DENTAL-CARE AND THE PROSTHETIC JOINT PATIENT - A SURVEY OF ORTHOPEDICSURGEONS AND GENERAL DENTISTS

Authors
SHROUT MK SCARBROUGH F POWELL BJ
Citation
Mk. Shrout et al., DENTAL-CARE AND THE PROSTHETIC JOINT PATIENT - A SURVEY OF ORTHOPEDICSURGEONS AND GENERAL DENTISTS, The Journal of the American Dental Association, 125(4), 1994, pp. 429
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
The Journal of the American Dental Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
00028177
Volume
125
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-8177(1994)125:4<429:DATPJP>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Orthopedic surgery and general dentistry residency program directors w ere surveyed about treatment considerations for dental patients with p rosthetic joints. The majority believed dental diseases can affect joi nt prostheses and thought orthopedic surgeons should be consulted befo re dental treatment. Both groups recommended antibiotic prophylaxis fo r these patients.