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Is it okay to take antibiotics prior to a dental appt?
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Why: Sometimes antibiotics are indicated prior to a dental visit. Your dentist should be the one who prescribes it. This should not be a "do-it-yourself" type of thing.
Answered 4/13/2014
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Yes, but unnecessary: It is ok to take antibiotics before a dental appointment if you are instructed to do so, have a history of heart infection, or have had recent heart surgery or joint replacement. Your dentist and/or surgeon should advise you. To take antibiotics in the hope of preventing any possible infection is not a good idea, as it actually makes you more susceptible to more severe infections later.
Answered 2/6/2013
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