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1. Ampicillin concentrations in human serum and periodontal membrane after a single oral administration of talampicillin (500 mg) were assayed by the agar diffusion (paper disc) method. 2. The peak times of serum and periodontal membrane were identical, being 150 min after administration. 3. The peak concentrations of serum and periodontal membrane were 7.81 micrograms/ml and 4.11 micrograms/g, respectively. 4. The mean ratio of periodontal membrane to serum concentration at the peak time was 0.53.

Ampicillin (ABPC) concentrations in human serum, gingiva, the mandibular bone, and dental follicle after a single oral administration of ampicillin (500 mg) were assayed by the agar diffusion (paper disc) method. The peak times of all specimens were identical, being 120 min after administration. The peak concentrations of the respective specimens were 2.01 micrograms/ml, 1.03, 0.34, and 0.72 micrograms/g, respectively. The concentration ratios of gingiva, the mandibular bone, and dental follicle to their corresponding serum at the peak time were 0.51, 0.16, and 0.35, respectively.

The concentrations of ampicillin (ABPC) from talampicillin (TAPC) and cefadroxil (CDX) in serum and mixed saliva were assayed by the thin layer disc plate method. Talampicillin and cefadroxil (500 mg) were given by a single oral administration. The relationships between serum and mixed saliva ampicillin and cefadroxil concentrations were evaluated in the paired specimens collected from 10 different persons, respectively. The means of concentration ratios of mixed saliva to serum ampicillin and cefadroxil were 0.006 +/- 0.003 and 0.025 +/- 0.010 (mean +/- SD), respectively. Significant correlation coefficients between mixed saliva and serum concentrations were found for both ampicillin and cefadroxil, which were r = 0.78, P less than 0.001, and r = 0.67, P less than 0.001, respectively.

Ninety-six patients who underwent the extraction of impacted mandibular third molars in a nonfasting state were given a single oral dose of bacampicillin preoperatively. Specimens of serum from venous blood (n = 107), gingiva (n = 57), mandibular bone (n = 68), dental follicle (n = 56), and dental pulp (n = 43) were obtained during the operation and assayed for ampicillin content. The mean peak concentrations in serum, gingiva, mandibular bone, dental follicle, and dental pulp all occurred approximately 90 minutes after administration. The concentration ratios of the tissues to the corresponding serum at the peak time were 0.50, 0.20, 0.34, and 0.61, respectively. Bacampicillin showed good absorption by the intestine, and sufficient concentrations of the resulting metabolite, ampicillin, were found in the oral tissues.

Ampicillin concentrations in human serum and periodontal membrane after a single oral administration of bacampicillin (500 mg) were assayed by the agar diffusion (paper disc) method. The peak times of serum and periodontal membrane were nearly identical, being approx. 90 min after administration. The peak concentrations of serum and periodontal membrane were 12.81 micrograms/ml and 6.97 micrograms/g, respectively. The concentration ratio of periodontal membrane to serum at the peak time was 0.56.

1. Josamycin concentrations in human serum and dental granuloma after a single oral administration of josamycin (600 mg) were assayed by an agar diffusion (paper disc) method. 2. The mean peak josamycin concentrations in serum and dental granuloma occurred at an identical time, approximately 90 min, and were 0.88 micrograms/ml and 1.61 micrograms/g, respectively. 3. The mean concentration ratio of dental granuloma to serum at the peak time was 2.24. 4. Josamycin concentration in dental granuloma at the peak time exceeded MIC80 for clinically isolated strains of Streptococcus group A, Peptostreptococcus spp., and Bacteroides spp.