Sweden is one of the few countries that have removed the dental health recommendation to give prophylactic antibiotics to people at a higher risk of infection of the heart valves, so-called infective endocarditis. Since the recommendation was removed in 2012, there has been no increase in this disease, a registry study from Karolinska Institutet published … Read more
Adam Martin, 41, from Coverack, Cornwall, had tried everything to dislodge the piece of food and eventually gave up. But it almost cost him his life as a week later he fell desperately ill and ended up needing open heart surgery. Docs said he had contracted an infection called endocarditis, which is caused when germs … Read more
A Virginia man is warning others after a routine dental procedure left him with an infection that’s taken years to heal. Matt Brock, of Woodbridge, went two years ago to get a crown replaced on a dental implant, he told WUSA-TV. Brock said he’s no stranger to dental work and thought the procedure would be routine. … Read more