Esophageal Cancer Patients Have a High Incidence of Severe Periodontitis and Preoperative Dental Care Reduces the Likelihood of Severe Pneumonia after Esophagectomy - Concepedia

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Esophageal Cancer Patients Have a High Incidence of Severe Periodontitis and Preoperative Dental Care Reduces the Likelihood of Severe Pneumonia after Esophagectomy

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2016

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Yusuke Sato, Satoru Motoyama, Hiroshi Takano, Akira Nakata, Jiajia Liu, Daiki Harimaya, Naoto Todo, Kei Yoshino, Tomohiko Sasaki, Akiyuki Wakita,

Digestive Surgery

Abstract

Preoperative dental examination and care by a dentist are essential to reduce the likelihood of postoperative severe pneumonia in esophageal cancer patients.

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