Value of penicillin in the prevention of pain, swelling and trismus following the removal of ectopic mandibular third molars.
A double-blind randomised placebo-controlled study of the value of systemic penicillin in preventing pain, swelling and trismus following the removal of impacted mandibular third molars and indicates that penicillin may be used justifiably in the more difficult cases.
D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004487:Edema / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008963:Molar / Q000601:surgery; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010402:Penicillin G Procaine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010404:Penicillin V / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010919:Placebos; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011897:Random Allocation; D014079:Tooth Eruption, Ectopic / Q000601:surgery*; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000601:surgery*; D014313:Trismus / Q000517:prevention & control
D010919:Placebos; D010402:Penicillin G Procaine; D010400:Penicillin G; D010404:Penicillin V