Antibiotics: Page 2

PRF may help reduce oral surgery infections

By Melissa Busch

Using a platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) technique to deliver antibiotics may decrease the risk of postsurgical infection in oral surgery patients, according to a proof-of-concept study recently published in BMC Oral Health.

March 14, 2023

Is computer-aided surgery a tool against antibiotic resistance?

By Melissa Busch

Static computer-aided implant surgery offers benefits compared to conventional procedures, including that it may help combat antibiotic resistance, according to a letter published on January 24 in the International Dental Journal.

January 25, 2023

What dentists need to know about antibiotic resistance

By Melissa Busch

Citing research showing that a majority of antibiotics prescribed by dentists in the U.K. is unwarranted, dentists in Spain argued that clinicians must learn more about antibiotic resistance. Their correspondence was published on January 12 in the International Dental Journal.

January 12, 2023

Top 10 DrBicuspid stories for 2022

By Melissa Busch

For the first time in two years, COVID-19 has pretty much taken a backseat to other important issues affecting dentistry. Antibiotics, case reports, life-altering mistakes, and more dominated DrBicuspid.com's top 10 most popular stories of 2022, which are based on member views.

December 22, 2022

Week in Review: New antibiotics study | Dental spending skyrockets | Practice management tips for 2023

By Theresa Pablos

December 16, 2022

JADA study: Stop prescribing antibiotics to some patients

By Melissa Busch

Clinicians may want to stop prescribing antibiotics to patients with prosthetic joints before they undergo invasive dental procedures, because they don't cut the risk of developing infections, according to a study published on December 2 in the Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA).

December 12, 2022

OSAP to host 1st Antibiotic Stewardship Summit

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) is hosting the Antibiotic Stewardship Summit for the first time as a preconference course for the 2023 OSAP Dental Infection Control Boot Camp.

November 3, 2022

COVID-19 restrictions led to overprescribed antibiotics

By Alex Dagostino

COVID-19 restrictions that prevented dentists from providing face-to-face care to patients led some dentists to overprescribe antibiotics for dental pain, a recent study by University of Manchester researchers has shown.

October 31, 2022

Antibiotics for root planing? It depends on clinician type

By Melissa Busch

About 30% of U.S. clinicians prescribe antibiotics to patients during scaling and root planing, but dentists and periodontists write prescriptions for different reasons, according to a study published on August 26 in the Journal of the American Dental Association.

September 1, 2022

Week in Review: Dental abscess linked to rare aneurysm | Major antibiotic study | Compare your salary

By Theresa Pablos

August 19, 2022

Most guidelines support antibiotics to prevent endocarditis

By Melissa Busch

Antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines to prevent endocarditis following dental care vary, but most support its use despite the risk of antimicrobial resistance, according to a systematic review published on July 25 in Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology.

July 28, 2022

Week in Review: Antibiotics for patients with prosthetics | What to know about monkeypox | DSO legal cases may rise

By Theresa Pablos

July 22, 2022

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