background and aims. dental procedures injuring oral tissues may induce bacterial release to blood stream that can cause infective endocarditis in susceptible patients. the aim of this study was to determine the level of knowledge of general dental practitioners (gdps) in tabriz, northwest of iran, regarding endocarditis prophylaxis in cardiac patients receiving dental treatments. materials and...

results there were minor differences in treatment preferences for graves’ disease in pregnancy and tests to monitor antithyroid drugs between endocrinologists and generalists; the major difference being targeted free thyroxin, and also thyroxin, depicted in the upper end of normal range, by the majority of endocrinologist and within the normal range, by generalists. compared to generalists, end...

UNLABELLED In everyday practice, dentists are confronted with the dilemma of patients on anti-platelet agents and warfarin who require invasive dental procedures and, more pertinently, dental extractions. There may be a divergence of opinion among dentists regarding how they manage these patients. AIMS To assess general dental practitioners' approach to the management of patients taking anti-...