| Dental procedures | Responses | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Correct | Incorrect | I don’t Know | |
| Procedures that do not require antibiotic prophylaxis according to the AHA guidelines | |||
| Supra-gingival scaling | 86% (319) | 9.5% (35) | 3.5% (13) |
| Class II fillings | 60.5% (222) | 30.5% (112) | 9% (33) |
| Crown preparation | 75.5% (277) | 18.8% (69) | 5.7% (21) |
| Root canal treatment | 35.1% (129) | 61.3% (225) | 3.5% (13) |
| Routine anaesthetic injections through non-infected tissue | 75.5% (277) | 18.8% (69) | 5.7% (21) |
| Dental radiography | 95.5% (352) | 2.2% (8) | 1.9% (7) |
| Placement of removable prosthodontic or orthodontic appliances | 80.9% (297) | 9.8% (36) | 9.3% (34) |
| Adjustment of orthodontic appliances | 70.3% (258) | 18.3% (67) | 11.4% (42) |
| Placement of orthodontic brackets | 65.4% (240) | 25.3% (93) | 9.3% (34) |
| Shedding of deciduous teeth | 76% (279) | 3.3.% (12) | 20.7% (76) |
| Bleeding from trauma to the lips or oral mucosa | 41% (152) | 45.5% (167) | 13.1% (48) |
| Procedures that require antibiotic prophylaxis according to the AHA guidelines | |||
| Forceps extractions | 75.5% (277) | 18.3% (67) | 5.8% (23) |
| Implant placement | 75.2% (276) | 13.9% (51) | 10.9% (40) |
| Sub-gingival scaling | 70.3% (258) | 22.6% (83) | 7.1% (26) |
| Surgical extractions | 86.4% (317) | 9.8% (36) | 3.8% (14) |