Re: root canals and antibiotics

[Guest guest]

I don't know what's " advised " , but I've had three or four canals

since being infected (and I think one before I knew) and all was just

fine.

Interesting to see what others say.

Best of luck!

in Oregon

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> Hi

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> I know root canals are advised against for those with lyme but

because a " main " tooth  is involved I might do the root canal instead

of the extraction.

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> Anyone know if antibiotics are advised for Lyme patients before or

after or during the root canal? My dentist and endodontist think Lyme

is rare so I can't even ask them. (I don't really understand all this

but I do know I read heart patients should take an antibiotic before

dental treatment so I was wondering if this is held true for Lyme

patients too.)

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> Mindy

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[Guest guest]

Hi Mindy,

I don't see any responses to your post, so thought I'd just tell

you my experience.

I recently had to have a tooth extracted, and it was infected.

The dentist advised me to take three 500 mg of amoxycillin (which I

happened to have on hand for Lyme treatment) several days in

advance of the extraction.

Amazingly, when I went to have the extraction done, the dentist

was aware of Lyme disease! I have chronic Lyme and was infected

in 1987. Afterwards, he told me to stay on that dosage of abx for another

4 days.

BTW, I had a terrible reaction to the Lidacaine (novacaine). LOL. I

can't seem to spell either of those words. Anyway, it messed up

my stomach for quite a while. But okay now.

I did have a root canal a couple of years ago and that tooth still

bothers me to this day. I certainly understand your decision

regarding having one for a main (I assume, front?) tooth. Just

take some abx and be prepared.

Hope this helps,

Hannah Jen

On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 9:00 AM, Mindy Hellman <mindysrq@...> wrote:

> Hi

>

> I know root canals are advised against for those with lyme but because a

> " main " tooth is involved I might do the root canal instead of the

> extraction.

>

> Anyone know if antibiotics are advised for Lyme patients before or after or

> during the root canal? My dentist and endodontist think Lyme is rare so I

> can't even ask them. (I don't really understand all this but I do know I

> read heart patients should take an antibiotic before dental treatment so I

> was wondering if this is held true for Lyme patients too.)

>

> Mindy

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