Journal of Disability and Oral Health

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Cover Date:
December 2015
Print ISSN:
1470-8558
Vol:
16
Issue:
4

Management of a hospitalised....pdf

Doi: 10.443/JDOH_Stokes05

Management of a hospitalised patient with dementia – a lesson learned

T Stokes, M Doshi and J Preston

Abstract
This report describes the multidisciplinary management of an 80-year-old patient with dementia who developed severe ulceration to her lower lip as a result of habitual lip biting whilst in hospital. The ulceration was of such an extent it prevented the patient from being able to eat and drink, caused a rapid deterioration in oral health, contributed to a four-month ward stay and may have been a cause of hospital acquired pneumonia. The aim of this report is to raise awareness of the importance of oral health as part of general health of vulnerable hospitalised patients.

Key words: Special Care Dentistry, lip biting, dry mouth, pneumonia, mouthcare

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Page Start
139
Page End
143
Authors
T Stokes, M Doshi, J Preston

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  1. Editorial - Special Care Dentistry training- from an academic perspective
  2. 105
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  1. Identifying and challenging multi-level barriers to dental care for disabled people accessing special care and general dental services
  2. 108
  3. 115

  1. Review of oral health care delivery systems proposed in the USA and UK for people with special needs
  2. 116
  3. 124

  1. Models of transition of care for adolescents who require Special Care Dentistry
  2. 125
  3. 131

  1. Service evaluation of post-operative complications of patients at risk of bleeding on the Special Care department at Liverpool Dental Hospital
  2. 132
  3. 138

  1. Management of a hospitalised....pdf
  2. 139
  3. 143

  1. Diary dates
  2. 147
  3. 147

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