Should patients with an oncologic endoprosthesis in place receive antibiotic prophylaxis during dental procedures?

Authors: Mitchell Schwaber, Yaakov Dickstein, Elizabeth Temkin

RECOMMENDATION: Not routinely. Evidence-based guidelines by dentists and orthopaedic surgeons state that antibiotic prophylaxis is rarely appropriate for patients with prosthetic joints.

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Consensus.

DELEGATE VOTE: Agree: 100%, Disagree: 0%, Abstain: 0% (Unanimous, Strongest Consensus)

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