Chronic Lyme Urinary Tract

Medication checklist for dental patients

The role of medications in dentistry is different than in other areas of medicine. In the non-surgical branches of medicine, many diseases and conditions can be effectively treated with medications alone. Common ailments like sinus infections, strep throat, urinary tract infections, Lyme disease and many others can often be treated solely with the use of antibiotics.

In dentistry, most conditions are treated surgically, with medications used in an ancillary capacity only.

The most common antibiotics used in dentistry are Penicillin, Amoxicillin, Clindamycin, Tetracycline and Biaxin. Frequently prescribed Opioid (or narcotic) pain medications included Vicodin (hydrocodone), Tylenol 3 (contains codeine), and Percocet (oxycodone). Over-the-counter pain medications commonly used are Advil (Ibuprofen), Tylenol (Acetaminophen) and Aleve (Naproxen).

Root Canal and Tooth Extraction: Opioid or over-the-counter pain medication is often prescribed or recommended. Antibiotics are rarely needed.

Surgical Treatment of the Gums: Opioid or over-the-counter pain medication is often prescribed or recommended. Antibiotics may be prescribed for some patients.

Surgical Drainage of a Dental Abscess: Opioid or over-the-counter pain medication is often prescribed or recommended. Antibiotics may be prescribed for most patients.

Dental Implant Surgery, Biopsies, and other Oral Surgical Procedures: Opioid or over-the-counter pain medication is often prescribed or recommended.  Antibiotics can be considered for some patients.

TMJ (jaw-joint) Therapy: Over-the-counter anti-inflammatory pain medications may be recommended in addition to conservative treatment like a night guard appliance.

Deep Cleaning of the Gums: Medication is rarely required. If discomfort occurs, over-the-counter pain medications can be used.

Crown (also Cap) and Bridge preparation: Medication is rarely required. If discomfort occurs, over-the-counter pain medications can be used.

Cavities: Medication is rarely needed after cavities are treated. In some cases, with multiple or deep fillings, over-the-counter pain medications can be used.

Procedures that hardly ever require medications include cosmetic dentistry (tooth whitening, tooth shaping, porcelain veneers), dental impressions, fabrication of full and partial dentures, fitting of temporary and permanent crowns (also caps) and bridges, braces, dental injections, dental cleanings, placement of dental sealants, application of fluoride, fitting of mouth guards and dental x-rays.

Lyme Disease – How One Tick Bite Can Affect Your Health – Bed Bug ...

Do you feel like something is going disastrously wrong with your body and nobody knows what the hell you are going through? You may be suffering from Lyme disease which is caused by Borrelia Burgdorferi and transmitted by ticks. One tick bite can be the reason of the disaster. But you may hardly notice it or even be unaware of tick bite because of its small size.

How long do you think it takes to recognize an new disease? 2 years? 10 years?

It took them 3 years to discover HIV disease; first observed in 1980 and recognized in 1983. So on average no less then 5 years sounds reasonable. Take a wild guess, how may years did it take for modern medical science to discover Lyme?

It was first medically determined as an illness by Reverend Dr. John Walker in 1764. It was 1982, when they found the bug itself – Borrelia Burgdorferi. And only then they confirmed, that it comes from the tick saliva. It took them 218 years to figure out what was going on. And they had modern equipment and resources.

How did it happen, that the HIV virus 120 nanometers in size was discovered 72 times faster, that the Lyme disease spirochete, which is 12,000 times bigger then the HIV virus – 10 micrometers in size?

If you look at it under the microscope, you will see snakes. The causative agent of Lyme disease Borrelia Burgdorferi looks like a snake, as well as syphilis. Somehow it was very difficult to identify those microorganisms that look like snakes.

Even though a lot of famous people, like Guy de Maupassant, Ivan the Terrible, Edouard Monet, Al Capone, Hitler, Mussolini, Cortez, Scott Joplin, Lord Randolf Churchill etc. were suffering from syphilis, it took them 419 years to find out what was going on. First time syphilis was described was in 1494: it was an outbreak among French troops, besieging Naples. It was 1913, when the cause of syphilis Treponema Pallidum was discovered. I was wondering why so many famous people were infected with syphilis. Were they promiscuous or were they getting inspiration from passion?

So what is common between Lyme disease and Syphilis, except that both of them are cause by snake like bugs? Why is it so difficult to deal with them? Because both of them are great imitators.

Do you think, if it is so difficult for scientists to identify Lyme, it is easy in the regular doctor’s office? No, if you are not looking for it. However, if you are suspecting it then yes, it is easy.

Lyme Borreliosis, Biological and Clinical Aspects

A delicate balance, living successfully with chronic illness

The Lancet

Clinical infectious diseases, a practical approach

Cornea