Assessment and management of oral health in liver transplant candidates

Liver transplantation has become a standard treatment for end-stage liver disease and the number of recipients has grown rapidly in the last few years. Dental care during pre-transplant workup is important to reduce potential sources of infection in the drug-induced immunosuppression phase of liver...

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Main Authors: Paulo Sérgio da Silva Santos, Karin Sá Fernandes, Marina H. C. Gallottini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2012-04-01
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572012000200020