Specialty Care Articles
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Drug Therapy for the Pregnant Dental Patient
This article discusses concerns associated with drug therapy required for dental treatment of pregnant patients and identifies therapeutic agents used and their potential risks.
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The Oral-Medical Disease Connection: Pregnancy, Cardiovascular Disease, and Diabetes
This article discusses the oral-systemic connection, specifically the association between periodontal disease and the following medical conditions: adverse pregnancies, cardiovascular disease, and dia...
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Down Syndrome-Associated Periodontitis: A Critical Review of the Literature
Dental practitioners are challenged by the high incidence of early onset aggressive periodontal disease in T21. Creating awareness enables dental professionals who have the power and knowledge to appr...
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Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws—A Case Report
This case presentation focuses on a 50-year-old woman with a 10-year history of monthly Zometa (zoledronic acid) use for treatment of multiple myeloma, resulting in BRONJ with a very unfavorable outco...
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Comprehensive Oral Rehabilitation of a Patient with Aplastic Anemia by Periodontal and Prosthesis Treatments
This is a case report of the successful periodontal and prosthesis treatment in a patient with AA, chronic diffuse gingivitis, excessive tooth caries that interfered with mastication, painful oral les...
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Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita: A Rare Challenge in Dental Management
This article features the case of an elderly woman who presented for treatment of painful intraoral mucosal blisters and erosions beneath her dentures and was diagnosed with potentially fatal epidermo...
