BACKGROUND The objective of this anonymous postal survey was to assess the provision of dental prophylaxis by pediatric dentists in New England. METHODS The questionnaire survey was sent by first class mail in September, 2001 to all 217 American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) members in active private practice in the six New England States of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hamp...

The objective of the study was to investigate various aspects of evidence-based dental prophylaxis education in postdoctoral pediatric dentistry training programs in the United States. An anonymous nationwide postal survey of fifty-two postdoctoral pediatric dentistry program directors was conducted in September 2001. The survey had a response rate of 75 percent with all geographic regions of t...

BACKGROUND Although antimicrobial prophylaxis for infective endocarditis (IE) is common practice for many dental procedures, there is little information on whether it represents value for money. A study was performed to evaluate the effectiveness of prophylaxis for all at risk patients in routine dental practice with published data from the United Kingdom. METHODS The risk of contracting infe...

We have reviewed the letter which discusses, from the perspective of dentists, the controversy over the prevention of infective endocarditis and the confusion generated by the different recommendations. The authors propose redefining the procedures that require prophylaxis, recommend disinfection with antiseptic solution before any dental manipulation, and disagree with the use of clindamycin a...

Sir, Appendix 1 of the latest BSAC Working Party Report on Guidelines for the Prevention of Endocarditis may be incorrect in implying that there is no risk from any dental procedure to patients with moderate-risk heart lesions and that prophylaxis should be stopped. To state categorically that there is no need for prophylaxis for these patients may be a step too far with the limited evidence cu...

Background and purpose - To minimize the risk of hematogenous periprosthetic joint infection (HPJI), international and Dutch guidelines recommended antibiotic prophylaxis prior to dental procedures. Unclear definitions and contradictory recommendations in these guidelines have led to unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions. To formulate new guidelines, a joint committee of the Dutch Orthopaedic an...

OBJECTIVE This clinical study evaluated the color longevity after one-year of at-home bleaching with 10% carbamide peroxide (CP) in smokers and nonsmokers. METHODS Sixty patients, 30 smokers and 30 non-smokers were subjected to bleaching with 10% CP during three hours daily for three weeks. The color was measured at baseline and one week, one month and one year after the completion of dental ...

BACKGROUND Antibiotic prophylaxis before dental treatment is routinely recommended by orthopaedic surgeons to prevent prosthetic joint infection (PJI). This recommendation is at odds with current guidelines. METHODS A postal survey of 9 checkbox or short-answer questions was completed by 633 orthopaedic surgeons. RESULTS The majority of respondents (n = 186 of 260, 72%) believe that antibio...

Numerous case reports support the assertion that secondary infection around prosthetic joints can occur after dental disease or manipulation, or both, but the need for prophylactic antibiotics remains controversial. In the United States prophylaxis is recommended, whereas in Britain individuals adopt their own policy. We surveyed orthopaedic surgeons and dental and general practitioners to dete...