title: Medical problems affecting the management of children in dentistry.
abstract: Medical problems can affect the type and timing of dental treatment in children and also the methods of pain control used. In this paper, conditions which influence the choice of anaesthesia and the performance of nonsurgical and surgical dentistry are discussed, as are conditions which affect dental development.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, University of Newcastle upon tyne.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Meechan
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Welbury
mesh_terms: D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000379:methods; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D002648:Child; D000075202:Contraindications; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control; D019140:Dental Care for Children; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D006472:Oral Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control; D016377:Organ Transplantation; D014945:Wound Healing