MEIRELLES, Carolina Marques et al. Evaluation of use of amoxicillin in different periods for the treatment of dentoalveolar abscess. Rev. Assoc. Paul. Cir. Dent. []. 2014, 68, 2, pp. 118-122. ISSN 0004-5276.

The aim of this study was to compare the use of amoxicillin for different time intervals (3 and 7 days) for treatment of acute dentoalveolar abscesses after performing drainage. Twenty volunteers were divided into two groups (n = 10): G1 - The volunteers received 1g of amoxicillin before the drainage procedure, and 500mg of amoxicillin every 8 hours for 3 days; G2 - The volunteers received 1g of amoxicillin before the drainage procedure, and 500mg of amoxicillin every 8 hours for 7 days. For each patient followed-up, acute infectious conditions were investigated, and pain, edema, fever, suppuration and trismus were evaluated. To evaluate pain was used a visual analog scale (VAS) in the intervals 0 , 1h , 2h , 4h , 12 h , 1, 2 and 3 days and 1 week after the drainage. The results were submmited to statistical analysis (Kruskal - Wallis), with a significance level of 5 %. There was no statistically significant difference between the groups considering the parameters evaluated (p>0.05). None of the volunteers had complications in the post clinical care assessed. It was concluded that after clinical intervention, the effectiveness of the use of amoxicillin in periods of 3 and 7 days was similar in the evaluated volunteers.

: anti-bacterial agents; amoxicillin; abscess.