Penicillin concentration in the compact bone of the mandible

During surgical removal of impacted third molars, the concentration of Penicillin G was determined in the compact bone of the mandible. Fifteen patients received 5 million IU and 15 received 10 million IU of Penicillin G intravenously as a single dose before surgery began. In both groups concentrati...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery 1991-10, Vol.20 (5), p.310-312
Hauptverfasser: Otten, J.-E., Weingart, D., Hilger, Y., Adam, D., Schilli, W.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:During surgical removal of impacted third molars, the concentration of Penicillin G was determined in the compact bone of the mandible. Fifteen patients received 5 million IU and 15 received 10 million IU of Penicillin G intravenously as a single dose before surgery began. In both groups concentrations of penicillin with a bactericidal effect on most pathogenically relevant oral bacteria were detected during osteotomy. Taking into account the considerable interindividual variation, the one-shot application of 10 million IU of Penicillin G was more effective in certain cases than the 5 million IU dose. The factors influencing the decision on the high single-dose application include expected length of operation, body weight, kidney function, and infusion period. Assuming that in intraoral osteotomies the bone becomes contaminated with bacteria that are highly sensitive to penicillins, the results indicate that preoperative infusion of Penicillin G could be an effective method of preventing wound infection.
ISSN:0901-5027
1399-0020
DOI:10.1016/S0901-5027(05)80163-8