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Current Trend of Antimicrobial Prescription for Oral Implant Surgery Among Dentists in India

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Abstract

Objectives

The aim of our study was to evaluate antimicrobial prescription behaviour amongst dentists performing oral implant surgery in India.

Study Design

Dentists performing oral implant surgery from different parts of India were personally approached during various national events such as conferences and academic meetings and information regarding their prescription habits for antimicrobial agents in routine oral implant surgery was collected using a structured questionnaire.

Results

Out of a total sample of 332 dentists, 85.5 % prescribed 17 different groups or combinations of antibiotics routinely for oral implant surgery in the normal healthy patient. Majority preferred the peri-operative protocol of drug therapy (72.2 %) with variable and prolonged duration of therapy after surgery, ranging from 3 to 10 days. An antimicrobial mouthwash was routinely prescribed by all the doctors (14.5 %) not in favour of prescribing antimicrobials in a normal healthy patient.

Conclusions

Our findings suggest that there is a trend of antimicrobial agent misuse by dentists performing oral implant surgery in India, both in terms of drugs used and the protocols prescribed. The majority of these dentists prescribed a variety of antimicrobial agents for prolonged durations routinely even in the normal, healthy patients.

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  1. Rayat Bahra Dental College and Hospital, Mohali, Punjab, India

    Rahul Datta & Yasmin Grewal

  2. H No 416, Sector 37 A, Chandigarh, 160036, India

    Rahul Datta

  3. Gian Sagar Dental College and Hospital, Rajpura, Punjab, India

    J. S. Batth

  4. Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital, Rajpura, Punjab, India

    Amandeep Singh

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Dr. J. S. Batth is a Fellow of the International College of Oral Implantologists.

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Datta, R., Grewal, Y., Batth, J.S. et al. Current Trend of Antimicrobial Prescription for Oral Implant Surgery Among Dentists in India. J. Maxillofac. Oral Surg. 13, 503–507 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-013-0567-7

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