IMR Press / RCM / Volume 23 / Issue 8 / DOI: 10.31083/j.rcm2308261
Open Access Review
Dental Management Considerations for Patients with Cardiovascular Disease—A Narrative Review
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1 Department of Periodontology, Dentistry Program, Batterjee Medical College, 21442 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2 Department of Periodontology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, 576104 Manipal, Karnataka, India
3 Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Manipal University College Malaysia (MUCM), 75150 Melaka, Malaysia
4 Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Dentistry Program, Batterjee Medical College, 21442 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
5 Department of Endodontics, Dentistry Program, Batterjee Medical College, 21442 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
6 Division of Dental Public Health, Dentistry Program, Batterjee Medical College, 21442 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
7 Department of Prosthetic Dental Science, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, 62529 Abha, Saudi Arabia
8 Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, 62529 Abha, Saudi Arabia
9 Department of Restorative Dental Sciences and Department of Dental Education, King Khalid University College of Dentistry, 61471 Abha, Saudi Arabia
10 Department of Prosthetic Dental Science, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, 62529 Abha, Saudi Arabia
*Correspondence: vani99ddc@gmail.com (Vani Taneja)
These authors contributed equally.
Academic Editor: Giuseppe Biondi Zoccai
Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2022, 23(8), 261; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2308261
Submitted: 18 February 2022 | Revised: 8 June 2022 | Accepted: 13 June 2022 | Published: 20 July 2022
Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Dental therapists encounter patients with various systemic diseases of which cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients form a significant segment. Relation between oral health and cardiac diseases has been well established. Common cardiac disorders encountered in a dental practice include arterial hypertension, heart failure, ischemic heart disease, cardiac arrhythmias, infective endocarditis, stroke, and cardiac pacemaker. Patients with CVDs pose a significant challenge to dental therapy. These patients need special considerations and an adequate understanding of the underlying cardiovascular condition to provide safe and effective dental treatment. Based on the cardiac condition, an appropriate modification in dental care is crucial. A multidisciplinary approach including the patient’s cardiologist can potentially reduce complications and improve dental treatment results. This review aims at unfolding the risks associated with the dental management of a cardiac patient and outlines the measures to be undertaken for optimum dental treatment.

Keywords
anticoagulants
cardiac arrhythmias
dental care
hypertension
myocardial ischemia
vasoconstrictor
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