Is Antibiotic Prophylaxis Necessary before Dental Implant Procedures in Patients with Orthopaedic Prostheses? A Systematic Review

• Main Authors: Angel-Orión S (Author), Juan-Francisc (Author), Naresh Kewalramani (Author), Alvaro Garcia-Sanchez (Author), María-Victoria (Author), Eugenio Velasco-Ortega (Author), Iván Ortiz-García (Author), Álvaro Jiménez-Guerra (Author), Dániel Végh (Author), Ignacio Pedrinaci (Author), Loreto Monsalve-Guil (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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As the population ages, more and more patients with orthopaedic prostheses (OPs) require dental implant treatment. Surveys of dentists and orthopaedic surgeons show that prophylactic antibiotics (PAs) are routinely prescribed with a very high frequency in patients with OPs who are about to undergo d...