Frequent Dental Scaling Is Associated with a Reduced Risk of Periprosthetic Infection following Tota...
Frequent Dental Scaling Is Associated with a Reduced Risk of Periprosthetic Infection following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Nationwide Population-Based Nested Case-Control Study
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Oral bacteremia has been presumed to be an important risk factor for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) infection. We aimed to investigate whether dental scaling could reduce the risk of TKA infection. A nested case-control study was conducted to compare 1,291 TKA patients who underwent resection arthroplasty for infected TKA and 5,004 matched controls...
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Frequent Dental Scaling Is Associated with a Reduced Risk of Periprosthetic Infection following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Nationwide Population-Based Nested Case-Control Study
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1799211598
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1799211598
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0158096
