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ISSN (Print) 1013-9052
EISSN 1658-3558
The Saudi Dental Journal,
P.O. Box 52500,
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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Infective endocarditis prophylaxis in Orthodontics: A literature review
Rabindranath Sivam, BDS, MSc (Lon.), FDS RCS (Eng.), DOrth RCS (Edin.),MDO RCPS (Glas.), MOrth RCS (Edin.), FWFO
Infective endocarditis (I.E.) is a rare but serious complication of dentally induced bacteraemia in susceptible patients. While there is a suggested protocol of prophylactic measures against dentally induced infective endocarditis, there are still uncertainties as to which orthodontic procedures warrant these measures. The aim of this paper was to review the literature and draw up a suitable protocol to guide orthodontists dealing with patients susceptible to infective endocarditis.
Saudi Dental Journal 2002;14(1):93-98.
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