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COVID-19: Antibiotics do not cure toothache

1 min read Antibiotic resistance
The increase in NHS antibiotic prescriptions during the first lockdown has prompted a reminder to dental teams that antibiotics should only be used as an adjunct to definitive clinical management of the cause, and only where indicated.

The Faculty of General Dental Practice UK, Association of Clinical Oral Microbiologists, College of General Dentistry, British Dental Association, British Association of Oral Surgeons, Association of Dental Hospitals and the dental sub-group of the Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group are repeating the message to patients that 'antibiotics do not cure toothache'.

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the dental profession has focused on preventing the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to their team, patients and the wider population.

During the first national lockdown, the provision of general dental services was severely restricted and limited to the referral of urgent and emergency cases and the provision of advice, analgesics and antimicrobials where appropriate.

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