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Review
. 2017 Oct;32(10):627-632.
doi: 10.1111/jocs.13211. Epub 2017 Sep 12.

Dental management for patients undergoing heart valve surgery

Alessandra F Souza  1 , Amanda L Rocha  2 , Wagner H Castro  2 , Claudio L Gelape  3 , Maria Carmo P Nunes  3 , Sicilia R Oliveira  2 , Denise V Travassos  1 , Tarcília A Silva  2
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Dental management for patients undergoing heart valve surgery

Alessandra F Souza et al. J Card Surg. 2017 Oct.

Abstract

This study sought to review current guidelines and the most optimal dental management for patients undergoing cardiac valve surgery.

Keywords: dental prophylaxis for cardiac surgery; endocarditis.

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