El objetivo del presente estudio fue comparar la eficacia de la administración sistémica de Azitromicina asociada al raspaje y alisado radicular con el tratamiento con sólo raspaje y alisado radicular en pacientes adultos con periodontitis crónica. Participaron del estudio 28 pacientes adultos, Los pacientes se distribuyeron aleatoriamente en 2 grupos, designados con las letras A y B, de 14 integrantes cada uno. En cada paciente se realizo una evaluación periodontal completa antes de recibir tratamiento. En la segunda cita, se continuo con la realización del raspaje y alisado radicular, y optimización de las técnicas de higiene. A los pacientes del grupo A se les indico tratamiento antibiótico con Azitromicina 500 mg (Zitax) por vía oral cada 24 horas durante 3 días y a los del grupo B no se les indicará ninguna terapia adicional. Todos los pacientes fueron citados cuatro vec...

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a painful neuropathic condition that involves one or more branches of the trigeminal nerve. The pain produced for the TN is described as a very intense acute pain, stabbing or shooting, as an electric shock that usually occurs of form unilateral and that goes all the way of the nerve involved. It is important to make the opportune diagnosis of the condition of TN for adequately differentiate of some odontogenic painful conditions and to prevent that the patient receive unnecessary treatment. The first line of treatment of the TN is the pharmacological therapy, in which is used as a drug of first choice to carbamazepine. The second line of treatment of TN is the non-pharmacological therapy, where include various options of surgical treatment: etiologic or symptomatic.

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a painful neuropathic condition that involves one or more branches of the trigeminal nerve. The pain produced for the TN is described as a very intense acute pain, stabbing or shooting, as an electric shock that usually occurs of form unilateral and that goes all the way of the nerve involved. It is important to make the opportune diagnosis of the condition of TN for adequately differentiate of some odontogenic painful conditions and to prevent that the patient receive unnecessary treatment. The first line of treatment of the TN is the pharmacological therapy, in which is used as a drug of first choice to carbamazepine. The second line of treatment of TN is the non-pharmacological therapy, where include various options of surgical treatment: etiologic or symptomatic.

The aim of this research was to compare systemic administration of azitromicin associated to root scaling and planning to the use of chlorhexidine mouth rinses associated to scaling and root planning, and scaling and root planning only for reducing probing depth and clinical attachment in adult patients with diagnosed of chronic periodontitis. For the trial 42 individuals with chronic periodontitis were selected, they were randomly distributed in three groups as follows: group A associated therapy of azitromicin with root scaling and planning; group B associated therapy with chlorhexidine and root scaling and planning; and group C root scaling and planning only. Probing depth and clinical attachment were recorded before treatment and every month for the next 6 months. The results showed better reduction in probing depth (before treatment: 5.70 ± 0.42 mm; during treatment: 1st month: 2.2...

El objetivo de la investigación fue comparar la eficacia de la administración sistémica de azitromicina asociada al raspaje y alisado radicular con la administración de enjuagatorios con clorhexidina asociados al raspaje y alisado radicular y con el tratamiento con sólo raspaje y alisado radicular, para reducir la profundidad de sondaje periodontal y mejorar los niveles de adherencia clínica en pacientes adultos con periodontitis crónica. Participaron 42 pacientes con periodontitis crónica, distribuidos aleatoriamente en tres grupos, siendo grupo A: azitromicina sistémica asociada a raspaje y alisado radicular; B: enjuagatorios con clorhexidina asociados al raspaje y alisado radicular; C: sólo raspaje y alisado radicular. Se evaluó la profundidad de sondaje periodontal y el nivel de adherencia clínica, antes de iniciar el tratamiento y luego cada mes durante los 6 meses poste...

Ludwig’s angina is a rapidly progressive cellulitis that involves sub mandibular, sub lingual and submental spaces bilaterrally. This was due mainly to per apical infections of the second and third mandible molars. Due to the rapid advancement of the clinical (which in certain occasions could even threaten the patient’s life) it is extremely important to know clearly the criteria for early diagnosis of Ludwig’s angina, which will enable us to provide the most appropriate treatment to halt the progress of the clinical and will prevent the onset of life-threatening complications.

Ludwig’s angina is a rapidly progressive cellulitis that involves sub mandibular, sub lingual and submental spaces bilaterrally. This was due mainly to per apical infections of the second and third mandible molars. Due to the rapid advancement of the clinical (which in certain occasions could even threaten the patient’s life) it is extremely important to know clearly the criteria for early diagnosis of Ludwig’s angina, which will enable us to provide the most appropriate treatment to halt the progress of the clinical and will prevent the onset of life-threatening complications.