Abstract
Postoperative bacteremia was found with in five minutes of maximal trauma in 28 of 34 patients requiring extractions (82 per cent), and in 29 of 33 periodontal patients (88 per cent) after curettage, gingivectomy and other periodontal pro cedures. Of 97 strains of microorganisms recovered from patients in both groups, 37 per cent were streptococci and 33 per cent were diphtheroids. There was no difference in the incidence of these microorganisms in the two groups of pa tients. The study confirms previous re ports of the high incidence of bacteremia after dental extractions and demonstrates similar occurrences after various types of periodontal treatment. A greater va riety of microorganisms, including fas tidious and anaerobic species, has been recovered.
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