title: Dental considerations in cardiovascular patients: A practical perspective.
abstract: Cardiovascular disease trends, complications, and associated therapeutics impact the dental health and treatment. Such patients require special consideration with regard to when and which dental treatment is appropriate and what precautions are required. Alertness to potential oral adverse drug reactions enables referral of patient's to his physician or cardiologist. Cardiovascular drugs are also known to have mild to potentially fatal drug interactions. Dental professionals may be the first line of defense in the detection and referral of a patient suspected of having cardiovascular disease, an uncontrolled disease status, or oral adverse drug reactions, and they have a key role to play in oral and systemic disease prevention and treatment, in partnership with the patient and his physician.
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, MMCDSR, Mullana, Ambala, India. Electronic address: swantikachaudhry@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Swantika
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chaudhry
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, MMCDSR, Mullana, Ambala, India. Electronic address: ritikajas@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ritika
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jaiswal
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, MMCDSR, Mullana, Ambala, India. Electronic address: drsksperio@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Surender
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sachdeva
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019468:Disease Management; D014943:Global Health; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D009909:Oral Health; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000592:standards*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Cardiovascular diseases; Dental management; Emergency drugs; Emergency protocol