Re: one more teeth cleaning question for Jude

April 23, 2004

I asked my surgeon about this in relation to future invasion dental

work the other day at my (routine) checkup, to find out what is the

evidence-based opinion. He did point out that even cleaning one's

teeth stirs up the oral bacteria. However, based on the evidence, he

didn't consider antibiotics necessary for dental work. However, as I

have other problems, he did't rule out my using antibiotics for

invasive dental work. I guess it is up to me. I did take

antibiotics, from my GP, when having a dental scale-and-clean in the

early weeks post-op last year.

Virginia (Right hip, Birmingham m-o-m on THR stem, 27/08/03)

> Hi Jude,

> I appreciate your advice on this sticky subject. I understood

you (or

> someone) to say earlier that dental patients who have an implant

should take

> antibiotics for teeth cleaning the rest of their lives, but in your

last

> post you said only the first two years. After two years do most

dentists

> agree that it's OK to go without the meds first, except for heavy-

duty

> things like root canals?

> Thanks,

> Heidi

>

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