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Oral Health Assessment by Lay Personnel for Older Adults
Published on: February 2, 2020
Providing dental care for patients with Huntington's disease
Carole A Boyle1, Caroline Frölander, Graham Manley
1Department of Sedation and Special Care Dentistry, King's College London Dental Institute at Guy's, King's College and St Thomas' Hospitals, Floor 26, Guy's Tower, London SE1 9RT, UK.
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This paper describes the genetic condition Huntington's disease and its clinical relevance to dentists. The treatment of two patients with the condition is described: one under general anaesthesia, the other with intravenous sedation.
Clinical Relevance:
Dentists may have patients who develop Huntington's disease in later life, so this paper will help them consider the longer term effects of this disease and help in planning dental care.
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