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Oral Health Assessment by Lay Personnel for Older Adults
Published on: February 2, 2020
Dental management of Parkinson's disease: a case report
Preeti Agarwal Katyayan1, Manish Khan Katyayan, Babitha Nugala
1Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Government Dental College & Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. drkatyayan@ymail.com
Abstract:
Parkinson's disease is an idiopathic, slowly progressive disorder of the central nervous system characterized by resting tremor, muscular rigidity, slow and decreased movement (bradykinesia), and postural instability. Oral healthcare providers can expect to be called upon to care for patients with this progressively debilitating disease. To provide competent care to patients with Parkinson's disease, clinicians must understand the disease, its treatment and its impact on the patient's ability to undergo and respond to dental care. The successful prosthodontic management of a 74-year-old completely edentulous Parkinson's disease patient is presented, with the conclusion that a prosthodontic intervention may contribute to improvement in the quality of life of a Parkinson's disease patient.
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