Before Endodontic Treatment

This procedure will be performed using local anesthesia. There are usually no restrictions after the procedure concerning driving or returning to work. A doctor is available for consultation at all times should a problem arise after your treatment.

Please take all of your usual medications for blood pressure, diabetes, thyroid problems and any other conditions as recommended by your physician. If there is a question, please call our office prior to your appointment.

Please eat a full breakfast or lunch as applicable.

Ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) or naproxen sodium (Aleve) help reduce inflammation when taken pre-operatively. We recommend 2 tablets of either medication 1-2 hours before endodontic therapy unless your physician has told you that you should not take it due to certain conditions you have or medications you are taking.

Antibiotic Premedication

The American Heart Association currently recommends antibiotic prophylaxis only in patients with the following high-risk cardiac conditions:

  1. Patients with prosthetic cardiac valves
  2. Patients with previous infective endocarditis
  3. Cardiac transplant recipients with valve regurgitation due to a structurally abnormal valve
  4. Patients with congenital heart disease with:
    • Unrepaired cyanotic congenital heart disease, including palliative shunts and conduits,
    • Totally repaired congenital heart defect repaired with prosthetic material or device that has been placed by surgery or catheter intervention, during the first 6 months after the procedure
    • Repaired congenital heart disease with residual defects at the site or adjacent to the site of a prosthetic patch or prosthetic device

If you have been advised by your orthopedic surgeon to use antibiotic premedication following hip, knee or other total joint replacement, please make sure you are on the appropriate antibiotic on the day of your appointment. If there is a question, please call our office prior to your appointment.

If you have any questions, please call our office at Jacksonville Office Phone Number 904-503-0049