Journal article
Antibiotic prophylaxis for preventing infectious complications in orthognathic surgery
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Orthognathic surgery (OS) is a term that refers to many elective surgical techniques to correct facial deformity; the associated malocclusion and functional disorders related to the stomatognathic system. Whilst such surgery is classed as "clean-contaminated", the usefulness of and the most appropriate regimen for antibiotic prophylaxis in these patients are still debated.
OBJECTIVES: To assess the effects of antibiotic prophylaxis …
Authors
Brignardello‐Petersen R; Carrasco‐Labra A; Araya I; Yanine N; Jara LC; Villanueva J
Journal
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Vol. 1, No. 1,
Publisher
Wiley
DOI
10.1002/14651858.cd010266.pub2
ISSN
1361-6137