[Prevalence of orofacial complication among thalassemic patients in Thalassemia center of Qazvin]

ABSTRACT

Background: thalassemia is the most common monogenic disorder of which Homozygote type [major-beta-thalassemia] is the most severe hemolytic anemia in Iran. Regarding the importance of orofacial complications in these patients and not having enough information about this disease in Iran, it`s necessary to do a research in this point as well as knowing and reducing of orofacial complications of thalassemia