title: The dental management of patients with bipolar disorder.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Friedlander
authors.forename: N Q
authors.initials: NQ
authors.lastname: Brill
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics; D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D008094:Lithium