The risk of endocarditis in hemodialysis patients who have undergone invasive dental treatment: a cohort case-control analysis of the Taiwan National Health Insurance Database

CONCLUSIONS: Hemodialysis patients who received invasive dental treatment had no greater risk of developing infective endocarditis than matched control patients. The results of this study should alleviate concerns for hemodialysis patients and dentists about invasive dental treatment procedures. We recommend hemodialysis patients undergo invasive dental treatment when needed.