期刊名称：International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education
电子版ISSN：1308-5581
出版年度：2022
卷号：14
期号：5
页码：5248-5254
DOI：10.9756/INTJECSE/V14I5.640
语种：English
出版社：International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education
摘要：The aim of this study was to assess the antibiotic protocols in orthognathic surgery. Materials and methods: This was a retrospective, descriptive study, where all the data of the patients who reported to the dental clinics in Saveetha dental college, SIMATS, Chennai, India, was obtained from the dental information archiving software (DIAS). Patient records were collected between March 2020 and March 2021. Data was collected and tabulated. The collected data was further analyzed, recorded in Microsoft Excel software and was subjected to statistical analysis using IBM SPSS statistics analyzer v.23.0. Results: The total sample size of the current study is 41 patients who have undergone orthognathic surgery. In this study, the data was analyzed for the presence of antibiotic protocols for orthognathic surgery. Satisfactory results demonstrating antibiotic protocols were obtained. The highest prevalence of orthognathic surgery was observed in females and the most common site for orthognathic surgery were both arches. The most common antibiotics prescribed for patients who have undergone orthognathic surgery was a combination of cephalosporin and metronidazole.
