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Aging trends and impact on dental practice

Aging is a process that takes place in every living individual. Every 10th person of the world population is 60 years old or above. Chronic diseases, low income and social status of the elderly, together with physiological changes caused by ageing, affect the condition of the stomatognathic system. In the present article many studies are demonstrated considering tooth loss, state of the stomatognatic system and dental appliances as well as different organ changes in elderly through the years in different countries. The team approach of medical and dental experts in treating elderly patients is emphasized as well as different dental treatment options depending on general health factors.

gerodontology ; elderly ; tooth loss ; prosthodontics

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