Efficacy and safety of using antibiotics to prevent post-operative complications in oral implant treatment: evidence-based review.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To identify and critically appraise available evidence on the efficacy and safety of antibiotics in preventing complications following oral implant placement treatment.

Methods

An electronic search was performed using PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE and Cochrane Library databases up to July/21 for the purpose of answering the research question: In[healthy adults treated with dental implants]the use of[different antibiotics before or immediately after treatment]in comparison to[treatment without antibiotics]is safe and effective in terms of[infection, pain, swelling, wound dehiscence, soft tissue healing, early/late implant failure]? Following the Best Evidence Topic methodology, the included studies were categorised based on the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (OCEBM) ra

SUBMITTER: Ikram J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10618562 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature