Informed consent in dental extractions.

When performing any oral intervention, particularly dental extractions, the specialist should have the oral or written consent of the patient. This consent includes the explanation of all possible complications, whether typical, very serious or personalized associated with the previous health condit...

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Main Authors: José Luis Capote Femenías, Esther María Castillo Betancourt, Alicia Quiñones Betancourt, Sahily Espino Otero
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos 2009-07-01
Series:Medisur
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Online Access:http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/732
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Summary:When performing any oral intervention, particularly dental extractions, the specialist should have the oral or written consent of the patient. This consent includes the explanation of all possible complications, whether typical, very serious or personalized associated with the previous health condition, age, profession, religion or any other characteristic of the patient, as well as the possi.ble benefits of the intervention. This article is related with the bioethical aspects related with dental extractions, in order to determine the main elements that the informed consent should include.
ISSN:1727-897X