REPLY: American Heart Association Moderate-Risk Patients Develop Infectious Endocarditis After Dental Extractions

Summary: This study found a significant temporal association between invasive dental procedures (IDPs), particularly extractions and oral-surgical procedures, and subsequent infective endocarditis (IE) in individuals at high-risk for IE. The use of antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) was associated with a significant reduction in IE incidence following these procedures.