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. 2010 Jul;2(2):81-5.
doi: 10.4103/0975-1475.81287.

Geriatric forensics: A dentist's perspective and contribution to identify existence of elder abuse among his patients

Khurshid A Mattoo  1 , Kumar Shalabh, Aamir Khan
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Geriatric forensics: A dentist's perspective and contribution to identify existence of elder abuse among his patients

Khurshid A Mattoo et al. J Forensic Dent Sci. 2010 Jul.

Abstract

Aims and objectives: To identify existence of elder abuse among the patients seeking prosthetic rehabilitation of missing teeth.

Materials and methods: This study was conducted on 300 patients aged 65 years and above. It included 238 males and 62 females. A questionnaire prepared by a psychologist was used to evaluate the patient in various aspects of neglect.

Results: The results revealed that 40% of the total subjects that were studied were suffering from neglect in one way or the other.

Conclusion: The results conclude that elder negligence was highly prevalent in elder patients who report to the dental office seeking oral prosthetic rehabilitation.

Keywords: Elder abuse; elder maltreatment; elder neglect; forensic; geriatric; homicide; suicide.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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