Dental premedication protocols for patients with knee and hip prostheses. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • In 1997, the American Dental Association (ADA) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) published an advisory statement regarding antibiotic prophylaxis for patients with total joint replacements undergoing dental treatment. The first periodic update of these guidelines was published in 2003. Nevertheless, confusion exists among dentists and physicians as to the clinical indications for premedication in this patient population. This article serves as an overview of current recommendations for use of chemoprophylaxis in the dental treatment of patients with prosthetic joints.

publication date

  • January 1, 2006

Research

keywords

  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis
  • Dental Care for Chronically Ill
  • Hip Prosthesis
  • Knee Prosthesis
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 33745788863

PubMed ID

  • 16774168

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 72

issue

  • 3