Prevalence and Significance of Prescription Medication Usage Among Gerodontic Patients1
- 1 April 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Gerodontology
- Vol. 6 (1) , 17-22
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-2358.1987.tb00277.x
Abstract
Increased longevity and the perceived increasing trend of prescribed drug usage in elderly patients mandate that dentists treating gerodontic individuals be acutely aware of the unique problems these factors present. This study was designed to elucidate the prevalence of prescription medication usage among geriatric dental patients including awareness of drugs used and the reasons for use as well as compliance in the consumption of the drug(s). Data was collected on a total of 163 elderly patients seen at the Baylor College of Dentistry, Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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