title: The dental management of children with sickle cell disease and beta-thalassaemia: a review.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Child Dental Health, Leeds Dental Institute, England.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Duggal
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bedi
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Kinsey
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: 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