Martin Thornhill

Jun 18, 2024 | bmj.com | Martin Thornhill

Martin H Thornhill, professor of translational research in dentistryUniversity of Sheffield, Sheffield, UKM.Thornhill{at}Sheffield.ac.ukThe coroner was right to raise concerns about a patient’s death related to infective endocarditis after dental extraction.1 These concerns coincide with the recent publication of two papers—one in Lancet Regional Health Europe2 and the other in the British Dental Journal3—calling for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence …

May 15, 2024 | bmj.com | Martin Thornhill

Rapid Response: Dear EditorThe coroner was right to raise these concerns regarding the infective endocarditis (IE) related death of Mr Briggs following dental extractions.

Feb 21, 2023 | bjcardio.co.uk | Mark J. Dayer |Martin Thornhill |Larry M. Baddour

Around 100 years ago, the first link between infective endocarditis (IE) and dental procedures was hypothesised; shortly after, physicians began to use antibiotics in an effort to reduce the risk of developing IE. Whether invasive dental procedures are linked to the development of IE, and antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) is effective, have since remained topics of controversy. This controversy, in large part, has been due to the lack of prospective randomised clinical trial data.