When dementia makes dental visits impossible, families still have options. A caregiver’s guide from The Dental Anesthesia Center in St. Louis. Perhaps it started with missed hygiene at home, or a canceled appointment after your parent refused to get out of the car. Perhaps a visit ended early when the sounds and strangers of a …
Learn about safe, compassionate dental care options for patients with dementia, including sedation dentistry, caregiver guidance, and treatment approaches. Caring for a loved one with dementia often means navigating challenges that affect nearly every aspect of daily life—including dental care. Routine dental visits can become difficult when memory loss, confusion, anxiety, or communication problems make …
At The Dental Anesthesia Center, we can help you understand some of the dental problems that people with dementia face at different stages and provide methods for treatment and prevention. If you are a caregiver to someone with dementia, we understand how caring for another person can sometimes be overwhelming. Millions of people in the …
Elderly ones that are suffering from cognitive health disorders, like dementia, can have difficulty taking care of their teeth. As we age, some of the good habits we used to have we tend to let fall by the wayside. Good dental health is often one of the personal hygiene steps that gets forgotten. However, dental …
