title: Investigation of bacteremia induced by removal of orthodontic mini-implants.
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate potential occurrence of bacteremia in orthodontic patients after removal of miniscrews.The study group comprised 30 healthy subjects (17 males, 13 females) with a mean age of 24.1 years treated with self-ligating fixed appliances and mini-implant anchorage. Two 20 ml venous blood samples were obtained prior to and 30-60 seconds after miniscrew explantation following an aseptic technique. Blood culturing in aerobic and anaerobic conditions was carried out by means of the BACTEC blood culture analyzer. Microbiological analysis showed that none of the pre- and post-operative samples exhibited detectable bacteremia. Future research should be focused on determining the collective bacteremic effect of a sequence of orthodontic procedures including miniscrew placement or removal, typically performed during a single treatment session.
authors: * Department of Orthodontics and.
authors: Christos
authors: C
authors: Livas
authors: Konstantina
authors: K
authors: Delli
authors: Stergios
authors: S
authors: Karapsias
authors: Nikolaos
authors: N
authors: Pandis
authors: Yijin
authors: Y
authors: Ren
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000209:etiology*; D001863:Bone Screws; D015921:Dental Implants; D020878:Device Removal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008904:Miniaturization; D052280:Orthodontic Anchorage Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants