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Advisory Statement
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Dental Patients with Total Joint Replacements
American Dental Association; American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Approximately 450,000 total joint arthroplasties are performed annually in the United States. Deep infections of these total joint replacements usually result in failure of the initial operation and the need for extensive revision. Owing to the use of perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis and other technical advances, deep infection occurring in the immediate postoperative period resulting from intraoperative contamination has been reduced markedly in the past 20 years.

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