Dental considerations in the management of children suffering from sickle cell disease: A case report

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetically derived disorder characterized by the presence of an abnormal hemoglobin molecule, designated as hemoglobin S (HbS). It is one of the most common genetic disorder worldwide, with an estimated 70 million people carrying the sickle gene. This article describe...

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Main Author: Ramakrishna Y
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2007-09-01
Series:Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
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Online Access:http://www.jisppd.com/article.asp?issn=0970-4388;year=2007;volume=25;issue=3;spage=140;epage=143;aulast=Ramakrishna
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spelling doaj-a7b260f5551c42f68db4bf06b6afb9fb2020-11-24T22:53:38ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry0970-43882007-09-01253140143Dental considerations in the management of children suffering from sickle cell disease: A case reportRamakrishna YSickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetically derived disorder characterized by the presence of an abnormal hemoglobin molecule, designated as hemoglobin S (HbS). It is one of the most common genetic disorder worldwide, with an estimated 70 million people carrying the sickle gene. This article describes the dental considerations in managing a 6-year-old child suffering from SCD (SS type).http://www.jisppd.com/article.asp?issn=0970-4388;year=2007;volume=25;issue=3;spage=140;epage=143;aulast=RamakrishnaHemoglobinopathysickle cell diseasesickle cell trait
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Dental considerations in the management of children suffering from sickle cell disease: A case report
Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
Hemoglobinopathy
sickle cell disease
sickle cell trait
author_facet Ramakrishna Y
author_sort Ramakrishna Y
title Dental considerations in the management of children suffering from sickle cell disease: A case report
title_short Dental considerations in the management of children suffering from sickle cell disease: A case report
title_full Dental considerations in the management of children suffering from sickle cell disease: A case report
title_fullStr Dental considerations in the management of children suffering from sickle cell disease: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Dental considerations in the management of children suffering from sickle cell disease: A case report
title_sort dental considerations in the management of children suffering from sickle cell disease: a case report
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
issn 0970-4388
publishDate 2007-09-01
description Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetically derived disorder characterized by the presence of an abnormal hemoglobin molecule, designated as hemoglobin S (HbS). It is one of the most common genetic disorder worldwide, with an estimated 70 million people carrying the sickle gene. This article describes the dental considerations in managing a 6-year-old child suffering from SCD (SS type).
topic Hemoglobinopathy
sickle cell disease
sickle cell trait
url http://www.jisppd.com/article.asp?issn=0970-4388;year=2007;volume=25;issue=3;spage=140;epage=143;aulast=Ramakrishna
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