Steroid cover for dental patients on long-term steroid medication: Proposed clinical guidelines based upon a critical review of the literature

British Dental Journal

Volumn 197, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 681-685

  Gibson, N ^a   Ferguson, J W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; CORTICOTROPIN; CYTOKINE; FLUTICASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 1; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADDISON DISEASE; ADRENAL DISEASE; ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; ANXIETY; ARTHRALGIA; ATROPHY; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLEEDING; BLOOD PRESSURE; DENTIST; DENTISTRY; DIZZINESS; FATIGUE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA; ORAL SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; STRESS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOOTH EXTRACTION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADDISON DISEASE; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 11844269908     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4811857     Document Type: Review

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