Kotryna Rumšaitė, Mariam Varoneckaitė, Mantas Šidlauskas, Marijus Leketas, Algirdas Lukošiūnas, Ričardas Kubilius
{"title":"Influence of surface treatment on the survival rate of miniscrews: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Kotryna Rumšaitė, Mariam Varoneckaitė, Mantas Šidlauskas, Marijus Leketas, Algirdas Lukošiūnas, Ričardas Kubilius","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Dental or skeletal anchoring plays a significant role in the orthodontic treatment of various malocclusions. Miniscrews are now regarded as stable skeletal anchoring. Despite their popularity, miniscrew success rates in studies range from 83.9 to 93.3%. Surface treatment is one of its properties that is now being extensively researched and enhanced. Consequently, the purpose of this systematic review is to ascertain how miniscrew surface treatment affects insertion torque, success rate, and removal torque.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>The protocol for conducting a systematic literature review followed the PRISMA criteria. The keywords \"mini-implant\", \"mini-screw\", \"orthodontic mini screws\", \"survival rate\", and \"surface treatment\" were used to search electronic databases. This systematic review included human studies published in English within the previous five years that compared the success rates of miniscrews with and without changed surfaces.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Four included studies assessed the effect of surface modification on the success rate; two of them examined the impact on insertion torque, one the removal torque, and one assesed the periotest value. The rough surface group achieved a higher success rate than the non-modified group, although the difference was not statistically significant. The treated surface group had higher removal torque than the non-treated group, but the difference was not statistically significant.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Quantitative and qualitative analysis revealed that surface-treated miniscrews had a greater success rate and insertion torque than non-treated ones, although the difference was not statistically significant.</p>","PeriodicalId":94215,"journal":{"name":"Stomatologija","volume":"26 2","pages":"30-36"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144183586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Irene Ann Thomas, Ashish S Nichani, Bs Jagadish Pai
{"title":"Estimation of Human Islet Antigen Insulinoma-Associated-2 Autoantibody and Zinc Transporter 8 Autoantibody levels in saliva and serum in generalized periodontitis patients with and without Type 2 Diabetes mellitus - A cross-sectional study.","authors":"Irene Ann Thomas, Ashish S Nichani, Bs Jagadish Pai","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To assess salivary and serum levels of Human Islet Antigen Insulinoma-Associated-2 Autoantibody (IA-2A) & Zinc Transporter 8 Autoantibody (ZnT8A) in generalized periodontitis patients with and without Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (T2DM) & healthy controls. Our hypothesis was that either/both these chronic, low-grade inflammatory conditions may influence each other and lead to altered salivary and/or serum IA-2A and ZnT8A levels.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>Periodontally & systemically healthy controls (G-I, n=20), generalized periodontitis without T2DM (G-II, n=20), T2DM without periodontitis (G-III, n=20) & generalized periodontitis with T2DM (G-IV, n=20) patients were enrolled. Periodontal, demographic, anthropometric & laboratory parameters were evaluated & analysed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Salivary and serum IA-2A & ZnT8A were significantly elevated in diabetic as compared to the non-diabetic patients (p<0.001). There was a strong & positive correlation between periodontal clinical parameters, fasting plasma glucose (FPG), glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) & both salivary and serum IA-2A & ZnT8A. Regression analysis results determined both salivary and serum IA-2A and ZnT8A to be independent risk factors for periodontitis (p<0.05). Serum ZnT8A in T2DM patients and salivary IA-2A in non-T2DM patients were the most accurate markers to differentiate periodontitis from health.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Autoantibodies to IA-2 & ZnT8 may function as non-invasive markers to screen for periodontitis/or T2DM.</p>","PeriodicalId":94215,"journal":{"name":"Stomatologija","volume":"26 3","pages":"68-76"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144268307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marcelo Rodrigues Azenha, Luis Guilherme Brentegani, Giovani Antonio Rodrigues, Suzie Aparecida Lacerda
{"title":"Oral squamous cell carcinoma: An epidemiological and descriptive study of 29 cases.","authors":"Marcelo Rodrigues Azenha, Luis Guilherme Brentegani, Giovani Antonio Rodrigues, Suzie Aparecida Lacerda","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Oral cancer is one of the diseases with the highest morbidity and mortality worldwide and knowledge of diagnostic techniques, treatment modalities in different populations and preventive measures are extremely important. The use of tobacco and alcoholic beverages increases the risk for development of this neoplasm.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This retrospective study was done evaluating the cases of squamous cell carcinoma diagnosed at an oral diagnosis specialized care center (CAEDO) during 2 years.