Dental clearance for kidney transplant patients | ||
| Egyptian Dental Journal | ||
| Volume 69, Issue 3 - Serial Number 2, July 2023, Pages 1829-1836 PDF (262.79 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/edj.2023.206686.2523 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Tarek Aly* 1; Abir Edhaoui2; Saad Haroon2; Mohamed Ahmed ElBanna3 | ||
| 1Oral Surgeon,Primary Healthcare Corporation, Qatar | ||
| 2Dentist, Primary Healthcare Corporation, Qatar | ||
| 3Endodontist, Primary Healthcare Corporation,Qatar | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Organ transplant is a rapidly developing medical field. Dentists play an integral part preparing patients before transplantation, as well as treating them after the procedure. Dental clearance is a written approbation provided by dentist stating that a specified patient’s oral health has no issues. Generally, clearance is required for patients in need of certain complicated medical procedures such as joint replacement, heart surgery, joint replacement, organ transplantation. Kidney is a complex organ that effect extensively many physiological mechanisms and process. Chronic renal disease is a progressive disease caused by repeated destruction of renal nephrons. This leads to diminish kidney function over a course of several months or years. Renal transplantation has been one of the medical miracles of the 20th century leading to improve the quality of life of thousands of patients suffering from chronic end-stage kidney disease. Infection from any dental source is a potential threat for both organ transplant candidates and recipients. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Keywords Renal transportation; dental clearance; hemodialysis; end stage renal disease | ||
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