The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Study: 1 in 10 surgery patients have complications despite tooth extractions prior

Kristie Ceruti • March 26, 2014

Tooth extractions before cardiac surgery don't fully eliminate complications, according to a report from DentistryToday.com.  "Prosthetic heart valve-caused endocarditis results in about 25 percent of infective endocarditis cases and is fatal for almost 40 percent of patients who develop it.... CONTINUE READING