title: Geriatric forensics: A dentist's perspective and contribution to identify existence of elder abuse among his patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify existence of elder abuse among the patients seeking prosthetic rehabilitation of missing teeth.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study was conducted on 300 patients aged 65 years and above. It included 238 males and 62 females. A questionnaire prepared by a psychologist was used to evaluate the patient in various aspects of neglect.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results revealed that 40% of the total subjects that were studied were suffering from neglect in one way or the other.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results conclude that elder negligence was highly prevalent in elder patients who report to the dental office seeking oral prosthetic rehabilitation.
authors: Department of Prosthodontics, Subharti Dental College, Subharti University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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