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Changes in Gloss Alteration, Surface Roughness, and Color of Direct Dental Restorative Materials after Professional Dental Prophylaxis [PDF]

Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 2023
In the context of optimizing dental care for patients who are elderly, the purpose of this in vitro study was to evaluate the surface gloss (with a micro-area gloss meter) of, surface roughness (with a compact surface roughness measuring instrument) of ...
Aya Miyashita-Kobayashi, Akiko Haruyama, Keigo Nakamura, Chia-Ying Wu, Akihiro Kuroiwa, Nobuo Yoshinari, Atsushi Kameyama   +6 more
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Evaluation of the impact of dental prophylaxis on the oral microbiota of dogs. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
Periodontal disease is one of the most commonly diagnosed oral diseases in dogs and can result from undisturbed dental plaque. Dental prophylaxis is a routinely practiced veterinary procedure, but its effects on both the plaque and oral microbiota is not
Rebecca Flancman, Ameet Singh, J Scott Weese   +2 more
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The approach of orthopaedic and dental physicians to antibiotic prophylaxis for patients who have undergone total knee or total hip arthroplasty: A Questionnaire-Based Study [PDF]

BMC Oral Health
Background The necessity of antibiotic prophylaxis before dental procedures in arthroplasty patients remains unsupported by strong evidence. The aim of this study was to determine the attitudes of dentists and othopedists towards antibiotic prophylaxis ...
Kübra Karaçam, Mustafa Erdem, Rahime Zeynep Erdem   +2 more
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Prosthetic Joint Infection After Dental Work: Is the Correct Prophylaxis Being Prescribed? A Systematic Review

Arthroplasty Today, 2021
Background: Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) of total hip (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA) after dental procedures is uncommon, and antibiotic prophylaxis remains controversial.
Richard M. Danilkowicz, MD, Anne M. Lachiewicz, MD, Daniel J. Lorenzana, MD, Karen D. Barton, MSLIS, AHIP, Paul F. Lachiewicz, MD   +4 more
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Antibiotics Prophylaxis for Implant Surgery in Nigeria

Nigerian Dental Journal
Objectives: Bacterial contamination of dental implants during insertion is of serious concern to dental surgeons as it poses significant risk to the success of the procedure.
Nathan Ukuoghene Ikimi, Seidu Adebayo Bello, Gloria Okeoghenemaro Agboghoroma, Kolawole Olalekan Obagbemiro   +3 more
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Prescription of Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Dental Implant Surgery in Healthy Patients: A Systematic Review of Survey-Based Studies

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021
Background: Systemic antibiotic prophylaxis is frequently prescribed by dentists performing dental implant surgery to avoid premature implant failure and postoperative infections.
Juan Carlos Bernabeu-Mira, Miguel Peñarrocha-Diago, David Peñarrocha-Oltra   +2 more
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Antibiotic Prophylaxis During Dental Procedures in Patients with Prosthetic Joints [PDF]

Journal of Bone and Joint Infection, 2016
In patients with artificial joints, the need for antimicrobial prophylaxis during dental procedures is often raised. The present document describes the pathogenic mechanisms and epidemiological data on the subject of periprosthetic joint infections (PJI)
P. Sendi, P. Sendi, I. Uçkay, I. Uçkay, D. Suvà, M. Vogt, O. Borens, M. Clauss   +7 more
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Perceived preparedness and educational gaps in post-exposure prophylaxis among dental students in Saudi Arabia: a nationwide survey [PDF]

BMC Oral Health
Background Dental professionals are at increased occupational risk of exposure to blood-borne pathogens such as human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus.
Bassel Tarakji, Anas Alsalhani, Faisal Mehsen Alali, Abdulrahman Farhan Almukhalfi, Mohammad Hamad Alkanhal, Ghadah Saad Alazmi, Afra Hamoud Alshammari, Sultan Abdulaziz Altowairqi, Anwar Abdalrhman Alharbi, Omar Hassan M Alyzid Asiri, Abdullah Saad Alqahtani, Abdullah Alshehri, Abdullah Bin Nabhan, Faisal S. Alhedyan, Khalid Ayidh Alqahtani, Mohammed A S Abuelqomsan, Mohammed Sadeg A. Al-Awar, Mohammad Zakaria Nassani   +17 more
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Dental prophylaxis decreases the risk of acute myocardial infarction: a nationwide population-based study in Taiwan

Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2015
Ya-Ling Lee,1,2 Hsiao-Yun Hu,2,3 Pesus Chou,2 Dachen Chu2,4,5 1Department of Dentistry, Taipei City Hospital, 2Institute of Public Health and Community Medicine Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, 3Department of Education and Research ...
Lee YL, Hu HY, Chou P, Chu D
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Dental prophylactic interventions are associated with lower decompensation-related hospitalizations over 2 years in cirrhosis [PDF]

JHEP Reports
Background & Aims: Poor oral health is associated with systemic inflammation and unfavorable outcomes in chronic diseases, including cirrhosis.
Jasmohan S. Bajaj, Scott Silvey, Anas Aljabi, Janina Golob Deeb, Nilang Patel   +4 more
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