Premedication Guidelines
New Cardiac Guidelines
As of April 19, 2007, the American Heart Association has changed its recommendation for antibiotic premedication before Dental appointments for patients who have a history of Mitral Valve Prolapse or Rheumatic Heart Disease.
Their research shows that although you still might be at risk for "Infective Endocarditis" (IE), your taking antibiotics will NOT significantly reduce this risk. In fact. the overuse of antibiotics carries an even higher risk of complications than IE itself.
So we will no longer be routinely using antibiotics to try to prevent IE in our office. However, each individual case can be different. So we would strongly suggest that you discuss your own personal health history with your private physician to get the proper recommendation for your own individual situation.
Please note that these new guidelines do not affect non-cardiac conditions that might be related to artificial joint replacements.
Please CLICK HERE for more detailed information on these recent changes from the American Heart Association.
Antibiotic premedication after joint replacements
The old routine was to cover all patients who have had artificail joints with antibiotics for two years after their surgery. Now those standards have changed. The current recommendation is to use antibiotic premedication forever for any and all dental treatments that are likely to cause some bleeding. CLICK HERE to see the current recommendations.
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Chicago, IL 60602
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