PROSTHETIC JOINT/PRE-MEDICATION ANTIBIOTIC GUIDELINES HAVE CHANGED AS OF JANUARY 2015

The American Dental Association and the American Academy of Orthodaedic Surgery have released a joint statement (pun) regarding the routine use of Antibiotic Pre-Medication. NO longer is it recommended for the millions of patients with artificial joint replacements like Hips, Shoulders, Knees to take the massive doses of Amoxicillin for dental procedures. The entire text of the guideline can be viewed in the following link:http://jada.ada.org/article/S0002-8177(14)00019-1/fulltext

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