In the past 10 years, hepatitis C and G viruses have been identified, and in the last two years a further parenterally transmitted agent, termed TT virus (TTV), has been discovered. These viruses have a worldwide distribution and frequently cause chronic infection. The purpose of this article was to promote an understanding of these viral agents and their relevance in dental practice. Infected patients may develop a chronic carrier state without clinical disease or may develop liver disease, and may have related oral conditions. Dental providers will see a growing number of patients with HCV/HGV and possibly TTV infection. All of these patients require appropriate infection control measures during dental treatment.
Infectious hepatitis C, hepatitis G, and TT virus: review and implications for dentists / G. Lodi, C. Bez, C. Scully, S.R. Porter, J.B. Epstein. - In: SPECIAL CARE IN DENTISTRY. - ISSN 0275-1879. - 22:2(2002), pp. 53-58. [10.1111/j.1754-4505.2002.tb01162.x]
Infectious hepatitis C, hepatitis G, and TT virus: review and implications for dentists
G. LodiPrimo
;C. BezSecondo
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2002
Abstract
In the past 10 years, hepatitis C and G viruses have been identified, and in the last two years a further parenterally transmitted agent, termed TT virus (TTV), has been discovered. These viruses have a worldwide distribution and frequently cause chronic infection. The purpose of this article was to promote an understanding of these viral agents and their relevance in dental practice. Infected patients may develop a chronic carrier state without clinical disease or may develop liver disease, and may have related oral conditions. Dental providers will see a growing number of patients with HCV/HGV and possibly TTV infection. All of these patients require appropriate infection control measures during dental treatment.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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