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The records of 29 patients diagnosed with oral squamous cell carcinoma were analyzed considering the age, patient´s gender, lesion site in oral cavity, the use of tobacco and alcohol, the characteristics of the lesions and treatment performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A higher incidence of oral squamous cell carcinoma was observed in males in the proportion of 2:1. The mean age was 64 years and most patients were tobacco and / or alcohol users. Third four lesion sites were detected and the tongue was the most affected site, corresponding to 51.7% of all cases.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The dental surgeon must be able to recognize a neoplasm and attention should be made to male patients aged over 40, especially those with tobacco and alcohol use.</p>","PeriodicalId":94215,"journal":{"name":"Stomatologija","volume":"26 3","pages":"83-86"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144268308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gretty Alonso-Martínez, Marine Ortiz-Magdaleno, Norma Verónica Zabala-Alonso, Paula Sánchez-Robles, Mariana Gutiérrez-Sánchez, Juan Carlos Flores-Arriaga, Gabriel Fernando Romo-Ramírez
{"title":"Effect of the combination of chemical-physical pretreatments for bonding PEEK to resin composites.","authors":"Gretty Alonso-Martínez, Marine Ortiz-Magdaleno, Norma Verónica Zabala-Alonso, Paula Sánchez-Robles, Mariana Gutiérrez-Sánchez, Juan Carlos Flores-Arriaga, Gabriel Fernando Romo-Ramírez","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Surface pretreatment of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is necessary to increase the bond strength between PEEK and veneering materials. The objective of this in vitro study was to evaluate the effect of a combination of chemical and physical pretreatments on the surface of PEEK for the adhesion of resin composite.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Five pretreatments were evaluated: grit-blasting (Al2O3), grit-blasting (Al2O3)+primer adhesive, 98% sulfuric acid, 98% sulfuric acid+primer adhesive, and an untreated control. The PEEK surface was evaluated with a scanning electron microscope, and the tensile bond strength (TBS) of the PEEK with the veneering resin composite interface was measured with a universal test machine at a crosshead speed of 5 mm/min. The failure was categorized as adhesive, cohesive or mixed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Pretreatment with grit-blasting+primer adhesive obtained the highest mean ± standard deviation TBS value (19.10±1.70 MPa) followed by 98% sulfuric acid+primer adhesive (17.90±1.20 MPa), while the pretreatments with grit-blasting (13.97±2.33 MPa) and 98% sulfuric acid (12.18±0.70 MPa) showed the lowest values. All pretreatments showed statistically significant differences with respect to the untreated PEEK control and the combined pretreatments with respect to the pretreatment with grit-blasting and 98% sulfuric acid (p≤0.05). A higher number of adhesive failures were observed except in the grit-blasting+primer adhesive group, which had 80% mixed failures. No cohesive failures were seen.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The combination of chemical-physical pretreatments induced an increased in the TBS values between PEEK and resin composite because of the topographical roughness and the micro-mechanical anchoring in the PEEK surface.</p>","PeriodicalId":94215,"journal":{"name":"Stomatologija","volume":"26 1","pages":"12-17"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144183441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparative analysis of indicators of primary stability of implants of different implantological systems at immediate implantation.","authors":"Dmytro Kaplun, David Avetikov, Serhii Balyuk, Olena Ivanytska, Кateryna Lokes, Ihor Ivanytskyi","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>The aim of the study: </strong>Compare the primary stability indicators of implants from various implant systems.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>The study enrolled 27 patients; all participants underwent a surgical procedure involving tooth extraction accompanied by simultaneous one-stage dental implantation using Vitaplant VPKS, MegaGen AnyRidge, and Alpha Dent Superior Active implants. To assess primary stability during surgery (a torque test) was conducted. Additionally, the Implant Stability Quotient (ISQ) value was measured utilizing a Penguin RFA apparatus.</p><p><strong>Results and discussion: </strong>Comparing multiple implants reveals a clear pattern and consistency within the torque range of various implant systems. This observation directly indicates the efficacy of their design and surface structure. The obtained data revealed distinct trends in ISQ progression over the 90-day period in patients with one-stage implantation of Alpha Dent Superior Active implants. The dynamics ISQ values from implantation of MegaGen AnyRidge demonstrated slightly regressive trend up to 21 days, followed by a rise in values from day 21. The overall pattern Vitaplant VPKS group resembles that of the previous implant groups, yet with slightly more scattered data.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The average indicators of primary implant stability (torque) across all implant systems fall within the range of 10 to 35 N/cm<sup>2</sup>. No signifi cant statistical differences were observed among them. Nonetheless, it should be noted that Alpha Dent Superior Active implants exhibited a slightly higher torque value. The dynamics ISQ of MegaGen and Vitaplant implants demonstrate strikingly similar behavior, while the Alpha Dent implant displays a markedly accelerated healing process.</p>","PeriodicalId":94215,"journal":{"name":"Stomatologija","volume":"26 3","pages":"77-82"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144268306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tulio Bonna Pignaton, Rubens Spin-Neto, Guilherme José Pimentel Lopes Oliveira, Carlos Eduardo Almeida Ferreira
