Do I need antibiotics before dental work or other surgeries?
Do I need antibiotics before dental work or other surgeries?
Avoid any invasive procedures for 6 weeks after surgery. For simple dental cleaning, antibiotics are not required. For invasive procedures it has been recommended to take antibiotics prior to the procedure for 2 years after surgery. The most recent update states antibiotics are not required unless the patients immune status is compromised. I recommend antibiotics for dentistry of any form for the first two years and then at patient discretion. If your dentist has a recommendation, then you should take that into consideration as well.