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Why is so important for dentists to check what kind of heart disease the patients have before treatment, and why some patients who have heart disease require to take pre-medication before some dental treatments. If a 10 years old kid who has heart murmur, should he undergo general anesthesia for dental treatment due to he has excessive caries.

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because it can cause stress which can hurt the heart
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