{"title":"Maxillary rhinosinusitis of odontogenic origin: A case series.","authors":"Tulio Bonna Pignaton, Rubens Spin-Neto, Guilherme José Pimentel Lopes Oliveira, Carlos Eduardo Almeida Ferreira","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present study presents a series of cases of maxillary rhinosinusitis related to dental infection and threated exclusively with the extraction of the compromised teeth. Eight patients were selected from a private practice dental institute presenting a violated Schneiderian membrane due to odontogenic infections, as confirmed by a Cone Beam computed tomography (CBCT) that was performed in all cases for diagnosis. The origin of these infection was due to endodontic of periodontal lesions, and the pulpar vitality tests and periodontal probing were executed in order to confirm that the source of the maxillary rhinosinusitis was due to the odontogenic infections. All the cases of maxillary rhinosinusitis were resolved after the tooth extraction, since the dental implants placement were indicated in all the cases. It is possible to conclude the importance of the diagnosis of infectious lesions of odontogenic origin for the differential diagnosis of rhinosinusitis to determine the treatment appropriated for the resolution of this illness.</p>","PeriodicalId":94215,"journal":{"name":"Stomatologija","volume":"26 1","pages":"24-28"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144183551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Natalya Chukhray, Nina Smolyar, S V Savchyn, O O Mashkarynets
{"title":"Prevalence of malocclusions in children with infectious mononucleosis.","authors":"Natalya Chukhray, Nina Smolyar, S V Savchyn, O O Mashkarynets","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>According to statistics 85% of children are carriers of Epstein-Barr virus, which is the cause of infectious mononucleosis. Many children with infectious mononucleosis have acute respiratory disease or sore throat flow due to weakened of the immune system. Children with infectious mononucleosis have manifestations of tonsillopharyngitis, adenoiditis. The long course of this pathology contributes to the development of dental caries, diseases of periodontal tissues, mucosa lesions of the oral cavity and malocclusions. The aim of the research was to study the prevalence and features of malocclusions in children with infectious mononucleosis.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>There were examined 226 children aged 6, 9 and 12 years. The main group included 104 children with diagnose of infectious mononucleosis. The control group included 122 children, who were healthy, without any somatic pathology. Malocclusions were determined according to the classifications of Engle E. and Kalvelis D.A.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results of the study showed that among children of the main group malocclusion were found in 83.85±2.34% persons, while among healthy children the prevalence of malocclusion was 58.18±2.48% (p <0.05). It was revealed that with the age the prevalence of malocclusions increases in both study groups, but among children of the main group this dynamic is more pronounced. So, among children with infectious mononucleosis the prevalence of malocclusion increases from 6 to 12-year-old children from 78.94±2.13% to 88.23±2.24%, i.e. 1.12 times (p<0.05). In children of the control group the prevalence of malocclusions in 6-years-old children was 56.41±1.98%, which is 1.4 times less than in children of the main group (p<0.05), and up to 12 years old it was increased by 1.08 times (60.97±2.15%, p>0.05), but was lower than in children of the main group, by 44.71% (p <0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Thus, high prevalence of malocclusions is determined in children with mononucleosis, which is increased with the age. The obtained results indicate on need for orthodontic treatment of children with infectious mononucleosis, constant monitoring of the patient by the dentist.</p>","PeriodicalId":94215,"journal":{"name":"Stomatologija","volume":"26 2","pages":"46-50"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144181990","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Noelia Madriz-Montalván, Marine Ortiz-Magdaleno, Norma Verónica Zavala-Alonso, José Elías Pérez-López, Gregorio Sánchez-Balderas, Diana María Escobar-García, Erika Lourdes Silva-Benítez, Gabriel Fernando Romo-Ramírez
{"title":"Effect of simulated gastric acid on the surface degradation of dental ceramics.","authors":"Noelia Madriz-Montalván, Marine Ortiz-Magdaleno, Norma Verónica Zavala-Alonso, José Elías Pérez-López, Gregorio Sánchez-Balderas, Diana María Escobar-García, Erika Lourdes Silva-Benítez, Gabriel Fernando Romo-Ramírez","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of this study was to compare the effect in vitro of simulated gastric acid solution on the roughness, microhardness and micro-structural topography surface of two dental ceramics: lithium disilicate glass-ceramic and monolithic zirconium dioxide (ZrO<sub>2</sub>) at baseline and after different immersion time.