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“Neglecting an Elderly Diabetic Parent”

DOI : https://doi.org/10.36349/easjdom.2020.v02i03.007

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Diabetes is a common metabolic condition that is frequently encountered by dental practitioners and hospital health care workers. India has a large diabetic population of the world and also has one of the largest geriatric populations. Oral manifestations are rare and occur only if and when the underlying metabolic condition is untreated or neglected. Elder neglect of children has started being reported by medical professionals. This article presents a case of a 67 year old female patient who presented with a chief complaint of oral ulcerations along with xerostomia, dysphagia and glossodynia. Suspicion of neglect (self or by children) was investigated in diagnostic procedure using the mode of an interview. Oral manifestations included a mix of large and small ulcers, those with an inflammatory component being painful while others painless. Elder neglect was diagnosed at stage 1 of treatment and new anti diabetic drug regimen was prescribed to her with diet control.

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