Dammling C, Gilmartin EM, Abramowicz S, Kinard B. Indications for Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Dentoalveolar Procedures.
Dent Clin North Am 2024;
68:99-111. [PMID:
37951640 DOI:
10.1016/j.cden.2023.07.004]
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Abstract
Antibiotic prophylaxis is the use of antibiotics perioperatively to prevent infections at the surgical site or distant locations. The decision to provide prophylaxis must balance risks of antibiotic resistance, adverse drug reactions, and increased health care costs with the benefit of decreasing infection. This determination has been studied extensively in patients with specific cardiac conditions and prosthetic joints. Prophylactic antibiotics in healthy patients have been shown to reduce the frequency of alveolar osteitis and decrease the failure rates of dental implants.
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