Modifications to the 2021 American Heart Association guideline for antibiotic prophylaxis prior to invasive dental procedures: Strengths and pitfalls

Spec Care Dentist. 2022 Mar;42(2):203-205. doi: 10.1111/scd.12655. Epub 2021 Sep 30.

Authors

Nima Farshidfar¹, Shahram Hamedani², Mohammad Amin Amiri¹, Marcos Roberto Tovani-Palone³, Saeed Nemati⁴

Affiliations

¹ Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
² Oral and Dental Disease Research Center, School of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
³ Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
⁴ Books and Journals Group, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

PMID: 34591993
DOI: 10.1111/scd.12655

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

American Heart Association
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Antibiotic Prophylaxis*
Dental Care for Chronically Ill*
Humans

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents