Providing Dental Care for Patients with Huntington's Disease

This paper describes the genetic condition Huntington's disease and its clinical relevance to dentists. The treatment of two patients with the condition is described: one under general anaesthesia, the other with intravenous sedation.

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Published in:	Dental update Vol. 35; no. 5; pp. 333 - 336
Main Authors:	Boyle, Carole A, Frölander, Caroline, Manley, Graham
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London George Warman Publications 01-06-2008
Subjects:	Aged Anesthesia, Dental Anesthesia, Inhalation Conscious Sedation Dental Care for Chronically Ill Dental Caries - therapy Dental Restoration, Permanent Dental Scaling Dentistry Female Humans Huntington Disease - complications Huntington Disease - physiopathology Middle Aged Oral Hygiene Special Care Dentistry Tooth Extraction
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Summary:	This paper describes the genetic condition Huntington's disease and its clinical relevance to dentists. The treatment of two patients with the condition is described: one under general anaesthesia, the other with intravenous sedation.
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ISSN:	0305-5000 2515-589X
DOI:	10.12968/denu.2008.35.5.333