Relation of Fatal Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis to Tooth Extraction

Geiger, Arthur J.

doi:10.14219/jada.archive.1942.0116

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“…The medicament initially utilized was the sulfonamides after the manipulations of infected teeth (Hageman, 1940; Paquin, 1941; Rhoads et al , 1950). Penicillin started to be used in dentistry as mouth rinse and remedy, and was very important in the management of periodontal disease (Hageman, 1940; Paquin, 1941; Geiger, 1942; Pressman and Bender, 1944;Rhoads et al , 1950). Rhoads advocated the removal of foci under the protection of antibiotic therapy (Rhoads, 1948).…”

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“…Another historic example of dental foci was related in the investigation of oral infection and systemic diseases by transient bacteremias following tooth extractions and dental prophylaxes and the incidence of bacterial endocarditis (Okell and Elliott, 1935;Fish and MacLean, 1936;Feldman and Trace, 1938;Rhoads, 1948). Studies published by Fish and MacLean (1936), Feldman and Trace (1938), Geiger (1942), and Rhoads et al (1950) demonstrated that bacteremia after extractions was more prevalent in the presence of periodontal disease.…”

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The history of dentistry and medicine relationship: could the mouth finally return to the body?

Vieira

Caramelli

2009

Oral Diseases

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The relationship between dentistry and medicine has been acknowledged throughout the history of humanity. This relationship was documented in ancient medicine accounts, and has survived until the present day, accompanied by the evolution of molecular technologies. Although we have had very important researchers' contributions in this interdisciplinary area, mainly after the 18th century, the knowledge on oral infections is still ignored by or unknown to the majority of clinical dentists and physicians. These circumstances could be changed through a broader divulgation of this complex relationship, both in the dentistry and in the medicine areas, which in turn would have a significant impact in systemic health worldwide. This movement has already started, as was observed in a World Health Assembly resolution which called for oral health to be integrated into chronic disease prevention programs in 2007. This was a significant indicator of changing perceptions of oral health over the past several decades. This brief review reports the evolution through time of the knowledge on the association between dental infections and systemic diseases, as well as the paths which we could take to consolidate this historical trend.

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The history of dentistry and medicine relationship: could the mouth finally return to the body?

Vieira

Caramelli

2009

Oral Diseases

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“…The focal infection theory motivated many researchers to investigate the role of dental extraction and its relationship to endocarditis and other cardiac diseases including valvular defects, congenital defects and rheumatic heart disease ( Abrahamson 1931, O'Kell & Elliot 1935, Feldman & Trace 1938, Hopkins 1939, Palmer & Kempf 1939, Geiger 1942). These studies paved the way for research into the relationship between bacteraemia and endodontic procedures ( Ross & Rogers 1943, Beechen et al .…”

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Root canal treatment and general health: a review of the literature

Murray

Saunders

2000

Int Endodontic J

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The focal infection theory was prominent in the medical literature during the early 1900s and curtailed the progress of endodontics. This theory proposed that microorganisms, or their toxins, arising from a focus of circumscribed infection within a tissue could disseminate systemically, resulting in the initiation or exacerbation of systemic illness or the damage of a distant tissue site. For example, during the focal infection era rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was identified as having a close relationship with dental health. The theory was eventually discredited because there was only anecdotal evidence to support its claims and few scientifically controlled studies. There has been a renewed interest in the influence that foci of infection within the oral tissues may have on general health. Some current research suggests a possible relationship between dental health and cardiovascular disease and published case reports have cited dental sources as causes for several systemic illnesses. Improved laboratory procedures employing sophisticated molecular biological techniques and enhanced culturing techniques have allowed researchers to confirm that bacteria recovered from the peripheral blood during root canal treatment originated in the root canal. It has been suggested that the bacteraemia, or the associated bacterial endotoxins, subsequent to root canal treatment, may cause potential systemic complications. Further research is required, however, using current sampling and laboratory methods from scientifically controlled population groups to determine if a significant relationship between general health and periradicular infection exists.

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“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Bacteremia from an oral origin can be either self inflicted or iatrogenic. 12 -17 There have been conflicting reports concerning whether or not oral irrigation devices produce injury to the crevicular epithelium.…”

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