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Improved Home Blood Pressure Control by CT-guided Ozone-mediated Renal Denervation for Patients with Resistant Hypertension
Published on: June 6, 2025
Dental management of patients with hypertension
1Department of Surgical Specialties, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Dentistry, 40th and Holdrege, Lincoln, NE 68583-0757, USA. jbavitz@unmc.edu
Abstract:
About 50 million people in the United States have hypertension. Many epidemiologists feels it is the number one public health problem in developed countries. Although asymptomatic early on, untreated hypertension leads to cardiovascular disease, strokes, renal failure, and blindness. Dentists no doubt treat patients with hypertension and its sequelae in their practice. This article summarizes the current thinking on the diagnosis and treatment of this condition, emphasizing dental implications. The article presents common oral and systemic side effects of antihypertensive medications, and discusses how dentists can help treat hypertension through the fabrication of devices useful in reducing obstructive sleep apnea.
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