Orthognathic surgery: antibiotic prophylaxis reduced surgical site infection
This new Cochrane review identified 11 RCTs and suggests that for those undergoing orthognathic surgery, long term antibiotic prophylaxis decreased the risk of surgical site infection compared with...
View ArticleDental implants: smokers have poorer outcomes suggests review
This review of the impact of smoking on dental implants had broad inclusion criteria and included 107 studies. The findings suggest smoking affects implant failure rates, incidence of postoperative...
View ArticlePalatally displaced canines: open or closed surgical exposure?
This updated Cochrane review comparing open v closed surgical approaches for palatally displaced canines includes 3 studies involving 146 patients with the available evidence suggesting that neither...
View ArticleOrthognathic surgery: limited evidence on antibiotic prophylaxis?
2 reviews and 2 RCTs were discussed in this review of the effect of antibiotics on postoperative infections in orthognathic surgery. There is a lack ofclarity on the preferred antibiotic and the...
View ArticleAntibiotic prophylaxis for dental implants in healthy patients, is it necessary?
This review of the efficacy of antibiotic prophylaxis in dental implant placement for prevention of post-operative infection included 10 RCTs analysis indicatingthat antibiotic prophylaxis may not be...
View ArticleMandibular angle fractures: Does presence of third molars in fracture line...
This review of whether the presence of the lower third molar in the mandibular angle fracture line is associated with postoperative complications included 34 studies. The quality of teh included...
View ArticleTooth extraction: Do antibiotics prevent complications?
This Cochrane review update of the effect of systemic antibiotic prophylaxis on the prevention of infectious complications following tooth extractions included 23 studies. There was very-low certainty...
View ArticleThird molar surgery and antibiotics to prevent infection
This review and infection of dry socket after third molar surgery identified 58 RCTs of whihc 34 contributed to a meta-analyses. The findings indicated that metronidazle and amoxicillin did reduce...
View ArticleThird molar surgery and antibiotic use
This review of antibiotic prophylactic treatments in relation to the risk of developing dry socket (DS) and site-specific infection (SSI) after lower third molar extraction included 16 RCTs. Antibiotic...
View ArticleCoronectomy for lower third molar surgery
This review of coronectomy versus extraction of third molars in patients at increased risk of inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) injuries included 42 observational studies. The findings indicate lower a...
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