UNLABELLED: SCIENTIFIC RATIONALE FOR STUDY: Bacteremia occurs with various frequency after oral procedures. Periodontal disease may affect the incidence, magnitude, duration and bacterial spectrum of bacteremia. PRINCIPLE FINDINGS: The incidence and magnitude of bacteremia after scaling was significantly higher in periodontitis than in gingivitis patients and healthy control individuals. In periodontitis patients, the magnitude of bacteremia was associated with gingival index, plaque index and number of sites with bleeding on probing, but not with probing pocket depth measurements. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: The prevention and treatment of periodontal diseases appear to be crucial for the prevention of bacteremia associated with oral procedures.
UNLABELLED: SCIENTIFIC RATIONALE FOR STUDY: Bacteremia occurs with various frequency after oral procedures. Periodontal disease may affect the incidence, magnitude, duration and bacterial spectrum of bacteremia. PRINCIPLE FINDINGS: The incidence and magnitude of bacteremia after scaling was significantly higher in periodontitis than in gingivitispatients and healthy control individuals. In periodontitispatients, the magnitude of bacteremia was associated with gingival index, plaque index and number of sites with bleeding on probing, but not with probing pocket depth measurements. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: The prevention and treatment of periodontal diseases appear to be crucial for the prevention of bacteremia associated with oral procedures.
Authors: Brodie Miles; Ibrahim Zakhary; Ahmed El-Awady; Elizabeth Scisci; Julio Carrion; John C O'Neill; Aaron Rawlings; J Kobi Stern; Cristiano Susin; Christopher W Cutler Journal: Infect Immun Date: 2013-10-14 Impact factor: 3.441
Authors: Jennifer R Robbins; Kasia M Skrzypczynska; Varvara B Zeldovich; Mirhan Kapidzic; Anna I Bakardjiev Journal: PLoS Pathog Date: 2010-01-22 Impact factor: 6.823