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Dental Implant/s in a patient with BetaThalassemia Minor: A Case Report
Dr. Neeraj Trehan, Dr. Palvideet Kaur, Dr. Asha Saroja Peyyeti, Dr. Quratulain Tahir, Dr. Pratibha Meti Hanamaraddi, Dr. Somya Bansal
Abstract
Hemoglobinopathies which comprise thalassemia along with sickle-cell anemia have been reported
to have widespread. Approximately 5% of the global population is found to possess genes that are
responsible for various hemoglobinopathies. The defect causes alteration in hemoglobin synthesis
manifesting in variable degrees of anemia that ranges from clinical alterations those threatening to
life. This hereditary type of anemia is the result of mutations in chromosome 16 that encodes globin
genes and chromosome 11 encoding ϒ, δ, and β-globin. Hence; we presented the case report of a
patient with Beta-Thalassemia Minor who underwent dental implant therapy
Keywords
Dental Implant, Thalassemia
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