Guideline on Use of Antibiotic Therapy for Pediatric ...

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF Pediatric DENTISTRY. Guideline on Use of Antibiotic Therapy for Pediatric Dental Patients Originating Council Council on Clinical Affairs Review Council Council on Clinical Affairs Adopted 2001. Revised 2005, 2009, 2014. Purpose Recommendations The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) recog- Conservative use of antibiotics is indicated to minimize the nizes the increasing prevalence of Antibiotic -resistant micro- risk of developing resistance to current Antibiotic regimens. 2,3. organisms. This Guideline is intended to provide guidance in Practitioners should adhere to the following general principles the proper and judicious use of Antibiotic Therapy in the when prescribing antibiotics for the Pediatric population. treatment of oral Oral wound management Methods Factors related to host risk (eg, age, systemic illness, malnutri- This Guideline is an update of the previous document adopted tion) and type of wound (eg, laceration, puncture) must be in 2001 and last revised in 2009.

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES 291 References 1. Wilson W, Taubert KA, Gevitz M, et al. Prevention of in-

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