Current Paradigms in Antibiotic Prescribing for Dental Implant Procedures: Insights from a Questionnaire-Based Study

Abstract

Introduction: The use of antibiotics in implant dentistry is still debatable, despite the fact that several preoperative and/or postoperative systemic antibiotic regimens have been proposed to reduce failure following dental implant implantation and postoperative infection..

Objectives:

    To ascertain the current antibiotic prescribing practices of medical professionals in relation       

     to dental implant placement and to determine whether ashared understanding has been

     developed between professionals who do implant surgery.

      Methods: A questionnaire was sent to all the dentists practising implantology in    India. The research concerned whether routine pre- or postoperative antibiotic   prescriptions were given in connection with the implantation of dental implants.  The descriptive and chi-square analyses were used to compare the categorical data. 

    The Kruskal-Wallis test was used to compare the quantitative data by category.

    The significance level was taken as p < 0.05.

Results: A total of 384 members responded to the questionnaire. most often prescribed antibiotics for dental implant placement was amoxicillin combined with clavulanic acid. Antibiotic were mostly prescribed for advanced surgical procedures, immediate implant therapy, single-stage implant placement, and medically compromised patients both before and after surgery. chlorhexidine was their preferred mouthrinse.

Conclusions: This study recommends developing recommendations for periodontology specific antibiotic prescription as well as improving the understanding of dental surgeons performing dental implantology about antibiotic prescribing.