Dental health and management for children with congenital heart disease.
FitzGerald, Kirsten Fleming, Pádraig Franklin, Orla
FitzGerald, Kirsten
Fleming, Pádraig
Franklin, Orla
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Date
2010-01
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Child
Child, Preschool
Dental Care
Dental Care for Chronically Ill
Dental Caries
Drug Interactions
Endocarditis, Bacterial
Heart Defects, Congenital
Humans
Pharmaceutical Preparations, Dental
Child, Preschool
Dental Care
Dental Care for Chronically Ill
Dental Caries
Drug Interactions
Endocarditis, Bacterial
Heart Defects, Congenital
Humans
Pharmaceutical Preparations, Dental
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Abstract
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the most common developmental anomalies. Children with CHD are at increased risk of developing oral disease, and are at increased risk from the systemic effects of oral disease. Recent changes in guidelines related to prophylaxis against infective endocarditis have highlighted the importance of establishing and maintaining oral health for this group of patients. The management of children with CHD can be complex and, unfortunately, many of these children do not receive the care they require. The challenges that these children pose are discussed, and suggestions are made for the appropriate management of these patients and the key role that all those working in primary dental care have to play.
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en
ISSN
1355-7610
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DOI
10.1308/135576110790307690
PMID
20067687