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Dental implications of narcotic addiction
Author(s) -
Carter Eric F.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1978.tb03528.x
Subject(s) - narcotic , addiction , dentistry , medicine , population , psychiatry , environmental health
A bstract — Reasons are presented for the higher prevalence of dental caries in narcotic addicts than in the general population. The particular problem of dentalgia during withdrawal phases is examined and approaches to dental treatment suggested.