Post-surgical infections: Prevalence associated with various periodontal surgical procedures

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 329-333

  Powell, Charles A ^a,c   Mealay, Brian L ^a,b   Deas, David A ^a   McDonnell, Howard T ^a   Moritz, Alan J ^a  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c Wilford Hall Medical Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Infection etiology; Periodontal surgery complications; Review of reported cases; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BONE RESECTION; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DENTAL SURGERY; FISHER EXACT TEST; GINGIVECTOMY; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; ORAL SURGERY; PERIODONTICS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE GRAFT; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; UNITED STATES; WOUND DRESSING;

ALVEOLAR RIDGE AUGMENTATION; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CHLORHEXIDINE; CURETTAGE; DENTAL IMPLANTS; GINGIVA; GINGIVECTOMY; GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION, PERIODONTAL; HUMANS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; OSTEOTOMY; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PERIODONTAL DRESSINGS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 18744373875     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2005.76.3.329     Document Type: Review

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