Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by bradykinesia, rigidity, tremor, and postural instability. Dental relevance: (1) motor fluctuations affect cooperation and appointment timing, (2) dysphagia/aspiration risk during dental procedures, (3) drooling and/or xerostomia affecting oral health, (4) drug interactions to check with levodopa, COMT inhibitors (entacapone) and MAO-B inhibitors (selegiline, rasagiline) — the vasoconstrictor (epinephrine) interaction is usually modest with modern licensed cartridges but warrants a reduced initial dose plus BP/HR monitoring in COMT-inhibitor patients, while the serotonergic analgesics tramadol and pethidine/meperidine are contraindicated with MAO-B inhibitors, and (5) dopamine-blocking antiemetics can worsen parkinsonism.
The full condition entry includes
- Safe vs avoid lists: antibiotics, analgesics, local anesthetics
- Vasoconstrictor limits and treatment modifications
- Pre/intra/post-op monitoring and deferral criteria
- Emergency management, explained for study
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