The dental treatment of patients with joint replacements: A position paper from the American Academy of Oral Medicine

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 141, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 667-671

  Little, James W ^a,b   Jacobson, Jed J ^a,c   Lockhart, Peter B ^a,d  

^a American Academy of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Delta Dental Plans of Michigan Ohio and Indiana   (United States)

^d CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Antibiotics; Guidelines; Infection; Medically complex patients; Prosthetic joint; Recommendations

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTHROPLASTY; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DRUG COST; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MICROBIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RISK FACTOR;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DENTAL CARE; DRUG COSTS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; JOINT PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77953824002     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2010.0255     Document Type: Article

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