Usually, when you have an infected tooth, your dentist gives you antibiotics before any procedure, right?
Antibiotics are widely used to prevent infections as well as treat them. However in recent years, it has been determined that they may be overprescribed. Research from Case Western Reserve University in Ohio has found that antibiotics can kill "good" bacteria, which helps keep the infection and inflammation at bay and can do more harm than good.
Doctors maintain that antibiotics are still much needed in the case of infection but caution that overuse can lead to reduction of effectiveness in some people.
Trust your doctor to determine whether antibiotics are necessary. Self medicating is never recommended.
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