QUESTION 1: Teething issues: can doxycycline be safely used in young children?

Arch Dis Child. 2016 Aug;101(8):772-4. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2016-310964. Epub 2016 Jun 16.

Authors

Alison Boast¹, Nigel Curtis², Amanda Gwee²

Affiliations

¹ Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of General Medicine, The Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
² Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of General Medicine, The Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.

PMID: 27312004
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2016-310964

No abstract available

Keywords: Children; Doxycycline; Tooth color; Tooth discoloration.

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Child
Child, Preschool
Dental Enamel / drug effects*
Doxycycline / pharmacology*
Humans
Risk Assessment
Tooth Discoloration* / chemically induced
Tooth Discoloration* / epidemiology

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Doxycycline