Antimicrobials Flashcards
What are the advantages of systemic Antimicrobials?
Simeple
Cheap
Multiple sites
Eradiation of other sites eg tongue
Where can bacteria be located?
Root surface Pocket lumen Root dentine Soft tissues Oral reservoirs EO resevoirs
What are the disadvantages of systemic ?
Safety Emergence of bacteria resistance Allergy (1/10 pencillin) Superinfection with opputunistcs Toxic side effect Interaction with other drugs Compliance
What are the RF to syestmic antimicrobialsm?
Poor oh Smoking Systemic disease Drug interactions Side effects Compliance
What are the indications to systemic antimicrobials?
Aggressive perio
Necrotising perio
Perio abscess
What will happen if you prescribe systemic antibiotics without RSD?
Multiple abscess
Topoll et al 1990
Which Antimicrobials do we use in perio?
Tetracyclines
Metron
Penciillins
(Spitsmycin, vancomycin, kanamycin)
What are the properties of tetracyclines?
Bacteriostatic Anticollagenase Anti inflam Inhibits bone resorption Promote fibroblast attachment to root surface
Which bactera are very susceptible to tetracyclines?
Aa
What dose is tetracycline given at?
250mg qds three weeks
What must you combine when using tetracyclines?
OHI
RSD
What is the diasadvantage with tetracycline?
Staining
EM
Re activation of disease in 25% of aggressive! chronic
Aa still found in 56% of aggressive
What is metron used for?
Gram neg anaerobes eg P Gingivalis, P intermedia
NOT AA
What is the perio pill?
250mg tds 7 days amox
200mg tds 7 days metron
If allergic then ciproflucloxillin 250mg bd 7 days
T/F perio pill works against Aa?
T