which patients should get antibiotics before dental work
April 2011
Questions often come up about which patients should get antibiotics before dental work.
Many patients are given antibiotics "just in case"...but the trend is to use 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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