New Antibiotic Recommendations for Premedication for Dentistry
Today the ADA release its new recommendations for patients who need antibiotics prior to dental treatment. These recommendations were made in conjunction with the American Heart Association.
The guidelines no longer recommend antibiotic use for the following conditions: mitral valve prolapse, rheumatic heart disease, bicuspid valve disease, calcified aortic stenosis, or congenital heart conditions such as ventricular septal defect, atrial septal defect and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Those individuals that the AHA and ADA still advise to take antibiotics before dental procedures are people with artificial heart valves, a previous history of endocarditis, certain congenital heart conditions and heart transplant patients who develop problems with a heart valve.
If you are unsure whether you are still required to take antibiotic premedication prior to your dental treatment, please feel free to call us or call your MD.
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