Antibiotic prophylaxis for orthognathic surgery: a prospective, comparative, randomized study between amoxicillin-clavulanic acid and penicillin.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The present study was designed to evaluate the prophylactic efficacy after the correction of dentofacial deformities between short- and long-term penicillin and amoxicillin-clavulanic acid. MATERIAL ANDMETHOD:
The present study was prospective, randomized, and double blinded. Patients were separated into four groups randomly short-term and long-term (5 days) penicillin and short-term and long-term (5 days) amoxicillin-clavulanic acid.RESULTS:
One hundred twenty two patients were assigned randomly into the four groups. Infection developed in a patient in the short-term amoxicillin-clavulanic acid group and in a patient in the long-term penicillin group.CONCLUSION:
There were no differences in infection between the two groups of antibiotics. Based on the present study, short-term penicillin is still the most appropriate choice for prophylactic antibiotic in orthognathic surgery.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Osteotomy
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Penicillins
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Postoperative Complications
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Prognathism
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Temporomandibular Joint
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Bacterial Infections
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Preoperative Care
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
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Observational study
Language:
English
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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