Dr Himanshu Chauhan being trained and experienced in all aspects of dentistry along with advance cardiac, advance trauma life support, facial cosmetic and reconstructive surgeries in conjugation to exodontia and other minor oral surgical procedures which are his mainstay, his herculean progress has occured in areas of treating and handling patients with cardiac and hematological disorders, coupled with these advances makes Dr Himanshu Chauhan proficient to manage patients with utmost precision and expertise.Medical comorbidities have varied effects on the management of a patient for Maxillofacial & dentoalveolar surgeries. A thorough understanding of patients' medical problems is of paramount importance to provide safe and effective dental treatment. Prior diagnosis and prudence in such conditions is of utmost importance, in order to avoid complications and overall welfare of the patient. There is a dilemma on the extent of investigations required to evidently ascertain the medical status and fitness of a patient for a dental procedure. Older patients tend to have a higher prevalence of cardiovascular, degenerative, endocrine disorders, while younger patients are more likely to have neurological and haematological disorders.
A dental practitioner should be aware of such conditions and medical consultation may often be required for proper coordinated management of the patient's dental as well as overall health. Modifications in the dental management due to compromising medical conditions are often mandatory to decrease the chances of intraoperative and postoperative complications. In developing countries like India, many of the systemic diseases go undiagnosed because of the lack of periodic systematic health check-up policies and access to healthcare. Hence, it is necessary for all dental practitioners to critically evaluate the medical fitness of the patient prior to any dental procedure.
Moreover, dental consultation could serve as an opportunity to do a baseline health check-up, which could bring to light some subclinical comorbidities.