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Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTIONDefinitionsCauses of disabilityAccess and legal background (Disability Discrimination Act)Implications of disability legislation2. APPROPRIATE ORAL HEALTH CAREBarriers to oral healthcareGoalsThe people involved in providing careTreatment planning Consent Oral health in people with disabilitiesTreatment modification3. SPECIFIC PROBLEM AREAS; ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGEDAAcromegalyAddison's diseaseAIDS (see HIV/AIDS)AlcoholismAlzheimer's diseaseAmphetamine, LSD and Ecstasy abuseAnaemias; deficiency (and see specific conditions)Ankylosing spondylitisAngina (see Ischaemic Heart Disease)Anorexia (see Eating disorders)Anticoagulants (see Warfarinisation and Heparinisation)Anxiety statesAortic valve diseasesArthritis (see Gout, Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis)AspleniaAsthmaAttention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderAutismBBedbound patientsBleeding disorders (see specific diseases)Blind patients (see Visually impaired)Bone marrow transplantationBulimia (see Eating disorders)CCancer (of head and neck)Cardiac arrhythmiasCardiac failureCerebral palsyChairbound patients (see Spina bifida)ChemotherapyChristmas diseaseChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCocaine abuseCongenital heart diseaseCreutzfeldt Jakob diseaseCrohn diseaseCushing's syndromeCystic fibrosisDDeafness (see Hearing impaired)DepressionDiabetes insipidusDiabetes mellitusDown syndromeDrug abuse (see individual drugs)Drug allergiesEEating disorders ElderlyEnd of life careEndocarditisEndocrinopathies (see specific diseases)EpilepsyFFallot´s tetralogy (see Congenital heart disease)GGlucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency Gout Graft versus host disease (GVHD)HHaemophilia AHearing impairedHeart transplantationHeparinisationHepatitis (B,C,and D viruses and autoimmune)Heroin and opioid abuseHIV / AIDSHuntington´s choreaHydrocephalusHyperaldosteronismHyperparathyroidismHypertensionHyperthyroidismHypochondriasisHypoparathyroidism HypopituitarismHypothyroidismIImmunodeficiencies (primary)Immunosuppressive treatmentInfectious diseases Inhalant abuseIschaemic heart diseaseLLearning impairmentLeukaemiasLiver cirrhosisLiver failureLiver transplantationLung transplantationLupus erythematosusLymphomasMMalignant hyperthermia (Malignant hyperpyrexia; MH; MHS; King-Denborough syndrome)ManiaMarijuana abuseMitral valve diseaseMotor neurone diseaseMultiple sclerosis (disseminated sclerosis)Muscular dystrophiesMyasthenia gravisNNeutropenia and neutrophil defectsNicotine abuseOOsteoarthritisOsteoporosis PPaget's diseasePalliative care (see Bedbound patients)Pancreatic transplantation Paralyses (of head and neck)Paraplegia (see Cerebral palsy and Spina bifida)ParkinsonismPhobiasPhysically disabled patients (see specific conditions)PorphyriasPregnancyRRadiotherapyRenal disease (chronic renal failure)Renal transplantationRespiratory disease (see specific conditions)Rheumatic feverRheumatoid arthritisRickets and osteomalaciaSSchizophreniaSclerodermaSickle cell anaemia Sjogren syndromeSpina BifidaSplenectomy (see Asplenia)Steroids (Corticosteroids)Stroke and other cerebrovascular accidentsTThalassaemia ThrombocytopeniaTransplant patientsTraumatic injury to CNSTuberculosisUUlcerative colitisVVisually impairedVon Willebrand diseaseWWarfarinisation4. MAIN OROFACIAL PROBLEMSTeethTraumaTooth wearCariesErosionPeriodontiumPeriodontal diseaseSalivaryDroolingDry mouthMucosaMucosal lesionsBitingOthersBruxismHalitosisRetching
