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. 1990 Apr;99(4):266-70.

[Endocarditis risk in use of dental irrigators]

[Article in German]
R Rahn  1 , P M Shah, V Schäfer, U Grabbert
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  • PMID: 2220102

[Endocarditis risk in use of dental irrigators]

[Article in German]
R Rahn et al. ZWR. 1990 Apr.

Abstract

The incidence of bacteremia after application of a dental irrigator was investigated in 100 healthy volunteers. Venous blood was inoculated in routine blood culture bottles one, three and five minutes after dental irrigation. In 39 volunteers a transient bacteremia was detected, mainly Strep. Viridans was cultured. Incidence correlated with the grade of oral hygiene und periodontal disease.

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