The dental management of patients with bipolar disorder.
Bipolar disorder (manic depressive disease) affects 1% of the United States population. These persons suffer from prolonged episodes of extreme elation and depression. There is a significant incidence of dental pathosis and a need for dental care among these patients. The medications used for the treatment of this disease, their physiologic effects, and their interactions with the drugs used in dentistry are reviewed.
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D000777:Anesthetics; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D004347:Drug Interactions; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000209:etiology
D000777:Anesthetics; D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D008094:Lithium