Dental procedures and infective endocarditis: current approaches of periodontology departments from different centres (Part 2).

Dental procedures performed in the oral cavity, which normally harbours an intensive microflora, can cause bacteraemia and death may result from progressive cardiac damage or uncontrollable septicemia. Different approaches to infective endocarditis related prophylaxis were found, from periodontology departments from different countries. It is our opinion of that, periodontology departments must alert related departments regarding the importance of specific bacteria involved in periodontal disease in the development of infective endocarditis following dental procedures.