What is the impact of oral hygiene and disease on bacteremia after dental procedures in children?
Studies have reported that oral hygiene and gingival and dental diseases, such as caries, are associated with the incidence of bacteremia from dental office-based procedures and from routine daily activities. Large, well-designed studies suggest that amoxicillin has a highly statistically significant impact on reducing the incidence and duration of bacteremia and changes the species identified after dental procedures in children. It has also been suggested that chewing food may result in bacteremia, but there are no studies to confirm this in children.