title: [Endocarditis risk in use of dental irrigators].
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.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum der Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde, Universität Frankfurt.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rahn
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schäfer
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Grabbert
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003742:Dental Devices, Home Care; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000295:instrumentation*
vernacular_title: Endokarditis-Risiko bei Anwendung von Mundduschen.