OK to limit pre-dental procedure antibiotics to high risk heart patients

June 11, 2012 Study Highlights: The incidence of infective endocarditis may not have increased after the American Heart Association changed its recommendations on the use of antibiotics before invasive dental procedures.This study finding from Olmstead County, Minn., supports the guideline change, which limited the use of preventive antibiotics to people with the highest risks for complications from infective endocarditis.EMBARGOED UNTIL 3 pm CT/4 pm ET, Monday, June 11, 2012DALLAS, June 11, 2012