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Originally Posted by DocL
In 2008, dentists were advised that pre-medication wasn't needed like we thought. Dentists used to over prescribe antibiotics for even the slightest murmur. Now it's pre-med for valve repair/replacement, and joint replacement for three years post-op. I'd still like to see the data on deaths related to dental procedures and endocarditis.
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I had a hip done in 2013. It took my dentist and myself 5 years to get the surgeon to agree to let me stop taking 4 gut-killers before every dentist visit. But we did it.
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Originally Posted by UncleWede
Shouldn't we be moving on to COVID-22???
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Neal Stephenson has it at -23 (and -27). Guess we'll see.