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home:special:dentist [11.06.2010] – paulalberthome:special:dentist [10.12.2018] – [Choice of antibiotic] sallieq
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-<note warning>For dental procedures requiring a [[home:othertreatments:antidepressants|local anesthetic]], one without epinephrine (adrenaline) is essential.</note>+<note warning>For dental procedures requiring a [[home:othertreatments:anesthetics|local anesthetic]], one without epinephrine (adrenaline) is essential.</note>
  
 ===== Basic tips for visits ===== ===== Basic tips for visits =====
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   * If you suspect that swallowing debris from drilling and other work makes you feel unwell, explain this and negotiate a way to minimize it.   * If you suspect that swallowing debris from drilling and other work makes you feel unwell, explain this and negotiate a way to minimize it.
   * If you suspect that the polishing paste used contains substances that irritate your gums, discuss this with the hygenist.   * If you suspect that the polishing paste used contains substances that irritate your gums, discuss this with the hygenist.
-  * Request that any [[home:othertreatments:antidepressants|local anesthetic]] used be free of epinephrine.+  * Request that any [[home:othertreatments:anesthetics|local anesthetic]] used be free of epinephrine.
 ===== Dental problem or immunopathological response? ===== ===== Dental problem or immunopathological response? =====
  
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 ===== Mercury fillings ===== ===== Mercury fillings =====
  
-<mainarticle> [[home:othertreatments:antidepressants|Detoxification]]  </article>+<mainarticle> [[home:othertreatments:detoxification|Detoxification]]  </article>
  
 There is limited, if any, evidence that chronic inflammatory disease is driven by the accumulation of heavy metals such as mercury.  There is limited, if any, evidence that chronic inflammatory disease is driven by the accumulation of heavy metals such as mercury. 
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 <relatedarticle> [[home:symptoms:dental#minocycline_s_effect_on_tooth_color|Minocycline's effect on tooth color]]  </article> <relatedarticle> [[home:symptoms:dental#minocycline_s_effect_on_tooth_color|Minocycline's effect on tooth color]]  </article>
  
-The use of tetracyclines, especially the MP antibiotic [[home:mp:mpmeds:minocycline|minocycline]], during tooth development (the second half of pregnancy, infancy, and childhood up to the age of eight years) may cause permanent discoloration of the teeth (yellow/gray/brown).+The use of tetracyclines, especially the MP antibiotic [[home:mp:minocycline|minocycline]], during tooth development (the second half of pregnancy, infancy, and childhood up to the age of eight years) may cause permanent discoloration of the teeth (yellow/gray/brown).
  
 In older children and adults, temporary discoloration of teeth occurs infrequently(({{pubmed>long:15485524}})) and not in doses recommended by the MP. In older children and adults, temporary discoloration of teeth occurs infrequently(({{pubmed>long:15485524}})) and not in doses recommended by the MP.
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 If a dentist wants an MP patient to take an antibiotic prior to a procedure, the MP patient should ask the dentist if the MP antibiotics that the patient is currently taking would suffice. If a dentist wants an MP patient to take an antibiotic prior to a procedure, the MP patient should ask the dentist if the MP antibiotics that the patient is currently taking would suffice.
  
-MP patients should not take prophylactic [[home:mp:mpmeds:clindamycin|clindamycin]] unless they have taken it before with [[home:mp:mpmeds:olmesartan:response|olmesartan]] and know how they might react to it.+MP patients should not take prophylactic [[home:mp:clindamycin|clindamycin]] unless they have taken it before with [[home:mp:olmesartan:response|olmesartan]] and know how they might react to it.
  
 Moxifloxacin (Avelox), a [[home:othertreatments:antibacterials:takingnonmpantibiotics|fluoroquinolone]], is safe to take with olmesartan – and, at least according to one study, may be more effective than other antibiotics traditionally used by dentists.(({{pubmed>long:16940094}})) MP patients should read the information on other [[home:othertreatments:antibacterials:takingnonmpantibiotics|non-MP antibiotics]] before agreeing to take anything else. An MP patient could also ask the dentist if the work can be postponed until the patient has progressed further on the MP. This will give teeth a chance to heal and avoid the need to stop the MP in the early stages when the patient is still learning to manage the MP medication or stabilizing symptoms. Also, when one's bacterial load is lower, an antibiotic challenge will be less of a threat. Moxifloxacin (Avelox), a [[home:othertreatments:antibacterials:takingnonmpantibiotics|fluoroquinolone]], is safe to take with olmesartan – and, at least according to one study, may be more effective than other antibiotics traditionally used by dentists.(({{pubmed>long:16940094}})) MP patients should read the information on other [[home:othertreatments:antibacterials:takingnonmpantibiotics|non-MP antibiotics]] before agreeing to take anything else. An MP patient could also ask the dentist if the work can be postponed until the patient has progressed further on the MP. This will give teeth a chance to heal and avoid the need to stop the MP in the early stages when the patient is still learning to manage the MP medication or stabilizing symptoms. Also, when one's bacterial load is lower, an antibiotic challenge will be less of a threat.
  
  
-{{tag>dentist periodontal_disease specialists}}+{{tag>dentist periodontal_disease specialists Special_issues}}
 ===== Notes and comments ===== ===== Notes and comments =====
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