Publication:

Oral and dental problems in the organ transplant patient (1994)

Author(s): R. A. Seymour;J. M. Thomason;J. S. Ellis

  • : Oral and dental problems in the organ transplant patient

Abstract: The number of people receiving organ transplants has dramatically increased over the last decade. It is now likely that a dental surgeon will come across patients who have undergone transplantation. This paper considers the particular problems that these patients are likely to present their general dental practitioners.

Notes: 0305-5000 (Print) Journal Article Review

  • Short Title: Oral and dental problems in the organ transplant patient
  • Date: Jun
  • Journal: Dent Update
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue: 5
  • Pages: 209-12
  • Publication type: Article
  • Bibliographic status: Published

Keywords: Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use Cyclosporine/adverse effects *Dental Care for Chronically Ill Gingival Hyperplasia/etiology Humans Immunosuppressive Agents/*adverse effects Nifedipine/adverse effects Organ Transplantation/*adverse effects Periodontal Diseases/*etiology Premedication

Staff

Professor J Mark Thomason
Professor of Prosthodontics & Oral Rehabilitation