Nationwide Awareness Campaign and Call for Dental Screening for Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia in Germany

• Main Authors: Urban W. Geisthoff (Author), Frank Hölzle (Author), Boris A. Stuck (Author), Joachim Jackowski (Author), Catherine Hand Goetz (Author), Christina Grabowski (Author), Freya Droege (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives. Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a rare disorder encompassing facial and oral telangiectasias and visceral vascular malformations (VMs). Pulmonary VMs can lead to paradoxical embolism of thrombi or bacteria, e.g., due to dental procedures. Early detection can reduce morbidi...