Radiographic protocol for patients needing antibiotic prophylaxis: dental schools report no consensus.
A survey of current U.S. and Canadian dental school policies shows different opinions about whether intraoral radiographs are invasive procedures and would require antibiotic prophylaxis before treatment.
Jones
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GA
Department of Biologic and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Tennessee College of Dentistry, Memphis 38163.
Woods
M A
MA
Burton
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EL
Schuman
N J
NJ
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002170:Canada; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D006331:Heart Diseases; D006801:Humans; D016134:Organizational Policy; D011292:Premedication; D011861:Radiography, Dental; D012575:Schools, Dental; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents