title: Urgent denture repair in a medically compromised patient.
abstract: Dental practices will see an increasing number of older patients as our population ages over the next decade. The following article describes a denture repair in a patient with Parkinson's disease. The patient and his caregiver were unable to make multiple trips to the clinic for treatment. The type of repair described in this article minimized the amount of expense and time required to repair the denture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Health Practice, University of Kentucky College of Dentistry, Lexington, USA.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Herren
authors.forename: Behruz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Abadi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill / Q000379:methods*; D017269:Dental Prosthesis Repair / Q000379:methods*; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003780:Denture Repair / Q000379:methods*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications*