Case report: teeth and tonsils: the use of culture and sensitivity testing for antibiotic prescribing in dental infection

Key Points Highlights a potential link between tonsillar infections and non-vital teeth. Demonstrates the dangers of 'blind' prescribing of antibiotics. Suggests an alternative method of sampling bacterial infections in root canals. This case report highlights the usefulness of bacterial culture and sensitivity testing in the prescribing of antibiotics for dental infections, demonstrated by the management of a 10-year-old child with a non-vital upper central incisor and, reportedly, associated recurrent tonsillitis.