed in cases when the root canal treatment is successful where the infections are completely removed from the root case when cleaning and shaping of the root canal are not done, prescribing antibiotics will not eliminate the microorganisms [34] antibiotic prescription is not necessary for conditions like irreversible pulpitis, necrotic pulp, symptomatic apical periodontitis and localized acute apical abscess and in cases where adequate local debridement, medication, incision and drainage is achieved [34].…”

Knowledge, Awareness and Practice towards New Generation Cephalosporin among Dental Students

“…Even though cephalosporins are widely used to treat infections, its use in dentistry is not as much. In dentistry antibiotics are used commonly in the field of endodontics [35,36], The inflammatory process results in endodontic pain, which is most commonly due to microbial irritation, but they can also be related to mechanical or chemical factors [37]. The use of antibiotics along with surgical therapy is the best way to treat odontogenic pain.…”

Knowledge and Practices of Family and Emergency Physicians in Managing Nontraumatic Dental Conditions: A Case-based Survey

“…122,141,142 Clinical study results are consistent in making this statement. 115,116,141 NSAIDs, rather than antibiotics, are considered to be helpful in relieving such pain, as they target the inflammation present in the tissues. 143 The effectiveness of NSAIDs in alleviating dental pain is well established and therefore are considered to be first line pharmacologic therapy.…”

The Awareness of Beta-Lactam Antibiotics Prescription among Dental Students

“…In this study, the participants had prescribed antibiotics in certain conditions such as post-dental extraction, endodontic infections, pericoronitis, periodontal diseases and dentoalveolar abscess. A study suggests that antibiotics usually are not prescribed in cases when the root canal treatment is successful where the infections are completely removed from the root case when cleaning and shaping of the root canal are not done, prescribing antibiotics will not eliminate the microorganisms [34] antibiotic prescription is not necessary for conditions like irreversible pulpitis, necrotic pulp, symptomatic apical periodontitis and localized acute apical abscess and in cases where adequate local debridement, medication, incision and drainage is achieved [34].…”

Knowledge, Awareness and Practice towards New Generation Cephalosporin among Dental Students

“…Even though cephalosporins are widely used to treat infections, its use in dentistry is not as much. In dentistry antibiotics are used commonly in the field of endodontics [35,36], The inflammatory process results in endodontic pain, which is most commonly due to microbial irritation, but they can also be related to mechanical or chemical factors [37]. The use of antibiotics along with surgical therapy is the best way to treat odontogenic pain.…”