Specific Application of Antibiotic Use in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
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Antibiotic prophylaxis in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery aims the prevention of the infection of the surgical wounds. Discovery of antibiotics was one of the most important health advances in human history and regarded as miracle drugs as they are our most effective weapons against infectious diseases brought about by microorganisms like bacteria, fungi and parasites. Antibiotics have a well-documented efficacy in treatment of established infectious and as prophylactic agents in medically compromised patients and are most important in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.
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