Table 5.
Medical conditions for which practitioners provide antibiotic prophylaxis.
| Medical History | Third Molar Surgical Extraction | Single Implant Placement | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of practitioners providing antibiotic prophylaxis for the procedures listed | ||||
| GDs (n = 50) |
OMFSs (n = 18) |
GDs (n = 27) |
OMFSs (n = 17) | |
| Patients on oral anticoagulants or platelet inhibitors | 4.0 | 5.6 | 11.1 | 17.7 |
| HIV positive | 24.0 1 | 55.6 1 | 37.0 | 47.1 |
| History of injecting drug use | 8.0 2 | 38.9 2 | 14.8 | 41.2 |
| Chronic hepatitis B or C | 14.0 | 33.3 | 22.2 | 41.2 |
| Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus | 56.0 3 | 100.0 3 | 63.0 2 | 100.0 2 |
| Cardiac valve replacement or mitral valve prolapse | 92.0 | 83.3 | 85.2 | 88.2 |
| Prosthetic joint in past two years | 48.0 | 72.2 | 59.3 | 76.5 |
| History of head and neck cancer and radiotherapy | 48.0 | 55.6 | 48.2 | 64.7 |
| Oral bisphosphonate therapy for the past three years | 66.0 | 83.3 | 63.0 | 82.4 |
| History of intravenous bisphosphonate therapy | 68.0 | 88.9 | 55.6 1 | 88.2 1 |
1 Significant finding (p < 0.05). Calculated using Fisher’s exact test. 2 Very significant finding (p < 0.01). Calculated using Fisher’s exact test. 3 Extremely significant finding (p < 0.001). Calculated using Fisher’s exact test.