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Review
. 2015 May-Jun;12(3):199-208.

Oral manifestations in transplant patients

Deepika Nappalli  1 , Ashok Lingappa  2
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Review

Oral manifestations in transplant patients

Deepika Nappalli et al. Dent Res J (Isfahan). 2015 May-Jun.

Abstract

Organ transplantation is a widely undertaken procedure and has become an important alternative for the treatment of different end-stage organ diseases that previously had a poor prognosis. The field of organ transplant and hematopoietic stem cell transplant is developing rapidly. The increase in the number of transplant recipients also has an impact on oral and dental services. Most of the oral problems develop as a direct consequence of drug-induced immunosuppression or the procedure itself. These patients may present with oral complaints due to infections or mucosal lesions. Such lesions should be identified, diagnosed, and treated. New treatment strategies permit continuous adaptation of oral care regimens to the changing scope of oral complications. The aim of this review is to analyze those oral manifestations and to discuss the related literature.

Keywords: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; Organ transplantation; immunosuppression.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: The authors of this manuscript declare that they have no conflicts of interest, real or perceived, financial or non-financial in this article.

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