title: Carious lesions in the heroin addicted patient. A case report.
abstract: Heroin abuse is destroying the health of many individuals in our society. Much of the information that has appeared in the literature has concerned itself with the general health of addicts; the oral health status of these individuals has not been studied to the same extent. This report will present and discuss the management of a case involving the effects of long-term heroin abuse on the dentition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, National Defense Medical Center and Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016556:Crown Lengthening; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D005260:Female; D006556:Heroin Dependence; D006801:Humans; D017213:Root Caries / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D013524:Surgical Flaps