Materia Dentica — Australian dental drug reference

Prototype — provisional, not yet AU-reconciled. An educational reference for dental professionals; cited but not independently verified against Therapeutic Guidelines / AMH / PBS. Not a substitute for clinical judgement or the current authoritative sources.

A patient's on something? Look it up — see it through a dentist's eyes.

2,955 AU medicines · leads with the bleeding, MRONJ and oral-effect risk that matters chairside.

Diagnosis & management

15 Therapeutic Guidelines pathways · one click into the algorithm

Emergency

Anaphylaxis Medical emergency in the chair Post-extraction bleeding Avulsed tooth

Acute odontogenic infection Acute / postprocedural pain Antibiotic prophylaxis (IE)Necrotising gingivitis (ANUG)Oral candidiasis Dental anxiety — sedation Dry socket (alveolar osteitis)Oral ulcers Trigeminal neuralgia MRONJ risk Steroid (adrenal) cover

Common scripts

one click into the pathway behind each script

Amoxicillin 500 mg · 8-hrly · 5 daysSpreading odontogenic infectionRx Amoxicillin 2 g · single doseIE prophylaxis — confirm via pathwayRx Metronidazole 400 mg · 12-hrlyAnaerobic adjunct / ANUGRx ClindamycinPenicillin-allergy alternativeRx IbuprofenAcute dental pain · with paracetamolRx NystatinOral candidiasisRx Chlorhexidine 0.2%Antiseptic mouth rinseRx

Full PBS prescriber — everything else

Every dose cited to Therapeutic Guidelines: Oral & Dental and PBS pack realities.

Reference & tools

five chairside decisions

Calculators

LA max dosesmax mg / mL / cartridges by weight Paediatric dosingweight-capped dose + printable script

Reference

Antibiotic prophylaxiswho actually needs cover Penicillin allergyreal allergy vs intolerance Steroid coverDraftextra dose? usually no

Every line traces to Therapeutic Guidelines and the AU PI.