Latest antibiotics recommendation for the general dentist

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Occasionally, we receive phone calls from dental offices asking what type of antibiotics to prescribe for their patients.  In the most recent edition of the JADA (Journal of the American Dental Association), there was a review article looking at antibiotics use.  As a result new guidelines were formulated, here is the citation: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adaj.2019.08.020

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Antibiotics and dental surgery - Dr. Massoomi in Cupertino, Los Gatos, and San Francisco, CA