Impact of Dental Status on Heart Transplantation Outcomes
Poor dental health was not directly associated with post-transplant mortality but was linked to a higher sepsis risk, which negatively affected outcomes. These findings support the need for standardized dental care protocols for heart transplant candidates.
Authors
- Marlene Geyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4095-3298)
- Christine Kamla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8715-4728)
- Wenko Smolka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9655-8951)
- Ina Dewenter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1089-5632)
- Madeleine Orban (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4447-4625)
- Anusha Abdullah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1626-9459)
- Maximilian Vorstandlechner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0824-9359)
- Christoph S. Mueller
- Katharina Theresa Obermeier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2679-2379)
Institutions
- LMU Klinikum (DE)
- German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DE)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Oral Diseases
- Published
- 2025-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/odi.70157
- Primary Topic
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00