So essentially there are 4 main talking points.
1) the chance of getting Infective Endocarditis is higher for all the chewing and tooth brushing we do than for a dental procedure.
2) therefore maintenance of dental health is more important than prophylactic antibiotics.
3) we are more likely to die from the antibiotics over the infective endocarditis.
4) the antibiotics has never been shown to work.
Who still get is?
1) congenital heart defects.
2) prothetic heart valves.
3) past history of infective endocarditis.
4) aboriginals in australia.
5) cardiac transplant patients.
What about joint replacement patients?
1) Nope.(British Dental journal 2003.)
