Orthodontic treatment of patients with medical disorders

Eur J Orthod. 2001 Aug;23(4):363-72. doi: 10.1093/ejo/23.4.363.

Abstract

This article will highlight some of the problems encountered when orthodontic treatment is provided for patients who have serious medical conditions. The way in which various disease processes might influence treatment decisions will be described, as well as recommended methods of avoiding potential problems.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis
  • Arthritis, Juvenile / physiopathology
  • Child
  • Cystic Fibrosis / physiopathology
  • Decision Making
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / physiopathology
  • Disease*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / prevention & control
  • Hematologic Neoplasms / physiopathology
  • Hemorrhagic Disorders / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / physiopathology
  • Orthodontics, Corrective*
  • Risk Factors