ArticleJournal of maxillofacial and oral surgery2014
Current Trend of Antimicrobial Prescription for Oral Implant Surgery Among Dentists in India.
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- Antibiotic dosage prescribed in oral implant surgery: A meta-analysis of cross-sectional surveys.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
- The effect of preoperative clindamycin in reducing early oral implant failure: a randomised placebo-controlled clinical trial.Clinical oral investigations · 2023Trial
- Global prevalence and guideline adherence of antibiotic prescribing in dental implant surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.The Japanese dental science review · 2026Review
- Early dental implant outcomes in patients with reported penicillin allergy: a retrospective study on clindamycin safety.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Antibiotic prophylaxis during dental implant surgery treatment in northwest China: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Observational
- Efficacy and safety of using antibiotics to prevent post-operative complications in oral implant treatment: evidence-based review.BDJ open · 2023Review
- Antimicrobial Prescription Patterns among Oral Implantologists of Kerala, India: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2022Article
- Antibiotic Use and Misuse in Dentistry in India-A Systematic Review.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Preventive Antibiotic Prescribing Habits among Professionals Dedicated to Oral Implantology: An Observational Study.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Discrepancy in Therapeutic and Prophylactic Antibiotic Prescribing in General Dentists and Maxillofacial Specialists in Australia.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Prescription of Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Dental Implant Surgery in Healthy Patients: A Systematic Review of Survey-Based Studies.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2020Review
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Abstract
objectivesThe aim of our study was to evaluate antimicrobial prescription behaviour amongst dentists performing oral implant surgery in India. STUDY
designDentists performing oral implant surgery from different parts of India were personally approached during various national events such as conferences and academic meetings and information regarding their prescription habits for antimicrobial agents in routine oral implant surgery was collected using a structured questionnaire.
resultsOut of a total sample of 332 dentists, 85.5 % prescribed 17 different groups or combinations of antibiotics routinely for oral implant surgery in the normal healthy patient. Majority preferred the peri-operative protocol of drug therapy (72.2 %) with variable and prolonged duration of therapy after surgery, ranging from 3 to 10 days. An antimicrobial mouthwash was routinely prescribed by all the doctors (14.5 %) not in favour of prescribing antimicrobials in a normal healthy patient.
conclusionsOur findings suggest that there is a trend of antimicrobial agent misuse by dentists performing oral implant surgery in India, both in terms of drugs used and the protocols prescribed. The majority of these dentists prescribed a variety of antimicrobial agents for prolonged durations routinely even in the normal, healthy patients.
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