Successful Fitting of a Complete Maxillary Denture in a Patient with Severe Alzheimer's Disease Complicated by Oral Dyskinesia

• Main Authors: Hiromitsu Morita (Author), Akie Hashimoto (Author), Ryosuke Inoue (Author), Shohei Yoshimoto (Author), Masahiro Yoneda (Author), Takao Hirofuji (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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There is an increasing population of elderly patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common form of dementia. In dentistry, a critical problem associated with these patients is the use of a new denture, as AD patients often refuse dental management and are disturbed by minor...