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Safety of hospital dental treatment for the high‐risk patient
Author(s) -
SETO BRADLEY G.,
LYNCH STEVEN
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
special care in dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1754-4505
pISSN - 0275-1879
DOI - 10.1111/j.1754-4505.1984.tb00205.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dental surgery , dental care , emergency medicine , anesthesia , surgery , dentistry
SUMMARY A total of 100 hospital dental cases were reviewed. No significant long‐term complications were seen that resulted from the anesthesia or operative procedures. Most of the minor postoperative changes that we saw were related to the operative procedures. In this study, few minor changes could be related to the anesthesia techniques or duration of the surgery. This is probably related to optimizing preoperative health and proper intra‐ and postoperative care. However, the results could also be related to the age of our patients, because younger age groups are less likely to have postoperative complications. Despite the potentially high‐risk patient population, dental treatment in the hospital environment is a safe procedure.