ASSESSING PREPROCEDURAL SUBGINGIVAL IRRIGATION AND RINSING WITH AN ANTISEPTIC MOUTHRINSE TO REDUCE BACTEREMIA

Authors
FINE DH KORIK I FURGANG D MYERS R OLSHAN A BARNETT ML VINCENT J
Citation
Dh. Fine et al., ASSESSING PREPROCEDURAL SUBGINGIVAL IRRIGATION AND RINSING WITH AN ANTISEPTIC MOUTHRINSE TO REDUCE BACTEREMIA, The Journal of the American Dental Association, 127(5), 1996, pp. 641
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
The Journal of the American Dental Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
00028177
Volume
127
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-8177(1996)127:5<641:APSIAR>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
In this controlled clinical study, the authors examined the effect of subgingival irrigation and rinsing With an antiseptic mouthrinse befor e ultrasonic scaling of a quadrant containing inflamed gingivae. The r esults showed that pre-procedural subgingival irrigation and rinsing c an significantly reduce the level of bacteremia associated with ultras onic scaling. These results support the American Heart Association's r ecommendation of adjunctive subgingival irrigation prior to invasive p rocedures in patients at risk of developing bacterial endocarditis.