Guest guest Posted April 23, 2003 Report Share Posted April 23, 2003 The only thing I would wonder about this K is that you could up your risk of getting a yeast problem, with the added antibitoics, and yeast is already a major issue for women with implants. Good questions, too bad there just aren't enough answers isn't it? wrote: > I agree. Not many women know about taking antibiotics before major > dental work. I asked my PS and then he told me. Otherwise, who knows > if that would have ever been disclosed. Perhaps it is not a promoted > course of action? I think it's because some doctors don't want any > over-prescription of antibitotics, which can cause more anti- > resistant strains of bacteria. But I was told that many women formed > CC after major dental work because bacteria may have traveled from > the patient's mouth (which is overrun by bacteria at any given time > anyway) into her bloodstream and into the capsule surrounding the > implants irritating them and then causing an infection. I am not a > doctor, but that made sense to me. Many people also premedicate who > have other implants such as heart valves or have any heart > conditions, so why not premedicate with implants? I also wonder if it > would be true with other surgeries where it would be likely that > bacteria can be introduced into the bloodstream and perhaps into the > area around the implants. > > Well, I think women who have/had implants should be warned and should > be told what they can do to prevent such infections in order to > maintain their health in any way they can. > > , I have also heard that pregnancies are a time when infection > has a higher chance of occuring than usual, especially with implants. > > > > > > Hi Patty, > > > > I have been a dental hygienist for 10 years now and I have never > had a > > patient to disclose to me she had breast implants nor did I ever > have a Dr. > > recommend anyone with them should take antibiotics prior to > invasive > > procedures. We have plenty of pts who premedicate with hip and > knee > > replacements so it stands to reason that any implanted object > should fall > > into this category. I also wonder about our pts. who have dental > implants. I, > > for one, would never have an implanted tooth and have said as much > to some > > of my pts. I even talked one of my pts. who suffers from > fibromyalgia out of > > getting one. I think the plastic surgeons should start informing > all their > > implant pts that they should consider this. > > Take Care, > > Crystal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2003 Report Share Posted April 23, 2003 Well, that's pretty interesting , that you got sick right around the time that you had some major dental work done......hmmmm. At least you had a good enough p/s to suggest being careful about the dental work. I am really surprised at that! Maybe it is the dental field we need to be hitting next? I always had great teeth, no cavities for years and years, so I only went in for cleanings every 6 months or so. I still have no major dental work, only had 4 cavities filled total in my mouth since a teen. It was so odd, because I've never expected anything but good checkups and suddenly last year at a cleaning appt, they found 6 cavities in my mouth that needed to be filled! I was stunned. I hadn't changed a thing, and there was no forewarning, nothing, just bam! 6 cavities! It makes me wonder just what is going on in my body sometimes, and what the connection is. After implants, and knowing how the body is so interconnected and whole systems are affected, I always suspect implants first. They are, and were, after all, a foreign object that changed my whole life. Patty ----- Original Message ----- From: naturalbeauty38 Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 6:58 PM Subject: Re: - DR. KOLB - Patty I was actually told this by my PS when I got my implants, one thing he did tell me ha ha. My dentist told me it was not a big deal. I did have work done on my teeth right around the time I got sick. Never thought to much about it, I had a tooth ache and had to have it filled and ended up getting a cleaning too. But as far as I know I never had a local infection, or anything that was obvious. I never did take antibiotics either. Hmm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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