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An Orthopedic Surgeon’s Dental Examination: Reducing Unnecessary Delays in Joint Replacement Surgery for Marginalized Patients in a Safety Net Hospital System

BACKGROUND: Selective dental clearance before total joint arthroplasty (TJA) has been proposed; however, effective strategies of carrying out this practice are lacking. This study aims to determine the positive predictive value (PPV) of a novel oral examination performed by an orthopedic surgeon to...

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Autores principales: Tye, Erik Y., Taylor, Adam J., Kay, Robert D., Bryman, Jason A., Andrawis, John P., Runner, Robert P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8585792/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34805467
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2021.10.001