Some patients who need general medical care before a dental intervention can suffer increased risk for poor outcomes if they have compromised access to care.
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Though body size can be altered with environmental or behavioral changes, anatomic shape, which appears to be genetically determined, cannot be changed except by surgery, trauma, or illness.