Appropriate prescribing of dental prophylaxis in patients with orthopedic implants. Issue 10 (October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Steinhour, Amy; Hodder, Jeremy
• Is Part Of: JAAPA. Volume 33:Issue 10(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-10
• Subjects: antibiotic dental prophylaxis -- orthopedic implant -- infection -- total joint arthroplasty -- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons -- appropriate use criteria; Medicine -- Periodicals; Physicians' assistants -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Physician Assistants -- Periodicals; Medicine; Physicians' assistants; Periodicals; 610.7372069
• DOI: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000660180.96512.70
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0893-7400

Abstract

Abstract : ABSTRACT: Total joint arthroplasty frequently is performed in the United States to treat degenerative hip and knee arthritis. Despite the routine nature of this procedure, recommendations about dental prophylaxis in patients with prosthetic joints have varied considerably over the past decade. In 2016, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) published appropriate use criteria for dental prophylaxis in patients with orthopedic implants. Despite these recommendations, discrepancies in prescribing practices persist, and controversy surrounding this topic remains prevalent in the medical literature. This article reviews the AAOS appropriate use criteria and discusses the ongoing controversy about the use of dental prophylaxis in patients with orthopedic implants.