Dental Implants in a Transplant Patient?
Last Updated: Feb 12, 2007
Dr. Kelly asks:
I would be interested in others opinions on the following dental implant case:
Patient has Type 1, which is well controlled. Patient has received organ transplants of the kidney and pancreas. Patient also has a very low salivary output and is xerostomic due to the multiple drugs that are taken daily to support the organ transplants.
My question is should I proceed with placing the dental implants in this type of patient or should I consider another form of prosthetic rehabilitation that does not include implants? Does anybody else have experience in placing implants in a transplant patient? Any long-term studies? Thanks.
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