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Dental management of the patient with obsessive‐compulsive disorder
Author(s) -
Friedlander Arthur H.,
Serafetinides E.A.
Publication year - 1991
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.1754-4505.1991.tb01487.x
Subject(s) - medicine , obsessive compulsive , disease , dental care , psychiatry , dentistry , pathology
Individuals with obsessive‐compulsive disorder frequently manifest bizarre behaviors that contribute to the oral disease development. The medications used to manage the disorder can cause profound xerostomia and compound the magnitude of oral pathology. The patient's behavioral alterations and drug therapy might require dental treatment modifications.