Prevalence, intensity and nature of bacteraemia after toothbrushing.
J Dent
; 36(7): 481-7, 2008 Jul.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18448227
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To estimate the prevalence, intensity and microbial identity of bacteraemia associated with toothbrushing.METHODS:
A total of 141 children and adolescents, aged between 3 and 17 years, having dental treatment under general anaesthesia at the Eastman Dental Hospital were recruited. Six millilitre of blood was taken before toothbrushing (baseline) with (1) Oral B 30 toothbrush or (2) Braun or (3) Sonicare electric toothbrush or (4) dental handpiece and rubber cup. A second 6-ml sample was taken 30s after toothbrushing. All blood samples were processed using lysis filtration and bacteria were identified to species level.RESULTS:
There was a significantly greater prevalence of bacteraemia following the dental handpiece only (p=0.02). There was a significantly greater aerobic and anaerobic intensity of bacteraemia following brushing with both the Sonicare (p=0.03 and p=0.05) and the dental handpiece (p=0.001 and p=0.005).CONCLUSIONS:
Toothbrushing causes a bacteraemia that is often statistically significantly greater than baseline. Toothbrushing is an important contributory factor in cumulative dental bacteraemia.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Toothbrushing
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Bacteremia
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Dent
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United kingdom