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Care in patients with Alzheimer’s disease in dentistry
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Keywords

Ambulatory care
Alzheimer disease
Oral health
Dental care

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Care in patients with Alzheimer’s disease in dentistry. (2020). Electronic Journal Collection Health, 12(12), e5070. https://doi.org/10.25248/reas.e5070.2020

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Abstract

Objective: Demonstrate the care strategies and techniques that are used in the dental care of patients with Alzheimer's disease (DA). Literature review: Patients suffering from DA demonstrate a pathology, which promotes the gradual absence of functionalities that affect the neurological part. Until today, its cause is not known and the therapeutic resources are aimed at improving its symptoms, in which a multidisciplinary team involving neurologists to dentists must carry out care. Care in the oral cavity is of paramount importance for these patients, as caregivers or family members must be attentive to every detail, the preparation of a dental plan must be relevant with a preventive perspective, seeking to conduct themselves from the diagnosis of the respective pathology , aiming in this way to make the patient's life more pleasant. Final considerations: In the sense of establishing a favorable follow-up for the health of these individuals, the DCs need to understand the dynamism of AD, taking into account the particular form that occurs from one patient to another, these professionals need to be properly trained, seeking to attend more humanized as possible.

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