Dental infections complicated by the development of cellulitis should be treated with oral antibiotic therapy. The antibiotic of choice is penicillin. Clindamycin should be used if a patient is allergic to penicillin.
Ref: Douglass AB, Douglass JM: Common dental emergencies. Am Fam Physician 2003; 67(3):511-516.
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