Infectious dental foci and oral dental care constitute one of the leading causes of arthroplasty infection after infections involving the skin and the urinary tract. There is however no formal evidence confirming the relationship between oral or dental care and arthroplasty infection.
Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique, Groupe Hospitalier Diaconnesses-Croix Saint Simon, 125, rue d'Avron, 75020 Paris. tbauer@freesurf.fr