Highlights for Dental Care as a Hepatitis C Risk Factor:A Review of Literature

作     者：Leon D.Averbukh George Y.Wu 

作者机构：Department of MedicineDivision of Gastroenterology-HepatologyUniversity of Connecticut Health CenterCTUSA 

出 版 物：《Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology》 (临床与转化肝病杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2019年第7卷第4期

页      面：346-351页

核心收录：

学科分类：1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1002[医学-临床医学] 100401[医学-流行病与卫生统计学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：Herman Lopata Chair for Hepatitis Research 

主　　题：Hepatitis C Oral care Dental care Risk factors Hepatitis 

摘      要：Hepatitis C(HCV)is a viral infection that affects an estimated 71 million people worldwide,with over 1 million new infec-tions *** medical treatments exist,HCV continues to be a significant public health *** prevention and transmission risk factor identification remain key in helping decrease disease *** intravenous drug use,healthcare exposure(*** transfusions and surgical care),and body modification(*** and piercings)are well accepted risk factors for HCV transmission,others remain *** dental practice is often asso-ciated with procedures and bleeding,the possibility of HCV transmission seemed reasonable to ***,we review the evidence for dental care as a potential risk factor for HCV *** identified a total of 1,180 manu-scripts related to HCV and dental care,of which 26 manu-scripts were included in the study after exclusionary criteria were *** per our review of the available literature,in the developing world,the improper use of sterile technique and lack of provider education likely increases the risk of HCV transmission during dental *** developed nations,on the other hand,general dental care does not appear to be a significant risk factor for HCV transmission in non-intravenous drug user patients;although,the improper use and reuse of anesthetics during procedures poses a rare potential risk for viral transmission.