In the most recent edition of the JADA there was an article referring to the indiscriminate use of antibiotics in patients with prosthetic joints, before dental treatments. Results: ” A strategy of foregoing antibiotic prophylaxis before dental visits was cost-effective and resulted in lower lifetime accumulated costs ($11,909) and higher accumulated quality-adjusted life years (QALYs)…
Antibiotics
Routine use of prophylactic antibiotics is NOT RECOMMEND prior to dental procedures in orthopedic patients with prosthetic joints.
In the most recent edition of the Journal of American Dental Association (JADA), there has been an update to the 2013 recommendation on antibiotics prophylaxis recommendation for orthopedic patients with prosthetic joints. In 2013, the American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), in collaboration with the American Dental Association (ADA), published the results of a comprehensive evidence-based,…
