title: [The clinical evaluation of acetoxyethylcefuroxime in dentistry].
abstract: The study examines the use of an oral antibiotic with a wide spectrum of action tested in dentistry belonging to the cephalosporin class: acetoxyethylcefuroxime. The pharmaceutical industry has succeeded in synthesising a prodrug of parenteral cephalosporin "Metoxyrinic cefuroxime sodium", thus resolving the problems presented by earlier molecules such as: scarce bioavailability, poor palatability and collateral effects at a gastroenteric level. This is a 2nd generation cephalosporin whose mechanism of action consists in the capacity to selectively block the synthesis of the peptidoglycan, a fundamental component of the cell wall of both Gram+ and Gram- bacteria. The study, which was performed in the Division of Odontostomatology of the Mauriziano Hospital in Turin, examined 59 patients suffering from some of the most commonplace dental pathologies such as: apical periodontitis-alveolitis-odontogenic abscesses-eighth teeth in dysodontiasis-maxillary cysts. The following clinical parameters were evaluated in both outpatients and those undergoing surgery: swelling, pain, lymphoadenopathy at the start of treatment, and at days 3 and 5 of treatment. A 250 mg tablet was administered every 12 hours for 5 days. Owing to the rapid resolution of symptoms and the limited collateral effects observed, the authors conclude that the drug may be regarded as the elective form of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Odontoiatria e Stomatologia, Ospedale Mauriziano Umberto I, Torino.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Scatà
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Basano
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cortese
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002444:Cefuroxime / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011355:Prodrugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009057:Stomatognathic Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013607:Tablets; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D011355:Prodrugs; D013607:Tablets; D002444:Cefuroxime; C040738:cefuroxime axetil
vernacular_title: Valutazione clinica dell'acetossietilcefuroxima in campo odontoiatrico.