Dental Management of Special Needs Patients Who Have Epilepsy

Dental Clinics of North America

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 295-309

  Robbins, Miriam R ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmentally disabled; Epilepsy; Gingival hyperplasia; Seizure; Special needs patients; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ANAMNESIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CLASSIFICATION; DENTAL CARE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPILEPSY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GINGIVA HYPERPLASIA; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ANTICONVULSANTS; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; DENTAL CARE FOR DISABLED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPILEPSY; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; GINGIVAL HYPERPLASIA; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61349198850     PISSN: 00118532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2008.12.014     Document Type: Review

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