Table 2 Antibiotic prescription choices of 172 surveyed dentists in different dental implant procedures in healthy patients
| Â | Antibiotic choice | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Procedure | I do not prescribe antibiotic for this procedure. | I prescribe only preoperative antibiotic. | I prescribe only postoperative antibiotic. | I prescribe pre- & postoperative antibiotics. | I did not do this procedure. |
| Â | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
Straight forward single implant case without raising a flap (flapless). | 47 (27.3) | 8 (4.7) | 41 (23.8) | 21 (12.2) | 55 (32.0) |
Straight forward single implant case with raising a flap. | 26 (15.1) | 20 (11.6) | 80 (46.5) | 40 (23.3) | 6 (3.5) |
Straight forward multiple flapless implant case. | 19 (11.0) | 14 (8.1) | 47 (27.3) | 31 (18.0) | 61 (35.5) |
Straight forward multiple implant case with raising flaps. | 10 (5.8) | 11 (6.4) | 73 (42.4) | 60 (34.9) | 18 (10.5) |
Immediate implant placement in absence of active infection. | 16 (9.3) | 12 (7.0) | 50 (29.1) | 54 (31.4) | 40 (23.3) |
Immediate implant placement in presence of active infection. | 4 (2.3) | 9 (5.2) | 21 (12.2) | 75 (43.6) | 63 (36.6) |
Internal sinus elevation. | 11 (6.4) | 8 (4.7) | 44 (25.6) | 64 (37.2) | 45 (26.2) |
External sinus elevation. | 3 (1.7) | 7 (4.1) | 38 (22.1) | 62 (36.0) | 62 (36.0) |
Bone augmentation. | 9 (5.2) | 5 (2.9) | 43 (25.0) | 72 (41.9) | 43 (25.0) |
At time of gingival former (healing abutment) insertion. | 127 (73.8) | 4 (2.3) | 7 (4.1) | 8 (4.7) | 26 (15.1) |
At time of impression taking. | 133 (77.3) | 0 (0) | 4 (2.3) | 8 (4.7) | 27 (15.7) |
At time of crown delivery | 132 (76.7) | 0 (0) | 5 (2.9) | 8 (4.7) | 27 (15.7) |