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Antibiotic dosage prescribed in oral implant surgery: A meta-analysis of cross-sectional surveys

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  • Fabio Rodríguez Sánchez
  • Iciar Arteagoitia
  • Wim Teughels
  • Carlos Rodríguez Andrés
  • Marc Quirynen

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This study aimed to assess the dosage and types of antibiotics prescribed in oral implant surgery, compare them among the different subpopulations (country and prescription regimens) and against the evidence-based recommended dosage: a 2-gram single preoperative dose of amoxicillin. A meta-analysis of cross-sectional surveys was conducted, which reports the overall dosage (and type) of antibiotics prescribed in combination with implant placement. PubMed, Cochrane, Science, Direct, and EMBASE via OVID were searched until April 2019. Three reviewers independently undertook data extraction and risk of bias assessment. The outcome variable was set on the average of prophylactic antibiotics prescribed per oral implant surgery. Overall, 726 participants from five cross-sectional surveys, representing five different countries were finally included. Amoxicillin was the most prescribed antibiotic. On average, 10,724 mg of antibiotics were prescribed per implant surgery. This average was significantly (p

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  • Fabio Rodríguez Sánchez & Iciar Arteagoitia & Wim Teughels & Carlos Rodríguez Andrés & Marc Quirynen, 2020. "Antibiotic dosage prescribed in oral implant surgery: A meta-analysis of cross-sectional surveys," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(8), pages 1-16, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0236981
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236981
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