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

BMC Oral Health

Table 7 Total amount of antibiotics (mg) prescribed by participants related to their type of working situation and prescription habits

	Mean	SD	Mean Rank ^#1	P
Type of oral health professional				0.029
-General dental practitioner (GDP)	4150	3705	39.3
-Maxillofacial surgeon (MS)	6883	4195	68.3
-Oral implantologist (OI)	7969	4179	75.8
Antibiotic prescription habits				0.003
-Sometimes	7799	4173	77.9
-Always	5913	4059	57.9
Antibiotic prescription regimen				< 0.0001
-Only pre-operative	2060	463	24.9
-Only post-operative	9250	1545	84.1
-Pre- and post-operative	9598	2963	91.8
Total	7018	4235
n = 136 ^#2

^#1 Kruskal-Wallis test or Mann-Whitney test / ^#2 3 participants did not indicate prescribing regimens and 6 participants did not completely declare the number of mg or did not declare it at all

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