title: Rational dental care: part 2. A case history.
abstract: Treatment planning and managing the care of an elderly, frail patient can be complicated by a variety of modifying factors. To understand the patient"s needs, one must understand the environment in which the patient functions. This second in a series of 2 articles presents a case history of a frail, older adult to illustrate some of the social, medical and community problems that are involved in caring for elderly persons.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics and Dows Institute for Dental Research, University of Iowa College of Dentistry, 409 Dental Science Building N, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA. ronald-ettinger@uiowa.edu
authors.forename: Ronald L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Ettinger
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003663:Decision Trees; D016321:Dental Care for Aged / Q000379:methods*; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill / Q000379:methods*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D016330:Frail Elderly; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005850:Geriatric Dentistry / Q000379:methods*; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009735:Nursing Homes; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D019338:Polypharmacy; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications