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My mother is 90 years old and has mitral valve prolapse and an absessed tooth, is it safe to let the dentist extract the tooth? I have heard horror stories of people dying from septic shock after such procedures?

By Anonymous
Created 11/01/2016 - 20:35

Can this happen and should she be prescribed a round of antibiotics before the extraction? Thank you

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