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The prevalence of bacteraemia on removal of fixed orthodontic appliances.
- Source :
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European journal of orthodontics [Eur J Orthod] 2004 Aug; Vol. 26 (4), pp. 443-7. - Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- This study investigated the prevalence of bacteraemia on removal of fixed appliances. Venous blood samples were taken before and after debonding and debanding for 30 patients (mean age 17 years 8 months) who had worn fixed appliances for an average of 19 months. Before removal of the fixed appliances, bacteraemia was detected in one of the 30 subjects (3%) and in four subjects (13%) following removal of their fixed appliances. The 95 per cent confidence intervals for the prevalence of post-debanding bacteraemia were 3.8 and 30.7 per cent. No significant relationship was detected between the mean plaque scores (t = -0.65, P = 0.52) or the mean gingival scores (t = 0.75, P = 0.46) and the occurrence of bacteraemia. The prevalence of bacteraemia detected following debanding in this study is considerably lower than reported for dental procedures traditionally covered by antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines.
- Subjects :
- Actinomyces isolation & purification
Adolescent
Adult
Bacteremia microbiology
Child
Confidence Intervals
Dental Plaque Index
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Periodontal Index
Streptococcal Infections diagnosis
Streptococcus classification
Streptococcus isolation & purification
Veillonella isolation & purification
Viridans Streptococci classification
Viridans Streptococci isolation & purification
Bacteremia diagnosis
Dental Debonding
Orthodontic Brackets
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0141-5387
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- European journal of orthodontics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 15366390
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ejo/26.4.443