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Is premed needed before a dental cleaning if you had a heart ablation procedure in the last three months?

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Dr. Robert Henson answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Cardiology

I would: not well addressed in the guidelines, but there is some endothelial damage necessary for the ablation - which heals over time - prophylaxis for the three or six months post procedure is probably over-safe, but the "cost" of prophylaxis is generally quite small.

Answered 10/8/2016

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Ask Cardiologist: No one knows your situation better than your Cardiologist and your Dentist. Ask them to talk to each other.

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