title: Use of prophylactic antibiotic therapy in oral surgical procedures: a critical review.
abstract: Despite myriad evidence-based data on the efficacy of prophylactic antibiotics in oral surgical procedures, their inaccurate use and indiscriminate abuse still continues in all clinical settings. Although controversy remains, clear-cut guidelines relying on established scientific principles do exist and must be followed. This paper provides a critical and systematic review of each principle and encourages practitioners fit to what current evidence demands.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Program, Universidad El Bosque, School of Dentistry, Bogotá, Colombia. consulta@drjaimeguerrero.com
authors.forename: Jaime Santiago
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Guerrero
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D055094:Evidence-Based Dentistry; D006801:Humans; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents