title: Dental management of patients after liver transplantation.
abstract: Liver transplantation over the past 10 years has become a nonexperimental therapy for patients with end-stage liver disease and offers hope to many for whom no treatment was previously available. As more patients undergo liver transplantation and survival rates continue to improve, the dental profession must adopt a protocol for dealing with these patients. With this in mind, a protocol for dental management of the patient who has had a liver transplant is presented. Two cases are presented to illustrate the importance of dental intervention.
authors.affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia School of Dentistry, Richmond.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Svirsky
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Saravia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003524:Cyclosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000628:therapy; D005491:Focal Infection, Dental / Q000628:therapy; D005885:Gingival Hyperplasia / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D003524:Cyclosporins; D011241:Prednisone