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ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Antimicrobial Prescription Habits of Dentists Performing Dental Implant Treatments in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Juan Manuel Aragoneses, Javier Aragoneses, Vanessa Arlette Brugal, Juan Algar, Ana Suarez

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Article in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Juan Manuel AragonesesDepartment of Dental Research, Federico Henriquez y Carvajal University, 10106 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Javier AragonesesDepartment of Dentistry, Federico Henriquez y Carvajal University, 10106 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.ORCID 0000-0003-0187-4992
Vanessa Arlette BrugalDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthopedics, School of Dentistry, Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, 10105 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Juan AlgarDepartment of Clinical Dentistry, School of Biomedical Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, Spain.
Ana SuarezDepartment of Preclinical Dentistry, School of Biomedical Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, Spain.
Universidad Europea de Madrid · ESUniversidad Federico Henríquez y Carvajal · DOUniversidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo · DO

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of antibiotics in implant treatments is controversial. The purpose of this research was to study the behaviors of Santo Domingo dentists who prescribe antimicrobials to patients for the placement of dental implants. A total of 99 dentists participated in the study. A share of 1.2% of dentists prescribed antimicrobials solely in the preoperative period, 8.6% after surgery, 44.4% before and after, 19.8% only in specific situations, and 25.9% did not prescribe at all. Amoxicillin was the predominant antimicrobial of choice. A cross-sectional, observational, survey-based study was conducted. The items studied were demographics, self-assessment of knowledge about antibiotics and when they are used, as well as their recommended dosage and duration, in healthy and non-allergic patients. Notable variability was found in the prescription behaviors of antimicrobials. Bridging gaps in knowledge on the subject could help to standardize prescription guidelines.

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antibiotic prophylaxisdental implant surgeryDominican Republicprescription behavior

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PMID32635270
PMCPMC7399993
OpenAlexW3039465884

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