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Which patients no longer require antibiotics before dental work?

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Which patients no longer require antibiotics before dental work?

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The following list is not a complete one; however, patients with conditions like coarctation of the aorta, patent ductus arteriosus, bicuspid aortic valve, aortic regurgitation or stenosis, subaortic membrane, ventricular septal defect, mitral valve prolapse, mitral regurgitation or stenosis, atrial septal defect, pulmonary stenosis or regurgitation, tricuspid stenosis or regurgitation, some repaired tetralogy of Fallot and some repaired transposition of the great arteries are no longer required to take antibiotics before dental work. Even if you have one of these “low risk” conditions, your doctor may have a good reason for wanting you to take antibiotics before dental work. Each patient should discuss their situation individually with their cardiologist. Which patients are still required to take antibiotics to prevent infective endocarditis? A select number of heart conditions are recognized to carry an especially high risk of developing infective endocarditis. The American Heart Ass

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