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Medication

Etanercept

Biologic (TNF-alpha inhibitor)

Brand names: Enbrel

Oral health effects

  • Increased infection / candidiasis risk & delayed healing

    Systemic immunosuppression raises the risk of oral candidiasis, viral reactivation (HSV), and delayed wound healing.

    Clinical management: Monitor for fungal/viral infection; emphasize hygiene; consider antimicrobial prophylaxis per medical advice; plan atraumatic care and coordinate timing of invasive procedures.

Sources

  1. Adverse drug events in the oral cavity. Yuan A, Woo SB. Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology, 2015.