Dental management of liver transplant patients.
Dentists are responsible for understanding treatment regimens concerning a myriad of health issues. Increasingly, patients who have significant liver disease or have undergone liver transplant therapy will seek either preoperative or postoperative care. This article reviews current protocols for managing these patients.
Byron
Raymond J
RJ
Division of Restorative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA.
Osborne
Paul D
PD
D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis / Q000379:methods*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003729:Dental Care / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D011183:Postoperative Complications