Dental management for patients undergoing heart valve surgery

J Card Surg. 2017 Oct;32(10):627-632. doi: 10.1111/jocs.13211. Epub 2017 Sep 12.

Authors

Alessandra F Souza¹, Amanda L Rocha², Wagner H Castro², Claudio L Gelape³, Maria Carmo P Nunes³, Sicilia R Oliveira², Denise V Travassos¹, Tarcília A Silva²

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
² Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral Surgery and Pathology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
³ Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

PMID: 28898929
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.13211

Abstract

This study sought to review current guidelines and the most optimal dental management for patients undergoing cardiac valve surgery.

Keywords: dental prophylaxis for cardiac surgery; endocarditis.

© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anticoagulants / administration & dosage
Cardiac Surgical Procedures*
Chronic Periodontitis / complications*
Chronic Periodontitis / therapy*
Dental Care*
Endocarditis / etiology*
Endocarditis / prevention & control*
Heart Valves / surgery*
Humans
Perioperative Care*
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / administration & dosage
Postoperative Complications / etiology*
Postoperative Complications / prevention & control*
Risk
Severity of Illness Index

Substances

Anticoagulants
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors