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Life long antibiotics after knee repacement

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Mar 31 8:19pm | Replies (27)
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@lynnn

I am having dental filling today since TNR three months ago. Will take Ampicillin an hour before. Yes, twice a year for cleaning but
fillings also need antibiotic. But I read about
antibiotic resistance, so will ask my dentist if I need to
take it for further procedures.

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babyjayne5977 | @babyjayne5977 | Mar 19 10:19am

My dentist said I will need to be pre-medicated any time I have dental work.

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lee79 | @lee79 | Mar 24 9:28pm

A few weeks ago, I needed to have an excision by the dermatologist because a biopsy came back as squamous cell carcinoma on my left calf. Because I had a right TKR almost a year ago (3/5/24), I wondered if I needed to take amoxicillin for that as well as any dental work. I called the knee surgeon's office and was told that it was not needed for the excision but would be for dental and for a colonoscopy. Glad I called.

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