title: Orthodontic treatment of patients with medical disorders.
abstract: This article will highlight some of the problems encountered when orthodontic treatment is provided for patients who have serious medical conditions. The way in which various disease processes might influence treatment decisions will be described, as well as recommended methods of avoiding potential problems.
authors.affiliation: Orthodontic Division, Queen's University, Belfast.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Burden
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mullally
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sandler
mesh_terms: D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D003657:Decision Making; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000503:physiopathology; D004194:Disease; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000517:prevention & control; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology; D006474:Hemorrhagic Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D012307:Risk Factors