I’ve got congenital heart disease, lived 49 years in and out of hospital and had 4 open heart surgeries.
I’ve never been given restrictions on what I can or cannot do in terms of dental procedure.
The only thing I’ve always been drilled in my head by different cardiology teams is to look after my teeth/gums and for any type of procedure (even trip to the hygienist) is to have antibiotic cover.
In any case, as I’m not sure what is involved in the implant surgery, I’d strongly advice to contact the hospital where you had your heart surgery, as they know your case, and ask.
Possibly you’ll need to speak to the cardiac nurse first but they should be able to pass on the question to your consultant.
I’ve had a lot of dental work post-AVR and always take my antibiotics. My heart surgeon absolutely insisted I take antibiotics and my dental surgeon agreed. Don’t take any risks, look after yourself and your valve. Good luck! Sue
Thanks for your reply, and I agree with all your comments especially about looking after the heart valve.
Best Regards
John
Hi Johncrees
Yes, antibiotics are now required by my dentist even for a hygienist visit.
He contacted my cardiologist and discussed the preferred medication. I’m then given a prescription to take before my visits.
I had my AVR OHS in January 2021 and I’m doing very well. I’m so glad that you had a good result too. Its no small thing that we have been through, and to protect that ❤️ from further serious damage…..well, its a yes from me!
I had AVR via OHS in August 2022. In Mar 2021 I had a tooth out and over the next thirteen months(!!!) had various prep treatments for the implant. Given how much I bled I won't be having any further implants. I was never a huge bleeder with dental work but was during this - I presume Mar 2021 to Mar 2022 was because the heart wasn't working properly. And Apr 2022 would be the Aspirin (bled for five days straight after the final implant). Now I'm post-op and on Ticagrelor it would only be worse for me. I've never hern told about antibiotics so that's very useful advice; thanks all.
I was on Ticagrelor for 3 years following a heart attack after my AVR and have now just been signed off from Royal Papworth 5 years after my AVR surgery, so hence the desire to have implants.
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