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Chapter 41 - Dental care for the elderly patient

from Section III - Care of the elderly by organ system

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2016

By
Allen D. Samuelson
Edited by
Jan Busby-Whitehead ,
Christine Arenson ,
Samuel C. Durso ,
Daniel Swagerty ,
Laura Mosqueda ,
Maria Fiatarone Singh  and
William Reichel
Jan Busby-Whitehead
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina
Christine Arenson
Affiliation:
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia
Samuel C. Durso
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Daniel Swagerty
Affiliation:
University of Kansas
Laura Mosqueda
Affiliation:
University of Southern California
Maria Fiatarone Singh
Affiliation:
University of Sydney
William Reichel
Affiliation:
Georgetown University, Washington DC
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Summary

The establishment and long-term maintenance of comfort, function, health, and aesthetics in the oral cavity is important for nutrition, hydration, self-esteem, and survival. Recent research has shown a correlation between oral health and systemic health. The general physician has an opportunity to interview and examine patients to determine whether there is a need for an oral health professional’s services. The timeless value of an emphasis on prevention and patient and caregiver education is particularly germane to oral health. Salivary integrity, diet (processed carbohydrate discipline), oral hygiene, fluoride exposure, and periodic examination by an oral health professional are important to maintain the health of the mouth.
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Reichel's Care of the Elderly
Clinical Aspects of Aging
 , pp. 587 - 596
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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