Dissemination of Periodontal Pathogens in the Bloodstream after Periodontal Procedures: A Systematic Review

Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini Horliana, Leandro Chambrone, Adriana Moura Foz, Hilana Paula Carillo Artese, Mariana de Sousa Rabelo, Cláudio Mendes Pannuti and Giuseppe Alexandre Romito

PLOS ONE, 2014, vol. 9, issue 5, 1-10

Abstract: Background: To date, there is no compilation of evidence-based information associating bacteremia and periodontal procedures. This systematic review aims to assess magnitude, duration, prevalence and nature of bacteremia caused by periodontal procedures. Study Design: Systematic Review Types of Studies Reviewed: MEDLINE, EMBASE and LILACS databases were searched in duplicate through August, 2013 without language restriction. Observational studies were included if blood samples were collected before, during or after periodontal procedures of patients with periodontitis. The methodological quality was assessed in duplicate using the modified Newcastle-Ottawa scale (NOS). Results: Search strategy identified 509 potentially eligible articles and nine were included. Only four studies demonstrated high methodological quality, whereas five were of medium or low methodological quality. The study characteristics were considered too heterogeneous to conduct a meta-analysis. Among 219 analyzed patients, 106 (49.4%) had positive bacteremia. More frequent bacteria were S. viridans, A. actinomycetemcomitans P. gingivalis, M. micros and species Streptococcus and Actinomyces, although identification methods of microbiologic assays were different among studies. Clinical Implications: Although half of the patients presented positive bacteremia after periodontal procedures, accurate results regarding the magnitude, duration and nature of bacteremia could not be confidentially assessed.

Date: 2014
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