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ReviewElectronic physician2017

Thalassemia review: features, dental considerations and management.

Nawal Helmi, Mawahib Bashir, Ayesha Shireen, Iffat Mirza Ahmed

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Review in Electronic physician, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 84 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nawal HelmiPh.D., Assistant Professor, Biochemistry Department, College of Science, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Mawahib BashirMD Pathology, Assistant Professor, Basic Science Department, Al-Farabi College of Dentistry & Nursing, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Ayesha ShireenMDS Oral Medicine & Radiology, Lecturer, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Al-Farabi College of Dentistry & Nursing, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Iffat Mirza AhmedPh.D. Student of Clinical Research, Lecturer, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Al-Farabi College of Dentistry & Nursing, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Al-Farabi College · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thalassemia is a genetic disorder that involves abnormal haemoglobin formation. The two main categories of thalassemia are alpha and beta thalassemia that are then divided into further subcategories. While some mild forms of thalassemia might even go unnoticed and only cause mild anaemia and iron deficiency problems in patients, other more severe forms of thalassemia can even result in death. Individuals with thalassemia can get treatment according to the level of severity of their condition. The main oral manifestations of thalassemia are Class II malocclusion, maxillary protrusion, high caries index, severe gingivitis. Any dental surgical procedure for such patients should be done under antibiotic cover and immediately after transfusion. Caution should be exercised in thalassemia patients due to complications related to compromised immunity and cardiovascular issues. Multidisciplinary approach involving dental surgeon, haematologist and orthodontist is the best advised approach.

Indexed as

Abnormal haemoglobinThalassemiaThalassemia dental treatment

Identifiers

PMID28461877
PMCPMC5407235
OpenAlexW2604111261

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