Good Dental Hygiene May Help Prevent Heart Infection

Avoiding dental disease is important for patients at risk of infective endocarditis. While bacteria can get into the bloodstream during tooth brushing, the risk is much lower when the teeth and the tissues around them are healthy. Preventive antibiotics reduce the likelihood of bacteria being found in the bloodstream when a tooth is extracted but antibiotics are only recommended for patients at the highest risk of a bad outcome from infective endocarditis.

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