Oral Health Care in People with Huntington's Disease

Daniela Rae*, Graham Manley

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Oral health care for people with Huntington's disease should be based on the principles of achieving a disease-free, pain-free, and safe mouth, with the standard care and treatment that is no less than that which is provided for an individual that does not have this condition. Such care and treatment will take into account the health and safety of each individual within the context of his or her condition. Particular emphasis is placed on dental professionals working within a multidisciplinary team, focusing on prevention of oral disease and providing treatment appropriate to the various stages of the progression of this condition.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDiet and Nutrition in Dementia and Cognitive Decline
EditorsColin R. Martin, Victor Preedy
PublisherElsevier Inc
Pages1125-1133
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9780124078246
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

Bibliographical note

Guidelines relating to the oral health care of people with Huntington’s disease have been developed by the European Huntington’s Disease
Network Standards of Care Dental Care Group, part of which has been drawn on for this chapter: (http://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/
pdf/10.2217/nmt.11.68 [48]).

Keywords

  • Dental care
  • Huntington's disease
  • Oral hygiene
  • Prevention
  • Treatment

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