which patients should get antibiotics before dental work
April 2011
Questions often come up about which patients should get antibiotics before dental work.
Many prescribers give antibiotics "just in case"...but the trend is to give them less often.
Oral bacteria are virtually never involved in endocarditis. Plus patients are more likely to get transient bacteremia from routine brushing or flossing than from a dental procedure.
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