Antibiotics prescribed by dentists may be contributing to the growing problem of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection, which can cause severe diarrhea and even death. Many prescriptions issued by ...

Antibiotics prescribed by dentists may contribute to the growing problem of Clostridium difficile (C. diff), a serious and potentially deadly infection that causes severe diarrhea, suggests research ...

Greater than 80% of antibiotics prescribed for infection prophylaxis prior to dental visits were found to be unnecessary, according to a recent retrospective cohort study. The aim of the study was to ...

A 53-year-old woman was treated for a rare mycotic internal carotid artery aneurysm that developed when a dental abscess-linked germ infected the artery. Our top story of the week covers the details ...

Question: A lower left-side molar was producing moderate pain. My doctor X-rayed the area and told me he would need to do a root canal. He started me on an antibiotic, and in two days the pain went ...

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This, says Dr. Stacy Holzbauer, is why efforts to curtail antibiotic over-prescribing tend to neglect the role of dentists: "Nobody goes to their dentist when they have diarrhea." Holzbauer, a career ...

Dental procedures are an overlooked source of antibiotic prescribing, which is a concern as these medications increase the risk of developing C. difficile. Antibiotics prescribed by dentists may ...