Morkel, JeanSiddiqi, Allauddin2014-09-082024-06-042014-09-082024-06-042007https://hdl.handle.net/10566/15796Magister Scientiae Dentium - MSc(Dent)The purpose of this study is to evaluate the need for prophylactic antibiotic treatment in third molar surgery and to establish specific guidelines for antibiotic prophylaxis in the department of Maxillo-Facial and Oral Surgery (MFOS) at Tygerberg Academic, Groote Schuur and Mitchells Plain Hospitals.enAntibiotic prophylaxisAmoxicillinThird molar surgeryLocal anaesthesiaAnalgesicsPainSwellingInfectionDry socketTrismusTemperatureThesisUniversity of Western Cape