Dental management of the patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Spec Care Dentist

Hospital Dental Service, University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center.

Published: June 1992

Individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder frequently manifest bizarre behaviors that contribute to the oral disease development. The medications used to manage the disorder can cause profound xerostomia and compound the magnitude of oral pathology. The patient's behavioral alterations and drug therapy might require dental treatment modifications.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-4505.1991.tb01487.xDOI Listing

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