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Providing Dental Care for Patients with Huntington's Disease

From Volume 35, Issue 5, June 2008 | Pages 333-336

Authors

Carole A Boyle

BDS, MMedSci, FDS RCS, MFGDP(UK), MSNDRCESEd

Consultant in Special Care Dentistry, Department of Sedation and Special Care Dentistry, King's College London Dental Institute at Guy's, King's College and St Thomas' Hospitals, Floor 26, Guy's Tower, London SE1 9RT

Articles by Carole A Boyle

Caroline Frölander

BDS, MFDS RCS, MSc

Senior Dental Officer, Brambly's Grange Dental Clinic, Brambly's Drive, Basingstoke, Hants RG21 8UW

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Graham Manley

BDS, DDPH, MSc, PhD

Head of Dental Department, The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability, West Hill, Putney, London, SW15 3SW, UK

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Abstract

This paper describes the genetic condition Huntington's disease and its clinical relevance to dentists. The treatment of two patients with the condition is described: one under general anaesthesia, the other with intravenous sedation.

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