This paper provides an up-to-date review of the dilemma facing dentists over chemoprophylaxsis for patients with joint prostheses undergoing dental treatment. The authors' views are based on a ...

Evidence-based decision-making is currently the primary driver of dental education and clinical practice. [1] Typically, this process consists of the relevant experts systematically collecting and ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 7 - A new study questions a recent recommendation that dentists give prophylactic antibiotics to all patients who have had joint replacement. In early 2009, the American ...

Web-based support is now available to dental healthcare providers who are faced with this age-old clinical question: When should we prescribe antibiotic prophylaxis for dental patients with prosthetic ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Many orthopedic surgeons and dentists use antibiotic ...

In October 2016, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the ADA Council on Scientific Affairs collaborated to develop appropriate use criteria for prescribing prophylactic antibiotics ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Prosthetic joint infections are a serious health care complication following joint replacement surgery. Dentists ...

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When my knee was replaced with an artificial joint, the surgeon said I should always take antibiotics before any dental procedure. He said the bacteria in my mouth could get into my bloodstream and ...

Medical researchers have found that there is insufficient evidence to recommend the routine use of antibiotics for joint replacement patients. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons(AAOS), and ...

A team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has developed an antibiotic-releasing polymer that may greatly simplify the treatment of prosthetic joint infection. In their recent report ...