HEALTH MATTERS: Benefit of antibiotics before teeth cleaning usually isn’t worth the risk

Q. I have mitral valve prolapse and for years I was instructed to take antibiotics prior to dental procedures like teeth cleaning. I recently saw my dentist and she told me that antibiotics are no longer required. I’m confused.

By: Dr. Joshua Wynne , Grand Forks Herald

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HEALTH MATTERS: Benefit of antibiotics before teeth cleaning usually isn’t worth the risk