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Asepsis during periodontal surgery involving oral implants and the usefulness of peri‐operative antibiotics: a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial
Author(s) -
AbuTa'a Mahmoud,
Quirynen Marc,
Teughels Wim,
Van Steenberghe Daniel
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of clinical periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.456
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1600-051X
pISSN - 0303-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-051x.2007.01162.x
Subject(s) - medicine , asepsis , antibiotics , randomized controlled trial , dentistry , amoxicillin , surgery , clinical trial , antibiotic prophylaxis , prospective cohort study , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Objectives: This randomized clinical trial compares the usefulness of pre‐ and post‐operative antibiotics while strict asepsis was followed during periodontal surgery. Material and Methods: Two groups of 40 consecutive patients each with fully or partially edentulous jaws were enrolled. Antibiotics group (GrAB + ): 23 men, mean age 60, 128 implants, received oral amoxicillin 1 g, 1 h pre‐operatively and 2 g for 2 days post‐operatively. Non‐antibiotics group (GrAB − ): 20 men, mean age 57, 119 implants, received no antibiotics. Bacterial samples were taken from the peri‐oral skin before and at the end of surgery. In 12 patients in each group, samples were also taken from the nares. A VAS questionnaire evaluated symptoms of infection/inflammation by both the patient and the periodontologist at suture removal. Results: There were no significant differences between both groups, neither for the clinical parameters nor for the microbiota. Staphylococcus aureus was detected in the nares of one patient only. The patients' subjective perception of post‐operative discomfort was significantly smaller in the group receiving antibiotics. Three patients lost one or two implants. Conclusions: Antibiotics do not provide significant advantages concerning post‐operative infections in case of proper asepsis. It also does not reduce peri‐oral microbial contamination. It does on the other hand reduce post‐operative discomfort.