title: Postoperative complications after dental extraction in liver pretransplant patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The liver pretransplant phase requires the interaction of -multidisciplinary teams for optimal patient outcomes, including dental -professionals. In this study, we sought to estimate the prevalence of complications related to dental extraction in liver transplant candidates.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study is a case series of patients eligible for liver transplants referred for dental treatment between 2012 and 2014. Eligible patients for this study underwent at least one tooth extraction, had a complete blood count at the time of the procedure, and were candidates for liver transplantation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Forty-three patients, 12 women (28%) and 31 men (72%), with an -average age of 50.9 ± 11.4 years, had received a total of 116 dental extractions. The prevalence of postoperative complications was 1.7% including two bleeding episodes in the same patient. Seven patients presented a platelet count below 50 × 10³/μL and received platelet transfusions preoperatively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Postoperative complications following dental extractions in liver transplant candidates are unusual.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Low postoperative complications prevalence indicates that dental surgical procedures may be safety performed in patients eligible for liver transplantation after careful -preoperative evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. thaissfp@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Thaís Dos Santos Fontes
authors.initials: Tdos S
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fernanda Cristina Melo
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Pelinsari
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Bruna Mara
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Ruas
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luanne Priscila Pereira
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Avelar
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vitor José
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: da Fonseca
authors.affiliation: Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mauro Henrique Nogueira
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: de Abreu
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ulisses Eliezer
authors.initials: UE
authors.lastname: Salomão
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Agnaldo Soares
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Elisa
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: de Souza E Silva
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ricardo Santiago
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Gomez
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D014081:Tooth Extraction
keywords: dental; focal infection; liver cirrhosis; liver transplant; oral hemorrhage; tooth extraction