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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Format: | Article |
Language: | Spanish |
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Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos
2009-07-01
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Series: | Medisur |
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Online Access: | http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/732 |
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. |
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ISSN: | 1727-897X |