A tooth abscess is a surgical problem, not a pharmaceutical one, so we need to stop pretending a bottle of pills can solve a ...

Dentists, emergency room doctors and primary care physicians need to ease up on prescribing antibiotics for dental issues in patients who are otherwise healthy and have no manifestation of systemic ...

Clinicians frequently prescribe antibiotics and opioids to patients who visit emergency rooms (ER) with nontraumatic dental problems, according to a new study published in the March issue of the ...

June 29, 2012 — Antibiotics may not prevent infection with implants and third-molar surgery, according to researchers presenting 2 studies at the International Association of Dental Research (IADR) ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a marked departure from prior guidelines, new recommendations released by the American Heart Association emphasize that most patients undergoing dental procedures do not ...