title: Dental management of liver transplant patient.
abstract: The dental management of a liver transplant patient requires an awareness of the problems associated with controlling infection, bleeding and pain. Consultation with the patient's physician is most important. Laboratory tests to determine liver function, complete blood count (CBC)-including white blood cells and platelets-and clotting ability (international normalized ratio [INR]) are a necessity. In the case report presented here, the dentist, in consultation with the patient's physician, outlines a dental management plan that includes the need for antibiotic prophylaxis and delineates the types of antibiotics, analgesics and local anesthetics that may be used.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Maxillofacial, Pathology, Radiology and Medicine, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, NY, USA. da11@nyu.edu
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Levenson
authors.forename: Analia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Veitz-Keenan
mesh_terms: D000082:Acetaminophen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill / Q000145:classification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019934:International Normalized Ratio; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000166:cytology; D053210:Pharmaceutical Preparations, Dental / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010976:Platelet Count; D011517:Prothrombin Time
chemical_list: D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D053210:Pharmaceutical Preparations, Dental; D000082:Acetaminophen