Comparing the Efficacy of Postoperative Antibiotic Regimens in the Treatment of Maxillofacial Fractures: A Prospective Study

CONCLUSION: A single perioperative dose of antibiotics is effective in minimizing postoperative complications following ORIF of maxillofacial fractures and there is no significant benefit in prolonging the course of antibiotics postoperatively with the need for further studies to be conducted considering comminuted, complex fractures and old fractures.CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: In maxillofacial trauma, fractures frequently communicate with contaminated indigenous flora on the skin surface, oral cavities, or sinus cavities. Surgery is frequently performed using an approach across a contaminated area, even in closed fractures. Postoperative infections can be significantly decreased by using antibiotics in surgical procedures to treat facial fractures.PMID:37622622 | DOI:10.5005/jp-journals-10024-3493

Source: J Contemp Dent Pract - August 25, 2023 Category: Dentistry Authors: Rajat Mohanty Naman Awasthi Shrinivas Baburao Hosmani Anju Innaran Sankaranarayanan Nimish H Oberoi Praveen Kumar Singh Nikhil Singh Dharati Patel Source Type: research