What kinds of antibiotics are suggested?
The following preventive antibiotics are suggested: If you can take oral medications and are not allergic to penicillin, 2 grams of Amoxicillin, Cephalexin, or Cephradine should be taken one hour before the procedure. If you cannot take oral medications and are not allergic to penicillin, 2 grams of Ampicillin or 1 gram of Cefazolin should be administered by injection one hour before the procedure. If you are allergic to penicillin, 600 milligrams of Clindamycin should be taken orally or administered by injection one hour before the procedure. These guidelines are designed to help doctors and dentists make decisions about preventive antibiotics for dental patients with artificial joints. It is not a standard of care or a substitute for the practitioners clinical judgment, because it is impossible to make recommendations that would cover every situation. Practitioners must exercise their own clinical judgment in determining whether or not preventive antibiotics are appropriate.
