Antibiotics: Page 2

Preventive antibiotics may affect bone healing in implant surgery

By Melissa Busch

Antibiotic prophylaxis in healthy patients may lead to changes that affect bone wound healing after dental implant surgery.

September 6, 2023

Could stewardship programs prevent the rise of superbugs?

By Amerigo Allegretto

Antimicrobial stewardship programs can help prevent antimicrobial resistance.

July 18, 2023

New study links dental procedures to heart inflammation

By Melissa Busch

Invasive dental procedures were significantly linked to endocarditis, but antibiotic prophylaxis reduced its incidence.

May 2, 2023

Researchers to develop new method for targeting gum infections

By Will Morton

Researchers are working to develop an antibiotic delivery system to target aggressive gum infections.

April 24, 2023

Acne gel may have triggered anaphylaxis in oral surgery patients

By Melissa Busch

Two teens who previously used antibiotic topical acne gels experienced anaphylaxis following IV administration of clindamycin prior to third-molar surgeries, according to a case report.

April 3, 2023

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

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