Observational study of the use of Symphytum 5CH in the management of pain and swelling after dental implant surgery.

Objective: To assess the effect of Symphytum 5CH on the postoperative pain and swelling after placement of a titanium dental implant.

Material And Methods: Data on pain and swelling following pure titanium implants were reviewed. Patients were treated postoperatively with ketoprofen only or ketoprofen and Symphytum 5CH, according to the treating dentist's usual practice.

Retrospective analysis of 736 implants inserted without antibiotic therapy.

Purpose: The routine use of antibiotics in oral implant treatment seems to be widespread. The principle of antibiotic prophylaxis before oral surgical procedures in patients at risk for endocarditis or in those who are severely immunocompromised is well established. Antibiotic therapy in conjunction with implant surgery in fit patients and its correlation with failure and success rates remains poorly documented, however.