Palliative Care, And Its Importance In Oral Health
AS WE AGE, DENTAL HEALTH CARE PLAYS BIGGER ROLE IN OVERALL HEALTH Dr ADARSHIKA (CONSULTANT ORTHODONTIST) Palliative care dentistry is the study & management of patients with active, progressive, far advanced disease in whom the oral cavity has been compromised either by disease directly or by its treatment, the focus of care is quality of life. Palliative care improves the quality of life, comfort, and resilience of seriously ill patients as well as their families. Seriously ill patients are those with life threatening medical conditions, like cancer, organ failure, or dementia, that negativity impact the patient’s daily life or result in a high level of stress for the caregiver.Palliative care can look very different from patient to patient. For a patient with cancer the palliative care team collaborates with the cancer doctor to manage the pain caused by the cancer, the side-effect caused by the treatment and the anxiety and spiritual suffering of having a cancer diag...