{"title":"Is antibiotic prophylaxis required for endodontic treatment?","authors":"C L Lavelle","doi":"10.1111/j.1600-9657.1996.tb00517.x","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The stable prevalence of infective endocarditis since the advent of antibiotic prophylaxis for patients at-risk reflects the increasing polymicrobial etiology of such infections not associated with dental procedures. In addition to concerns for the growing crisis for antibiotic-resistant bacteria, the need for controlled clinical trials to determine the continued efficacy of prophylactic regimens for endodontic and other dental procedures cannot be overstated.</p>","PeriodicalId":77113,"journal":{"name":"Endodontics & dental traumatology","volume":"12 5","pages":"209-14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1996-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1600-9657.1996.tb00517.x","citationCount":"4","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Endodontics & dental traumatology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-9657.1996.tb00517.x","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The stable prevalence of infective endocarditis since the advent of antibiotic prophylaxis for patients at-risk reflects the increasing polymicrobial etiology of such infections not associated with dental procedures. In addition to concerns for the growing crisis for antibiotic-resistant bacteria, the need for controlled clinical trials to determine the continued efficacy of prophylactic regimens for endodontic and other dental procedures cannot be overstated.