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

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...

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Main Authors: Iciar Arteagoitia, Carlos Rodriguez Andrés, Eva Ramos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5912716?pdf=render