A Patient with Active Hepatitis B Presents for Dental Extraction

Fatmah Alhendi 1

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07 January 2023

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doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2023.02.041

Abstract

Goals of the dental management of patients with active hepatitis B is to stabilize the patient until the active liver infection subsides and to defer all dental treatments until recovery. If treatment cannot be deferred during the active stage of the disease, consultation with the patient's physician is necessary to obtain information to avoid excessive bleeding, infection, or adverse drug reactions. Dental treatments of such patients should be carried out in an isolated operation room with adherence to the standard precautions to prevent cross-infection. An effective vaccine against hepatitis B is available; all health care workers should be fully vaccinated.

Keywords: Bleeding; Drugs; Hepatitis B; Infections; Management; Odontology.

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