Alzheimer's disease: oral manifestations, treatment and preventive measures.
Abstract
In the treatment of patients with dementia Alzheimer's type non-current and are facing tough situations. Treatment should be tailored to each stage of the disease and for each patient. In this type of disease is very important to involve families and caregivers to improve the quality of life of patients. The main goal with these patients is prevention. Patients should be all oral manifestations caused by the lack of inadequate oral hygiene, xerostomia and manifestations derived by taking drugs. The aim of this review is to describe the main oral manifestations that can result from this disease and the best treatment options taking into account the clinical stages in which patients are found.
Keywords: Alzheimer, Dementia, Oral health, Disease, Prevention.
Enfermedad de Alzheimer: manifestaciones orales, tratamiento y medidas preventivas.
En el tratamiento a pacientes con demencias tipo Alzheimer se afrontan situaciones infrecuentes y comprometidas. El tratamiento debe personalizarse para cada estadio de la enfermedad y para cada paciente. En este tipo de enfermedades es muy importante involucrar a los familiares y cuidadores para mejorar la calidad de vida del enfermo. El principal objetivo con estos pacientes es la prevención. Se deben controlar todas las manifestaciones orales provocadas por la falta de una inadecuada higiene oral, la xerostomía y las manifestaciones derivadas por los fármacos que consumen. El objetivo de esta revisión es describir cuáles son las principales manifestaciones orales que pueden derivar de esta enfermedad y las mejores opciones de tratamiento teniendo en cuenta las etapas clínicas en las que se encuentran los pacientes.
Palabras clave: Alzehimer, Demencia, Salud oral, Enfermedad, Prevención.
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