title: The significance of alcohol misuse in the dental patient.
abstract: This paper presents a general overview of the consequences of alcohol use and misuse in dental patients. Current guidelines for sensible drinking, screening tools for alcohol use and medical problems associated with alcohol misuse are highlighted. The dental management and oral sequaelae of alcohol misuse and dependency are also discussed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients who misuse alcohol will seek dental care. This paper discusses the identification of this group of patients and the implications for their management.
authors.affiliation: Liverpool University Dental Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kwasnicki
authors.forename: Lesley
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Longman
authors.forename: Greg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003729:Dental Care; D004347:Drug Interactions; D000431:Ethanol / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol