Epilepsy and dental procedures. A review.
This paper is a review of the dental management of patients with epilepsy. It includes discussion of the effects anti-epileptic drugs have on dental procedures and addresses complications and side effects of these drugs. A clinical case photo is presented to show gingival hyperplasia, along with four tables on which common antiepileptic medications are enumerated.
Vorkas
Charles K
CK
Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York City, New York, USA.
Gopinathan
Manju K
MK
Singh
Anuradha
A
Devinsky
Orrin
O
Lin
Louis M
LM
Rosenberg
Paul A
PA
D000766:Anesthesia, Dental; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000009:adverse effects; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004827:Epilepsy; D019214:Gingival Overgrowth / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000139:chemically induced
D000927:Anticonvulsants