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- Title
Endocarditis, invasive dental procedures, and antibiotic prophylaxis efficacy in US Medicaid patients.
- Authors
Thornhill, Martin H.; Gibson, Teresa B.; Yoon, Frank; Dayer, Mark J.; Prendergast, Bernard D.; Lockhart, Peter B.; O'Gara, Patrick T.; Baddour, Larry M.
- Abstract
Objective: Antibiotic prophylaxis is recommended before invasive dental procedures to prevent endocarditis in those at high risk, but supporting data are sparse. We therefore investigated any association between invasive dental procedures and endocarditis, and any antibiotic prophylaxis effect on endocarditis incidence. Subjects and Methods: Cohort and case‐crossover studies were performed on 1,678,190 Medicaid patients with linked medical, dental, and prescription data. Results: The cohort study identified increased endocarditis incidence within 30 days of invasive dental procedures in those at high risk, particularly after extractions (OR 14.17, 95% CI 5.40–52.11, p < 0.0001) or oral surgery (OR 29.98, 95% CI 9.62–119.34, p < 0.0001). Furthermore, antibiotic prophylaxis significantly reduced endocarditis incidence following invasive dental procedures (OR 0.20, 95% CI 0.06–0.53, p < 0.0001). Case‐crossover analysis confirmed the association between invasive dental procedures and endocarditis in those at high risk, particularly following extractions (OR 3.74, 95% CI 2.65–5.27, p < 0.005) and oral surgery (OR 10.66, 95% CI 5.18–21.92, p < 0.0001). The number of invasive procedures, extractions, or surgical procedures needing antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent one endocarditis case was 244, 143 and 71, respectively. Conclusions: Invasive dental procedures (particularly extractions and oral surgery) were significantly associated with endocarditis in high‐risk individuals, but AP significantly reduced endocarditis incidence following these procedures, thereby supporting current guideline recommendations.
- Subjects
UNITED States; ENDOCARDITIS prevention; ORAL surgery; RISK assessment; RESEARCH funding; ENDOCARDITIS; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; OPERATIVE surgery; LONGITUDINAL method; CROSSOVER trials; ODDS ratio; DRUG efficacy; ANTIBIOTIC prophylaxis; MEDICAID; CONFIDENCE intervals; DENTAL extraction; HEALTH equity; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
Oral Diseases, 2024, Vol 30, Issue 3, p1591
- ISSN
1354-523X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/odi.14585