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Gingivitis: Which Medications Are Safest? (70 Drugs Compared)

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70 medications are used for Gingivitis, with 550 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Gingivitis are METRONIDAZOLE and AMOXICILLIN.

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All Medications for Gingivitis Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
METRONIDAZOLE metronidazole 149 2,188 7,909 9.7%
AMOXICILLIN Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium 60 1,212 11,721 4.0%
CLINDAMYCIN XACIATO 55 986 5,320 5.8%
BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE Wynzora 45 219 618 8.6%
SODIUM Sodium Chloride 45 1,550 6,212 6.6%
CHLORHEXIDINE Dyna-Hex 2 37 3,017 3,987 33.7%
ARESTIN - 35 0 2 N/A
CETYLPYRIDINIUM Crest Deep Cleanse Germ Treatment 21 3 27 1.7%
IBUPROFEN equate ibuprofen 21 6,705 29,386 7.7%
ACYCLOVIR Acyclovir 9 2,057 6,095 14.5%
MINOCYCLINE Minocycline Hydrochloride 9 1,530 2,364 23.2%
SODIUM FLUORIDE\TRICLOSAN - 8 2 8 0.3%
AMOXICILLIN\CLAVULANATE - 7 998 6,376 6.5%
AZITHROMYCIN ANHYDROUS - 7 1,333 4,313 9.2%
DOXYCYCLINE Doxycycline 7 1,653 5,618 9.3%
ACETAMINOPHEN Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen 5 30,085 50,046 22.0%
AZITHROMYCIN AZITHROMYCIN 5 1,405 5,983 8.0%
BISMUTH SUBSALICYLATE\METRONIDAZOLE\TETRACYCLINE - 5 17 38 13.9%
CIPROFLOXACIN Ciprofloxacin 5 2,671 13,894 6.1%
CLARITHROMYCIN Clarithromycin 5 987 6,385 5.2%

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