Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The 2007 decision to no longer advise antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent viridans group streptococcal infective ...

Dallas, TX - Prophylactic antibiotic therapy for dental procedures is unlikely to prevent many cases of infective endocarditis and should be restricted to patients who would be at highest risk from ...

CAD/CAM blocks have evolved considerably in terms of materials, shade, and durability. But how well do different kinds of blocks stand up to professional dental prophylaxis? Researchers conducted a ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Many orthopedic surgeons and dentists use antibiotic ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 7 - A new study questions a recent recommendation that dentists give prophylactic antibiotics to all patients who have had joint replacement. In early 2009, the American ...

Patients undergoing dental procedures such as a root canal or other periodontal surgery may range from young, healthy individuals with no apparent medical conditions, to the elderly who typically have ...

When the majority of patients go in for their dental visits there is not much of a risk for bacterial infection. But for a small number of people, the use of antibiotic prophylaxis may be recommended ...

This, says Dr. Stacy Holzbauer, is why efforts to curtail antibiotic over-prescribing tend to neglect the role of dentists: "Nobody goes to their dentist when they have diarrhea." Holzbauer, a career ...

Antibiotics have been a treasure for medicine in their ability to fight infection and stop harmful bacteria. For certain high-risk groups, antibiotics are administered before routine dental visits.