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Prophylactic systemic antibiotics (amoxicillin) vs placebo or no antibiotic: Implant failure
- Population
- Adults undergoing dental implant placement
- Intervention
- Prophylactic systemic antibiotics (amoxicillin)
- Comparison
- placebo or no antibiotic
- Outcome
- Implant failure
Prophylactic systemic antibiotics (amoxicillin) probably leads to lower implant failure compared with no antibiotics or placebo (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Prophylactic systemic antibiotics (amoxicillin) vs No antibiotics or placebo Implant failure · Adults undergoing dental implant placement · 4 months Prophylactic systemic antibiotics (amoxicillin) probably leads to lower implant failure compared with no antibiotics or placebo (moderate certainty). Interventions for replacing missing teeth: antibiotics at dental implant placement to prevent complications (2013) · Cochrane All outcomes | RR 0.33 [0.16, 0.67] | 6 studies · 1162 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions for replacing missing teeth: antibiotics at dental implant placement to prevent complications 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2013-06 | Not listed | Not assessed |
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