Antibiotic Treatment Information from Riverside Dental Center

WHAT ARE ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENTS?

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It is important when preparing to undergo a dental procedure involving antimicrobial agents, otherwise known as antibiotics, to understand precisely how they work and what their specific uses are. While there has been an increasing amount of concern over the past few years as to the unmonitored effects of long-term prescribed medicine use, it’s important to understand that these treatments are one of the keys to destroying bacterial infections that develop in the mouth.

Antibiotics normally put their bacteria annihilating properties to use when combined with delicate dental operations, as their ability to effectively destroy bacteria is crucial in preventing abscesses or additional infections from developing in the teeth. In addition, these antibiotics work to clear the mouth of harmful bacteria before they can cause real damage through the bloodstream as a result of recent dental procedures.