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Lithium disilicate and ZrO<sub>2</sub>glass-ceramic discs were fabricated (40 of each one) and was evaluated under microscope the roughness (Atomic force microscopy), microhardness (Vickers hardness tester) and micro-structural topography surface (Scanning electron microscopy) before immersion (baseline) and after three periods of immersion: 8 h 25 min, 46 h 2.5 min and 92 h 5 min in simulated gastric acid solution of hydrochloric acid (HCl, 0.06 M, pH 1.2) at 37 ºC. The ceramics were compared over time with a repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Statistically significant changes (P<.05) were found in the microhardness values between both ceramics, which decreased after all times points of immersion in simulated gastric acid solution, ZrO<sub>2</sub>showed higher microhardness mean values (P<.05) but lithium disilicate showed significant changes (P <.05) in the surface microhardness at baseline versus the three immersion times. Lithium disilicate had higher roughness values than ZrO<sub>2</sub>(P<.05), which increased after 8 h 25 min of immersion; however, after 46 h 2.5 min and 92 h 5 min of immersion, the roughness decreased. More microporosities were observed in the lithium disilicate surface than with ZrO<sub>2</sub>.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The simulated gastric acid solution of HCl affected the roughness, microhardness and micro-structural topography surface of both lithium disilicate and ZrO<sub>2</sub>, but greater surface degradation was presented lithium disilicate.</p>","PeriodicalId":94215,"journal":{"name":"Stomatologija","volume":"26 2","pages":"37-45"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144182840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of a CAD-CAM sinus surgical template on the outcome of sinus augmentation. A systematic review.","authors":"Arezoo Mazaheri Nazarifar, Hamidreza Mohamad Sharifi, Maliheh Habib Khodaei, Amin Davoudi","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To analyze the effect of the computer-aided designed maxillary sinus surgical template (CAD-MSST) on the surgical outcome.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A systematic search was conducted in MEDLINE (PubMed), Cochrane, web of science, Scopus, and ProQuest databases as well as reference list manual search up to November 2019. After excluding irreverent studies or with a high risk of bias, detailed data, and final results of each study was extracted.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Upon 426 recorded studies, five studies were eligible enough to be included during the study selection procedure and a total of 99 patients with 606 implants were evaluated. As a result of using CAD-MSST, less complication is expected during the surgical phase, in the healing period, and even after loading.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>CAD-MSST brings the advantage of 3D display of multislice imaging with faster and more accurate manufacturing procedure. Simplification of the surgical procedure and limits invasiveness. However, the effect of delayed or immediate implant placement, or using angulated implants are the subjects recommended to be investigated in the future studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":94215,"journal":{"name":"Stomatologija","volume":"26 1","pages":"18-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144182897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pranas Grinkevičius, David Kasradze, Aleksandr Kasradze, Albinas Gervickas, Juozas Žilinskas
{"title":"The role of antibiotic prophylaxis for healthy patients in tooth extraction and implantation procedures: A systematic review.","authors":"Pranas Grinkevičius, David Kasradze, Aleksandr Kasradze, Albinas Gervickas, Juozas Žilinskas","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objectives: </strong>Prophylactic antibiotics are frequently prescribed following outpatient oral surgical procedures to minimize the risk of surgical site infections. However, the overuse of antibiotics contributes to microbial resistance and increases the likelihood of adverse side effects. This highlights the need for a rational approach in assessing the necessity and appropriate dosing of antibiotics after outpatient oral surgeries. The primary aim of this study was to systematically analyze the literature on the use of prophylactic antibiotics in outpatient oral surgery.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Scientific articles were selected following PRISMA guidelines. The review included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published in English between 2013 and 2023. Data searches were conducted on PubMed, ClinicalKey, and Cochrane Library databases.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 15 RCTs involving 3,032 participants were included in this review. Of these, six studies reported no statistically significant differences between groups in terms of post-operative outcomes. In contrast, six studies focusing on tooth extraction reported significant differences in pain, swelling, trismus, and bleeding between the groups. Additionally, three studies on dental implant procedures revealed significant differences concerning implant failure rates, flap closure, and pain levels. Despite these findings, the overall evidence did not demonstrate statistically significant benefits of prophylactic antibiotics in reducing post-operative infectious complications. Furthermore, no evidence was found to support the importance of timing in the administration of prophylactic antibiotic therapy.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The findings of this systematic review do not support the routine use of prophylactic antibiotics for healthy patients to prevent post-operative infections in outpatient oral surgical procedures. Further research is needed to establish clear guidelines on the necessity and optimal timing of antibiotic use in such cases.</p>","PeriodicalId":94215,"journal":{"name":"Stomatologija","volume":"26 3","pages":"57-67"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144268309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}