title: Adaptive toothbrush handle: case report of a Thalidomide patient.
abstract: Thalidomide poisoning can result in malformation of limbs, specifically upper limbs, compromising manual dexterity. Although Thalidomide has long since been withdrawn for use in pregnant patients, its affects on those exposed pose significant challenges for patients' oral hygiene maintenance. This case reports a novel technique of adaptation to facilitate a Thalidomide poisoned patient in maintenance of oral hygiene via an adaptive toothbrush handle.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, St Lukes Hospital, Bradford, West Yorkshire. ahmed.f.112@gmail.com
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Sharif
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yart
authors.forename: K G S
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Richmond
mesh_terms: D003742:Dental Devices, Home Care; D003774:Dental Plaque Index; D004480:Ectromelia / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010512:Periodontal Index; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D013792:Thalidomide / Q000506:poisoning*; D014099:Toothbrushing / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D013792:Thalidomide