What do you do if you need to see the dentist but you can’t leave the house? Or if you have a person entrusted to your care who is bed-bound or wheelchair bound? It can be very difficult for the elderly, the disabled, or those with other medical issues to make it to the dentist…
DetailsXerostomia can cause difficulty in speech and eating. It also leads to halitosis (bad breath) and a dramatic rise in the number of cavities, as the protective effect of saliva is no longer present, and can make the mucosal tissue of the mouth more vulnerable to infection (such as thrush). Denture use becomes more difficult…
DetailsMany oral conditions adversely affect a resident’s nutrition and general health status, and the mouth, in turn, reflects many systemic problems. Advanced periodontitis—fairly common in the elderly—-reduces the ability to chew, exacerbates problems in the control of types 1 and 2 diabetes, and has been found to be a risk factor in pneumonia, cardiovascular disorders,…
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