Treatments for Odontogenic infections

 Treatment with Root Canal Disinfection
Odontogenic infections are commonly treated with endodontics or oral surgery supported by antibiotics. Most cases of endodontic infections can be treated with root canal disinfection without the need to use antibiotics (Segura-Egea et al., 2017). When they are necessary, antibiotics of the beta-lactam class, including penicillin or amoxicillin, are used as first-line antibiotics to treat these infections.

Supplementation with the Beta-Lactamase Inhibitor Clavulanate
There are increasing numbers of bacterial species that are developing resistance to these types of antibiotics. Therefore, treatment may require supplementation with the beta-lactamase inhibitor clavulanate to augment the effectiveness of antibiotic treatment.
Reasons for Resistance Development in methods of Treatment
However, bacteria have also been developing resistances against this treatment cocktail (Drawz & Bonomo, 2010). These resistances are partly due to the current problem of over-prescribing antibiotics that occurs throughout the medical professions (Chunduri, Madasu, Goteki, Karpe, & Reddy, 2012). These developments should underscore the importance of limiting the prescription of antibiotics to situations when they are absolutely necessary in order to mitigate the further development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (Segura-Egea et al., 2017).

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