Transient bacteremia following the removal of four different types of rapid palatal expanders.

Serap Titiz Yurdakal Ihsan Sami Guvenc Serdar Güngör

Published in: Journal of orofacial orthopedics = Fortschritte der Kieferorthopadie : Organ/official journal Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kieferorthopadie (2024)

This investigation demonstrated that removal of a RPE could cause bacteremia, but the RPE design did not affect the prevalence of bacteremia. The results of this study support the necessity of prophylaxis measures before RPE removal in indicated patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
gram negative
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
risk factors
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
patient reported
loop mediated isothermal amplification