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Review
. 2016 Oct;8(Suppl 1):S28-S31.
doi: 10.4103/0975-7406.191961.

Antibiotics in dental implants: A review of literature

Hemchand Surapaneni  1 , Pallavi Samatha Yalamanchili  2 , Md Hafeez Basha  2 , Sushma Potluri  2 , Nirupa Elisetti  2 , M V Kiran Kumar  3
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Review

Antibiotics in dental implants: A review of literature

Hemchand Surapaneni et al. J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2016 Oct.

Abstract

The routine use of antibiotics in oral implant treatment seems to be widespread. The pre- or post-operative use of antibiotics in conjunction with implant surgery and its correlation with failure and success rates are poorly documented in the literature. The debate regarding overprescription of antibiotics raises the need for a critical evaluation of proper antibiotic coverage in association with implant treatment. The benefits of prophylactic antibiotics are well-recognized in dentistry. However, their routine use in the placement of endosseous dental implants remains controversial. The purpose of this review is to know the efficacy of antibiotic prophylaxis in implant dentistry.

Keywords: Antibiotic prophylaxis; dental implants; microbiology.

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