Does chlorhexidine reduce bacteremia following tooth extraction? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Scientific evidence is not clear regarding the use of antimicrobial mouth rinse before dental extraction to reduce bacteremia. We tested the null hypothesis that there would be no difference in the incidence of bacteremia following dental extractions in patients treated with or without chlorhexidine.

Material and methods

We conducted a meta-analysis following the recommendations proposed by PRISMA Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. The data sources Pubmed, Cochrane, Web of Science, Science Direct, Scopus, and Ovid MD were searched until April 30, 2017. (chlorhexidine) AND (bacteremia OR bacteraemia) AND (extraction OR removal) were used as key words in a free-text search. Published meeting abstracts were searched. The refe

SUBMITTER: Arteagoitia I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5912716 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature