The patient with Alzheimer's disease.
Quintessence Int
; 32(3): 221-31, 2001 Mar.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12066662
ABSTRACT
Victims of Alzheimer's disease show a gradual and steady deterioration in memory, orientation, emotional stability, language capacity, abstract thinking, motor skills, and, ultimately, self care. Cognitive and motor deficits are accompanied by a gradual inability to perform adequate oral hygiene. Alzheimer's disease also interferes with the patient's ability to communicate dental symptoms of pain or dysfunction, and progressive deterioration of cognition interferes with the patient's ability to tolerate most therapeutic interventions. When treating patient's with Alzheimer's disease, oral health care providers must develop timely, preventive, and therapeutic strategies compatible with the patient's physical and cognitive ability to undergo and respond to dental care. They should strive to achieve those goals with the same ethical, moral, and professional standards of care as may be appropriate in the management of any other patient.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Assistência Odontológica para a Pessoa com Deficiência
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Doença de Alzheimer
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Quintessence Int
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos