1. Periodontal Management of a Patient Undergoing Liver Transplantation.
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Clozza, Emanuele, Segetnick, Stuart L., Sigal, Samuel H., Rovner, Deborah N., and Weinberg, Mea A.
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PATIENTS ,PERIODONTAL disease diagnosis ,PERIODONTAL disease treatment ,REDUCING diets ,THROMBOCYTOPENIA treatment ,BEHAVIOR modification ,BLOOD platelet transfusion ,DENTAL care ,DENTAL scaling ,DENTITION ,DRUGS ,HEALTH behavior ,CIRRHOSIS of the liver ,LIVER transplantation ,MEDICAL history taking ,DENTAL occlusion ,PATIENT education ,TOOTH care & hygiene ,DENTAL extraction ,TOOTH root planing ,WOUND healing ,CHRONIC hepatitis B ,DISEASE complications - Abstract
This case report describes the periodontal management of a patient with endstage liver disease undergoing liver transplantation. In the first part of this article, all medical and dental findings are reported to elaborate adequate diagnoses. A patient-specific treatment plan was structured given the challenging periodontal and systemic scenarios. The second part describes the periodontal therapy delivered in close interaction with the referring physicians. Last, the article reviews current principles and protocols in managing these patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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