Antibiotic Therapy in Dentistry

Table 3

Antibiotic prophylaxis regimen for children.

Agent	Situation	Administration route	Dosage
Amoxicillin	First choice	Oral	50 mg/kg
Ampicillin or cefazolin/ceftriaxone	Unable to take oral medication	IM or IV	50 mg/kg
Cephalexin	Allergic to penicillin or ampicillin	oral	50 mg/kg
Clindamycin			20 mg/kg
Azithromycin/clarithromycin			15 mg/kg
Cefazolin/ceftriaxone	Allergic to penicillin and ampicillin and unable to take medication orally	IM or IV	50 mg/kg
Clindamycin			20 mg/kg