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. 2017 Sep 7;358:j3776. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j3776

Table 4.

Association between dental procedures and oral streptococcal infective endocarditis in case crossover study, 2008-14

Dental procedures Odds ratio (95% CI) P value
Non-exposure 1.00
Dental procedures model
Invasive dental procedures 1.66* (1.05 to 2.63) 0.03
Non-invasive dental procedures 0.98* (0.70 to 1.36) 0.16
Antibiotic prophylaxis dental procedures model
Invasive dental procedures:
 Without antibiotic prophylaxis 1.62 (0.81 to 3.27) 0.32
 With antibiotic prophylaxis 1.69 (0.93 to 3.06) 0.19
Non-invasive procedures:
 Without antibiotic prophylaxis 0.99 (0.69 to 1.42) 0.29
 With antibiotic prophylaxis 0.92 (0.44 to 1.91) 0.39

*Interaction test between invasive and non-invasive dental procedures z score=1.80 (0.527/0.292; P=0.07).