Care of elderly patients .
- Elderly patients are those patients who are over 65 years of age. With advancement in health science, elder people have a chance of living longer. Since most of the elderly people seek dental care in the form of oral rehabilitation. As we age, there are variations in the physiological parameters. There is decline in our physiological function. Sometimes ageing predisposes to pathological changes as well. The ability to adapt to stressful conditions also reduces. Usually at this age patients may be suffering from one or the other conditions such as diabetes, cardiac disease. As they are already suffering from an ailment the patient should discuss with the dentist before undergoing dental treatment. There are conditions that may influence the dental care. The patient should tell about the condition he is suffering from, medication which he is taking . As the drugs prescribed by dental professional should not interact and produce any effects.There are newer methods for oral rehabilitation such as dental implants which may provide the patient with better results as compared to removable prosthesis.
- 2 . Communication between patient and doctor should be there so as to have good relationship with each other. Each patient which goes for treatment should provide the doctor with information of medical history. This can be in a form of verbal /nonverbal exchange of information. This verbal communication will help to reduce or eliminate incidence of fear, anxiety a nd phobia. Fear is defensive response to actual threat. Fear in the dental clinic may be for pain,needle,extraction,surgery,sight of blood , sight of instruments etc. If there is good rapport with the doctor then patients are less fearful during the procedure and therefore less chances of anxiety related complications.#carepatients #Dental #Tourism #32teeths.com #healthcare #dentalchain#dentalImplant #bottox #toothextraction #toothPain
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