title: Hygiene, maintenance, and prosthodontic concerns for the infirm implant patient: clinical report and discussion.
abstract: Hygiene techniques and prosthetic maintenance procedures are illustrated for an infirm implant patient who is unable to communicate verbally or in written modes. Potential problems are discussed as they pertain to long-term patients who are in nursing homes, domiciles, or hospital wards. The issue of modifying a prosthesis to enhance the ease of providing oral hygiene care is examined.
authors.affiliation: VA Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia 30904, USA.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: English
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000381:Agraphia / Q000209:etiology; D001037:Aphasia / Q000209:etiology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications; D003144:Communication Barriers; D016321:Dental Care for Aged; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D015921:Dental Implants; D003777:Dental Prophylaxis / Q000379:methods*; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention / Q000295:instrumentation; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants