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Transplant: dental cleaning

Transplants | Last Active: Jul 22, 2023 | Replies (30)

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@fifi11

What about dental work before the transplant?

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Hi @fifi11 😊
It's very nice to meet you! Thanks for joining in the conversation.
Regarding premedicating for dental work BEFORE the transplant, I believe it would depend on your other health factors.
For instance, things like heart stents, artificial joints, etc. are recommended to premedicate before dental work.
There are American Heart Association guidelines for dentists to use (available on line for patients to read too).
Are you on the transplant list for an organ now? Were you ever told to premedicate before dental work by your cardiologist, orthopedic surgeon, nephrologist etc?