Open AccessAntibiotics in periodontal surgeries: A prospective randomised cross over clinical trial
Author(s) -
Sheetal Oswal,
Savita Ravindra,
Aditya Sinha,
Shaurya Manjunath
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/0972-124x.142443
Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotics , inclusion and exclusion criteria , prospective cohort study , surgery , incidence (geometry) , clinical trial , randomized controlled trial , antibiotic prophylaxis , complication , statistical significance , physics , alternative medicine , optics , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
(1) To evaluate the need of antibiotics in periodontal surgeries in reducing postsurgical infections and explore if antibiotics have any key role in reducing or eliminating inflammatory complications. (2) To establish the incidence of postoperative infections in relation to type of surgery and determine those factors, which may affect infection rates.