Prediction Model of Cardiac Risk for Dental Extraction in Elderly Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases
Gerontology
Fecha de publicación: November 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1159/000497424
Autores: Tang M., Hu P., Wang C.-F., Yu C.-Q., Sheng J., Ma S.-J.
Background: With the rapidly increasing population of elderly people, dental extraction in elderly individuals with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) has become quite common. The issue of how to assure the safety of elderly patients with CVDs undergoing dental extraction has perplexed dentists and internists for many years. And it is important to derive an appropriate risk prediction tool for this population.
