Dental Care Update: Three New Tips / Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias
The Caregiver's Journey
Sue Ryan and Nancy Treaster
5 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 17 December 2024
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
"I discovered a growth on his gum that was only slightly smaller than a marble. That's when I learned dental care involves much more than just brushing teeth."
As caregivers for our loved ones with Alzheimer's and other types of dementia, we're continuously learning and adapting our care approaches. Through recent experiences, we've discovered important new aspects of dental care that we believe could help other caregivers on their journey.
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| 0:52.6 | My husband had some recent dental challenges, and there are some things that I have learned |
| 0:58.9 | that I wish I had known earlier and that I had done differently. |
| 1:04.5 | So today, in this episode, Sue and I are giving an update on dental hygiene. |
| 1:30.3 | This episode is bringing three new tips that will complement dental hygiene where we originally covered in the personal care episode, which was episode 15. So let's get started. All right. Welcome. We're Sue Ryan and Nancy Trester. This podcast brings our years of experience in a variety of family caregiving roles to prepare you to navigate your caregiving journey. |
| 1:37.3 | We're sharing our personal experiences, not medical advice, and because it's our passion to support you on your journey, we believe |
| 1:45.8 | no topic is off limits. Let's get started. Throughout our caregiving journeys, we're |
| 1:55.9 | continuously learning. With our commitment to bringing you practical tips and candid conversations, we recognize |
| 2:03.5 | the importance of updating what we have to support you along your journey. And that's where |
| 2:10.1 | this episode comes in. We're bringing you an update to something specific that recently happened |
| 2:16.5 | where Nancy learned some valuable tips. |
| 2:19.7 | Yeah. Nancy, let's start by telling us what happened. I was brushing my husband's teeth. |
| 2:25.9 | I happened to run my finger along his gum and I discovered a growth on his gum that was only slightly smaller than a marble and just as round as |
| 2:39.7 | one. We'll put a picture in the show notes. I called the nurse. He has at home care. |
| 2:47.1 | So I called the nurse and she came and checked and shared the, took a picture, shared it with the doctor. |
| 2:52.8 | And it was diagnosed as a giant granuloma. |
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