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Evaluation of Dental Health in Terminally Ill Patients
Dental health plays an imperative role in the general health and well-being of an individual. Terminally ill patients due to a compromised immune response are susceptible to a wide array of oral complications, which may affect their ability to speak and chew, leading to malnutrition. The present stu...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7550152/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33072203 http://dx.doi.org/10.25122/jml-2020-0023 |
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author | Kumari, Minti Kumar, Tanoj Rai, Shweta Rai, Anurag Sultana, Rafat Priya, Leena |
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description | Dental health plays an imperative role in the general health and well-being of an individual. Terminally ill patients due to a compromised immune response are susceptible to a wide array of oral complications, which may affect their ability to speak and chew, leading to malnutrition. The present study was conducted to evaluate dental health and various oral manifestations in terminally ill patients. One hundred twenty terminally ill patients hospitalized with diseases of the respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, circulatory system, liver, and endocrinal disorders were included in the study. The evaluation of oral manifestations and their prevalence was done by a single examiner. The oral health was evaluated according to symptoms exhibited by the patients and clinical presentation. Of the patients included in the study, 78 were male, and 42 were female. All the individuals were adults between 25 to 55 years of age. Out of 120 admitted terminally ill patients, 27 subjects had respiratory diseases, 17 had gastrointestinal disorders, 5 had disorders of the circulatory system, 39 had liver disorders, and 32 had endocrine disorders. A need for added comprehension is mandatory to link the inter-relationships between dentistry and medicine to further perk up the management of the overall health of patients, which will further reinforce the partnership between dental and medical communities. |
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spelling | pubmed-75501522020-10-16 Evaluation of Dental Health in Terminally Ill Patients Kumari, Minti Kumar, Tanoj Rai, Shweta Rai, Anurag Sultana, Rafat Priya, Leena J Med Life Original Article Dental health plays an imperative role in the general health and well-being of an individual. Terminally ill patients due to a compromised immune response are susceptible to a wide array of oral complications, which may affect their ability to speak and chew, leading to malnutrition. The present study was conducted to evaluate dental health and various oral manifestations in terminally ill patients. One hundred twenty terminally ill patients hospitalized with diseases of the respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, circulatory system, liver, and endocrinal disorders were included in the study. The evaluation of oral manifestations and their prevalence was done by a single examiner. The oral health was evaluated according to symptoms exhibited by the patients and clinical presentation. Of the patients included in the study, 78 were male, and 42 were female. All the individuals were adults between 25 to 55 years of age. Out of 120 admitted terminally ill patients, 27 subjects had respiratory diseases, 17 had gastrointestinal disorders, 5 had disorders of the circulatory system, 39 had liver disorders, and 32 had endocrine disorders. A need for added comprehension is mandatory to link the inter-relationships between dentistry and medicine to further perk up the management of the overall health of patients, which will further reinforce the partnership between dental and medical communities. Carol Davila University Press 2020 /pmc/articles/PMC7550152/ /pubmed/33072203 http://dx.doi.org/10.25122/jml-2020-0023 Text en ©Carol Davila University Press This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), which permits unrestricted use and redistribution provided that the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Kumari, Minti Kumar, Tanoj Rai, Shweta Rai, Anurag Sultana, Rafat Priya, Leena Evaluation of Dental Health in Terminally Ill Patients |
title | Evaluation of Dental Health in Terminally Ill Patients |
title_full | Evaluation of Dental Health in Terminally Ill Patients |
title_fullStr | Evaluation of Dental Health in Terminally Ill Patients |
title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of Dental Health in Terminally Ill Patients |
title_short | Evaluation of Dental Health in Terminally Ill Patients |
title_sort | evaluation of dental health in terminally ill patients |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7550152/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33072203 http://dx.doi.org/10.25122/jml-2020-0023 |
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