Primary study · included by 1 review

Prevention of bacteremia in dogs undergoing dental scaling by prior administration of oral clindamycin or chlorhexidine oral rinse.

Bowersock 2000 · Bowersock T L, Wu C C, Inskeep G A, et al. · Journal of veterinary dentistry · 2000

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Infectious complications of dental procedures in dogs and cats, and the impact of antimicrobial prophylaxis: a systematic review.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Bowersock 2000 · Fig 3; Reference list
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Bacteraemia
Peri-procedural antimicrobials (penicillin, clindamycin) vs No antimicrobials (untreated control) · After procedure (any timepoint)
RR 1.09 [0.70, 1.67]2 studies · 55 participantsVery low
Bacteraemia after dental procedures (pooled prevalence)
Dental procedures (scaling, root planing, extractions) vs None (single-group prevalence) · Any timepoint (overall prevalence; otherwise timepoint with highest prevalence)
Pooled prevalence 0.47 [0.26, 0.68]7 studies · 150 participantsGRADE not reported
Bacteraemia (any timepoint)
Dental procedure (scaling, root planing, extractions) vs None (prevalence)
Prevalence 0.48 [0.23, 0.74]6 studies · 139 participantsGRADE not reported
Bacteraemia (any timepoint)
Dental procedure (scaling, root planing, extractions) vs None (prevalence)
Prevalence 0.47 [0.26, 0.68]7 studies · 150 participantsGRADE not reported

1 including review in total.