Prophylactic anti-biotics prior to dental cleaning

Lime
Lime Member Posts: 19
edited May 2019 in Breast Reconstruction

I wondered what the latest thinking is on administration of antibiotics prior to dental cleaning and other dental procedures. I was wondering what others were doing who have breast implants as part of reconstruction.

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  • SimoneRC
    SimoneRC Member Posts: 419
    edited May 2019

    Hi Lime!

    Obviously, check with your own docs and dentist. My experience was, with the expanders, my PS asked me to skip my dental cleaning. I go every three months so that was not the end of the world. After my implants he said I did not need prophylaxis before dentist. I just had my implants swapped and revision surgery last week. Meant to have a dental cleaning one month post op. You reminded me to check with my PS and dentist about prophylaxis so close to surgery!

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  • Lime
    Lime Member Posts: 19
    edited May 2019

    Thanks for the reply! Thankfully I’m a few years out so it sounds like things may have changed but I will be sure to double check. I’ve been taking them for years but then my dentist said I probably don’t need to. Plus I started reading differing opinions on the topic when researching. I wish you all the best

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  • KBeee
    KBeee Member Posts: 5,109
    edited May 2019

    I have never been told to take antibiotics prior to dental work, etc.

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  • Beesie
    Beesie Member Posts: 12,240
    edited May 2019

    My PS isn't big on prophylactic antibiotics. So I was quite surprised when my dentist's office contacted her and she said that with an expander in, yes, I should take antibiotics before a dental cleaning or any dental work. I believe with implants, her recommendation is antibiotics only for major dental work, no longer necessary for cleanings.

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