The Influence of Prophylactic Antibiotics on Early Time Success of Dental Implants

Purpose: The purpose of this retrospective study was to compare the efficacy of the pre-operative prophylaxis plus 5-days post-operative dosing and only 5-days post-operative dosing with no-antibiotics use. Material and Methods: 150 dental implant patients and 403 implants were included to the study. Complications (infection, implant loss, wound dehiscence and hemorrhage) and patient’s complaints (pain, edema, hematoma, gastrointestinal complaints) were evaluated. Results: No patients were reported any gastrointestinal complaints and hemorrhage. The majority of the patients had edema after implant surgery. No significant differences with regard to rest of the complications and patients complaints were found in the study. Conclusion: According to the results of this study, prophylactic antibiotic use for 5-days in implant surgery does not have benefit over any antibiotics use. Long-term randomized studies with higher numbers of patients are needed to provide more credible evidence.