Antibiotic dosage prescribed in oral implant surgery: A meta-analysis of cross-sectional surveys.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to assess the dosage and types of antibiotics prescribed in oral implant surgery, compare them among the different subpopulations (country and prescription regimens) and against the evidence-based recommended dosage: a 2-gram single preoperative dose of amoxicillin. A meta-analysis of cross-sectional surveys was conducted, which reports the overall dosage (and type) of antibiotics prescribed in combination with implant placement. PubMed, Cochrane, Science, Direct, and EMBASE via OVID were searched until April 2019. Three reviewers independently undertook data extraction and risk of bias assessment. The outcome variable was set on the average of prophylactic antibiotics prescribed per oral implant surgery. Overall, 726 participants from five cross-sectional surveys, represe

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez Sanchez F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7446810 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature