Prophylctic antibiotic for dental procedures

Taking antibiotics before certain dental procedures and surgeries is not necessary to prevent infections of the heart muscle in people who do not have an established heart defect or problem. In fact, the risk of such drugs can outweigh the potential benefits, which are small in the general population, according to a large group of experts from many medical fields who looked at the current medical data on the topic.

The link address is: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3048396