New evidence on bacteraemia.

摘要

Oral health can have a significant impact on the overall health and well-being of individuals. The significant role that scientists, dentists, dental hygienists, and other health professionals play in the prevention of oral disease and disability involves educating about safe and effective disease prevention measures that patients can adopt to improve oral health and prevent disease. Animal and population-based studies have demonstrated an association between periodontal diseases and diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Further research is needed to determine the extent to which these associations are causal or coincidental. In promoting and maintaining oral health and well-being, the individual should exercise appropriate self-care and adopt healthy behaviours, and the provider should incorporate knowledge emerging from science in a timely manner for prevention and diagnosis, risk assessment and risk management, and treatment of oral diseases and disorders. This article will review new research in the area, of bacteraemia originating from the oral cavity.