A Patient with Alcoholic Liver Disease Reports for Treatment of Dentoalveolar Abscess in Relation to Maxillary Left Molar.

Dental management of patients with alcoholic liver disease (ALD) depends on the understanding of the systemic effects of liver disease on the body's various systems. ALD can affect normal hemostatic functions by affecting platelets and coagulation factors resulting in prolonged postoperative bleeding. Given these facts, a complete blood count, liver function test, and coagulation profile should be requested before oral surgical procedures. Because the liver is an organ for drug metabolism and detoxification, liver disease may cause increased or decreased drug metabolism and hence alteration of drugs effectiveness and/or increase toxicity. Prophylactic antibiotics may be required to prevent serious infections.