Background: Dentists prescribe 10% of all antibiotics in the community, ranking fourth after family practitioners, paediatricians, and internists. Hence; we planned the present study to assess the need for postoperative antibiotics in patients undergoing simple exodontia. Materials & methods: The present study it included evaluation of need for postoperative antibiotics in patients undergoing simple exodontia. A total of 100 patients planned to undergo dental extraction were included in the present study. All the patients were broadly divided into two study groups; group A included patients which were prescribed with postoperative antibiotic, while group B included patients which were not prescribed with postoperative antibiotics. Regular follow-up of all the patients was done for assessing the postoperative complications. Numeric scale was used for evaluation of postoperative pain. The patients of group A were prescribed with amoxicillin with clavulanic acid 625 mg 12 hourly for 5 days. All the results were analyzed by SPSS software. Results: Frequency of occurrence of dry socket among subjects of group A and group B were 6 percent and 10 percent respectively. However; we didn’t observe any significant difference while comparing the prevalence of dry socket in between subjects of two study groups (P- value > 0.05).  Conclusion: In patients undergoing simple dental extractions, clinician might avoid prescribing antibiotics.
Key words: Antibiotic, Exodontia, Extraction

Received: 15 April, 2018                               Revised: 18 April, 2018                         Accepted: 10 May, 2018

Corresponding Author: Dr. Deepak Sharma, PG student, Department of oral surgery, Maharana Pratap College of Dentistry & Research Centre, Gwalior, MP.