The hypotheses of oral disease-associated perioprosthetic joint infections to understand the role of oral health for endoprostheses - a narrative review

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AIMS: Periprosthetic infections are a severe complication, causing enormous morbidity. The role of oral diseases in the development of such infections has been discussed controversially, showing a large discrepancy between prevalence of oral foci and infections of endoprostheses (EP). This narrative review aimed in explaining and discussing two hypotheses for the occurrence of oral disease-associated EP infections.

METHODS AND RESULTS: The hypotheses include two mechanisms. (1) In case of an acute exacerbation during the early healingperiod after EP surgery (first 3 months). (2) Coincidental in the context of late EP infections (after successful initial healing), where an initial periprosthetic inflammation can be colonized secondarily by oral microorganisms. In both settings,oral foci are not primarily causative for EP infection, but represent an important reservoir for EP colonization, while the immunological conditions (locally and systemically) are crucial for the onset of an EP infection. As potential consequence, patients with risk factors should be orally rehabilitated prior to EP surgery. Usage of antibiotic prophylaxis during the first 3 months after EP implantation (initial healing period) might be considered, but has no reliable evidence. To avoid morbidity of patients, radical dental clearance is unfavorable for the respective patients.

CONCLUSION: Altogether, patients with EP should receive increased attention from the dental perspective alongside with dental preventive measures, because they show a high dental and periodontal treatment need.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:44

Enthalten in:

Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry - 44(2024), 2 vom: 22. März, Seite 328-338

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Schmalz, Gerhard [VerfasserIn]
Ziebolz, Dirk [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Dental Implants
Dental care
Joint replacement
Journal Article
Oral focus
Periodontitis
Prevention
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 15.03.2024

Date Revised 15.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/scd.12901

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369729595