Practice abstract
British Dental Journal 202, 463 - 464 (2007)
Published online: 28 April 2007 | doi:10.1038/bdj.2007.295
Subject Categories: Case reports | Microbiology
Case report: teeth and tonsils: the use of culture and sensitivity testing for antibiotic prescribing in dental infection
T. Harris1 & P. J. M. Crawford2
- 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.
Abstract
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.
- Senior House Officer, Child Dental Health Department, Bristol Dental Hospital, Lower Maudlin Street, Bristol BS1 2LY;
- Consultant Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Dentistry, Child Dental Health Department, Bristol Dental School, Lower Maudlin Street, Bristol, BS1 2LY
Correspondence to: P. J. M. Crawford2 e-mail: Peter.Crawford@bristol.ac.uk
