Prosthodontic Management of neurodegenerative diseases in Geriatric Patients.

Abstract

Neurodegenerative diseases are among the most difficult to treat and destructive diseases in medicine. A heterogeneous group of chronic and progressive diseases, these include Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's diseases. Dentists dealing with patients with any of these disorders face major cognitive, motor, and behavioural problems, as well as dental maintenance. While the treatment of patients with Alzheimer's disorder advanced neurodegeneration remains challenging, increasing knowledge of the aetiology and pathogenesis of these diseases has provided new opportunities and new insights about their treatment needs. Dental treatment in the early stages of the disease is very important and needs to be treated definitively to create a stable oral condition. This can improve quality of life and help reduce dental deterioration in the later stages of the disease when dental treatment can be difficult.