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Dental and Oral Infections - November 2023
The following guidelines have been reviewed and updated:
- Introduction to oral and dental infection guidelines
- How to write a prescription: Guidelines for Dentists
- Acute Dento-Alveolar Infection (Dental abscess)
- Necrotising Periodontal Disease (Necrotising Ulcerative Gingivitis)
- Angular Cheilitis
- Dry Socket (Alveolar Osteitis)
- Fungal Infections (oral)
- Pericoronitis
- Periodontal Abscess
Main updates include:
- Change to the recommended duration of antimicrobial treatment for pericoronitis, necrotising periodontal disease (necrotising ulcerative gingivitis) and fungal oral infections.
- Addition of weight-based dosing option for antimicrobials in children with severe infection or at extremes of body weight.
- New “Summary of Guidance for Common Dental Conditions (Adults)” which summarises key recommendations and first-line antimicrobial choices for common dental conditions.