Antibiotic prophylaxis prescribing habits in oral implant surgery in the Netherlands: a cross-sectional survey

BMC Oral Health

Table 2 Situations in which participants prescribed antibiotics before, after or during oral implant placement^#1

	n	%
Bone grafting	73	93.6
Sinus perforation	33	42.2
Preoperative implant-site infection	29	37.2
Medically compromised patient^#2	22	28.2
Past of periodontal disease	14	17.9
Smoking habit	13	16.7
Simultaneous placement of more than 1 dental implant	6	7.7
Dentulous patient^#2	5	6.4
Other situation^#3	7	9.0
Total^#4	78	100

^#1 multiple situations possible / ^#2 derived from the option ‘Other situation’, as described by participants / ^#3 sinus lift surgery (2x), post-operative complications (2x), treatment under anaesthesia, specific location of dental implant placement, based on microbiological test / ^#4 1 participant did not indicate situation

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