A Prospective Study On The Role Of Antibiotics In Abbreviating The Frequency Of Post Extraction Complication Following The Third Molar Extraction

Aims and Objectives: To assess the role of antibiotic usage in lowering postoperative inflammatory complications after third molar extraction. Materials and Methods: A questionnaire based study was conducted among the oral surgeons who regularly do third molar extractions. Primary variable assessed was incidence of inflammatory complications after 3rd molar extractions. Results: A total of 40 oral surgeons participated in the study. Details of 725 patients were recorded in whom 950 third molars were removed. 370 patients have taken antibiotics post operatively. There was a high male predominance (543). Mean BMI was 24.6 +/- 8.3 kg/m2. The mean PDS and ODS was 2.09 +/- 2.6 and 11.92 +/- 6.2 respectively. Conclusion: The incidence of post operative complications was less in patients who underwent the post extraction antibiotic regimen after the extraction of the third molar.