Oral manifestations of hospitalized cirrhotic at Shaikh Zayed hospital, Lahore: a pilot study

ABSTRACT

Background: in Pakistan cirrhosis has reached alarming proportions due to spread of HCV and HBV viruses. Some of the oral manifestations of cirrhosis have been found to exhibit geographically variability. There is no research available on the oral health of these patients in Pakistan and their specific oral problems are not known