Hi Bryanna

I read about potential issues with having epinephrine dental injections for some people. Namely, the potential to cause infarct of bone in some people due to its vasoconstricting mode of action.

So, I am wondering if there is a good (or better) alternative and if yes, should I dare to ask my surgeon about it???

I am not having a filling or extraction. I believe I would need to have a surgical debrediment in the near future of what potentially is a cyst or an abscess (still haven't done that CT!). What would a typical procedure entail?
What should I ask the surgeon?

I read in some other thread that they should do a culture of the incised specimen so they can better tailor the antibiotics - should I explicitly ask for that to be done? I am asking because the lady in the office told me that I would go home with an rx for antibiotics and pain killers. How would they know which antibiotics to give me when they sill haven't even sent the sample for analysis?