It would seem prudent to give antibiotics to those who have had previous joint infections, type 1 diabetes, inflammatory disease, immunosuppressed and HIV patients
Antibiotics for Cleaning Teeth after Hip Replacement?
What should you do if a dentist or dental hygienist says, “I won’t clean your teeth unless you agree to take antibiotics following surgical hip or knee replacement?” Today, over one million hip and knee replacements are done every year in North America. It’s estimated that by the year 2030 this number will escalate to four million annually. But should dentists paint every joint implant patient with the same brush?
