Exactly what I was told
Ahhh. Thank you so much xx
hello darling,
Goodness .... poor baby ....
I don't want to add to the confusion here - I am in Holland and my dentist seems to know what I need - not breaking skin, no anti-bio ... if deeper , anti biotics that he provides and will have to take in his presence ....
arghhhh - what is wisdom here ...
I am with Linda here .. what have you been taking for the current infection?
big warm hug
renee
Iv been given nothing at all for the infection actually. I was just given a date for the removal and that was about it haha xx
Not sure if this helps, but I am in the UK and was told that dental treatment (usual cleaning etc) did not need antibiotics but any surgery (removal of teeth etc) or any dental infection would definitely need antibiotics. Have you had any clarification from your surgeon yet?
Im nit actually sure how to speak to one of my surgens. I only know how to speak to their secutarys. This whole matter just confuses me haha. Suppose ill just have to hope for the best 😂
Hope you got some antibiotics for your gum infection, Sarah. What IS your dentist thinking that he didn't prescribe some? (My father was a dentist and would have been horrified!) Son just saw dentist to cement bridge and without being prompted, took antibiotics prior to visit. Better safe than sorry.
Been thinking of you, Sarah. Hope you'll get some relief soon.
Iv no idea my lovely. It seems that this topuc is very different in the US than it is in the UK xx
Hi Soos. I hope you don't find this controversial but I find it very scary that your son took antibiotics "without being prompted ". Where did he get them? Did a GP prescribe them? In view of the situation we are in with antibiotic resistance a growing problem I would be wary indeed of taking them unless it was absolutely necessary.
This sure is an area of diametrically opposed views!
I had my pre-op yesterday for hip #2 and was reminded unprompted by all I encountered (nu, pt, surgeon, anaethetist): no dentistry for 3 months and always with antibiotics beforehand. This took place at a coordinating centre for joint replacements for our area and associated with a medical school.
I used one our Canadian resources Healthy Debate to look for evidence and found a late 2014 article on the topic. In short, both the US and Cdn national dental associations reviewed the literature and issued new guidelines - no antibiotics needed. However the orthopedic surgeons have not completed their review of literature (with an eye to updating their guidelines). So existing guidelines (antibiotics for all dental work) remain in place.
One compelling component of the discussion (at least for me) was that the types of bacteria found in our mouths are very different from the ones associated with implant infections.
I suspect we will have a more cohesive approach in the near future.
L
Its certainly an interesting topic with so many different views isnt it 😂 xx
Mahalo for your concern, Catrin. Surgeon deferred to dentist on the antibiotics that GP prescribed for any dental work as she knew son would have several visits. Like Loral, we are fine erring on the side of caution with 2 hips involved, one of them just 9 weeks ago.