The dental management of children with sickle cell disease and beta-thalassaemia: a review.
This paper reviews two groups of haemoglobinopathies: sickle cell disorders and beta-thalassaemias. The medical aspects and dental management of children with these conditions are discussed. These conditions are rare in the white indigenous population of the UK but affect a sizeable proportion of the minority ethnic community. Dentists need to be aware of the medical implications for patients who have these disorders and should co-ordinate their dental care accordingly.
Duggal
M S
MS
Division of Child Dental Health, Leeds Dental Institute, England.
Bedi
R
R
Kinsey
S E
SE
Williams
S A
SA
D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000208:ethnology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007571:Jaw Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D010348:Patient Care Team; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000208:ethnology