American Journal of Orthodontics & Dentofacial OrthopedicsVolume 144, Issue 1 , Pages 73-77, July 2013
Introduction
The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of bacteremia associated with an orthodontic stripping procedure.
Methods
The
study included 29 orthodontic patients (mean age, 18.2 ± 3.4 years). We
used a standardized stripping procedure: a perforated stripping disk
with a contra-angle hand piece was used at a low speed (<15 10="" a="" aerobic="" after="" anaerobic="" analyzed.="" and="" antecubital="" anterior="" bacterial="" baseline="" before="" blood="" bottles="" by="" cannula="" collected="" culture="" cultures="" fossa.="" identified="" incubated="" inoculated="" inserting="" into="" left="" mandibular="" on="" p="" procedure.="" procedure="" rpm="" sample="" samples="" second="" seconds="" statistically="" stripping="" taken="" teeth.="" the="" these="" treatment="" was="" were="">
Results
Transient
bacteremia was not detected in any pretreatment blood sample, but it
was found in 1 postoperative blood sample; this sample tested positive
for
Streptococcus sanguis.
Conclusions
The bacterial species in the positive postoperative blood sample was
S sanguis,
which might be associated with infective endocarditis. Clinicians
should explain the level of risk to the patient and consult a concerned
medical specialist.
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