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http://www.livescience.com/53966-dental-procedure-infection.html
The title caught my attention, but that's what titles are supposed to do anyway.
The last paragraph says, "One step dentists can take to reduce the risk of spreading bacterial infections to a patient's organs is to thoroughly examine their patients' mouths for any ongoing bacterial infections before conducting dental procedures."
I'd respect that statement if it came from a dentist, but it did not.. Was this just a rare inevitable case, or is there actually something dentists can check for ("ongoing bacterial infections"?) to prevent this regardless of how unlikely it may be from happening? I would appreciate any dentist or dental student's thoughts!
The title caught my attention, but that's what titles are supposed to do anyway.
The last paragraph says, "One step dentists can take to reduce the risk of spreading bacterial infections to a patient's organs is to thoroughly examine their patients' mouths for any ongoing bacterial infections before conducting dental procedures."
I'd respect that statement if it came from a dentist, but it did not.. Was this just a rare inevitable case, or is there actually something dentists can check for ("ongoing bacterial infections"?) to prevent this regardless of how unlikely it may be from happening? I would appreciate any dentist or dental student's thoughts!
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