what is ASD? what precautionns to be taken while dental treatement?

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In plain English, it is a hole in the heart. Most dentists want you to take antibiotics to be on the safe side.

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An ASD is an atrial septal defect, which is a heart defect (specifically, a hole in your heart between your right and left atria). With a secundum type ASD (most common type), no precautions need to be taken before dental treatment. However, you may have other heart defects that do require antibacterial precautions before dental treatment so it is important to ask both your primary care doctor and your dentist before proceeding with the treatment.

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