The use of prophylactic antibiotics prior to dental procedures in patients with prosthetic joints

Background. A panel of experts (the 2014 Panel) convened by the American Dental Association Council on Scientific Affairs developed an evidence-based clinical practice guideline (CPG) on the use of prophylactic antibiotics in patients with prosthetic joints who are undergoing dental procedures. This CPG is intended to clarify the “Prevention of Orthopaedic Implant Infection in Patients Undergoing Dental Procedures: Evidence-based Guideline and Evidence Report,” which was developed and published by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Dental Association (the 2012 Panel). Thomas P. Sollecito, DMD, FDS RCSEd; Elliot Abt, DDS, MS, MSc; Peter B. Lockhart, DDS, FDS RCSEd, FDS RCPS; Edmond Truelove, DDS, MSD; Thomas M. Paumier, DDS; Sharon L. Tracy, PhD; Malavika Tampi, MPH; Eugenio D. Beltrán-Aguilar, DMD,