Bacteremia risk in preventive and restorative dentistry – prevalence of bacteremia and systemic antibiotics: a review focusing on preventive and restorative dentistry

Bacteremia risk in preventive and restorative dentistry – prevalence of bacteremia and systemic antibiotics: a review focusing on preventive and restorative dentistry:

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Bacteremia risk in preventive and restorative dentistry – prevalence of bacteremia and systemic antibiotics: a review focusing on preventive and restorative dentistry

Swiss Dent J. 2019 Dec 09;129(12):1047-1052

Authors: Schmidlin PR, Attin T, Wegehaupt FJ

Abstract

This review assessed defined specific areas of diagnostic, prophylactic and therapeutic procedures in the field of preventive and restorative dentistry and determined the prevalence and risk of bacteremia, given the assumption that any direct or indirect manipulation of perfused dental and periodontal tissues may lead to bacterial access to the systemic circulatory vascular system. We found that all of the evaluated interventions presented at least some risk of bacteremia. With increasing “degree of invasiveness”, the probability of a possible bacteremia increased. A targeted and synoptic case planning remains therefore mandatory, especially in cases with increased risk, for instance for endocarditis.

PMID: 31818052 [PubMed - in process]