Hip and Knee Replacement Injury
If you or someone you know has suffered hip and knee replacement injury and believe it was due to poor dental treatment, you should contact Brendan F. Mulligan, the dental injury attorney.
Patients no longer have to suffer from chronic hip and knee pain with joint replacement surgery. If you had joint replacement surgery it is imperative that you inform your dentist. Dental treatment could result in joint infection and prosthesis loss. Antibiotic prophylaxis maybe required prior to having dental treatment done to avoid hip and knee replacement injury.
In patients with prosthetic joint implants, a January 2015 ADA clinical practice guideline, based on a 2014 systematic review states, “In general, for patients with prosthetic joint implants, prophylactic antibiotics are not recommended prior to dental procedures to prevent prosthetic joint infection.”
Patients With A History of Joints Complications
However, according to the ADA Chairside Guide, for patients with a history of complications associated with their joint replacement surgery who are undergoing dental procedures that include gingival manipulation or mucosal incision, prophylactic antibiotics should only be considered after consultation with the patient and orthopedic surgeon; in cases where antibiotics are deemed necessary, it is most appropriate that the orthopedic surgeon recommend the appropriate antibiotic regimen and, when reasonable, write the prescription.
When you visit your dentist it is imperative that the dental office know of your joint replacement. The health questionnaire form dental offices request their patients fill out should include a question regarding joint replacement.
If you or someone you know had problems with their hip or knee replacement after having dental treatment, it is imperative you call Brendan F. Mulligan, D.M.D, Esquire, the dental malpractice attorney.