Geriatric dentistry : aging and oral health - Papas, Athenas S.; Niessen, Linda C.; Chauncey, Howard H.; Banting, David W. (Saint Louis : Mosby, 1991)
Part 1. Overview of aging. -- 1. Facing the challenge: the graying of America. -- 2. Psychologic aspects of age: implications for dental care of elderly patients. -- 3. The biology of aging: what is anging?. -- 4. The effects of anging on drug therapy. -- 5. Oral psychology. -- 6. Disease-related changes in older adults. -- Part 2. Clinical care. -- 7.Assesment of the older adult. -- 8. Treatment planning for the older adult. -- 9. Management of dental caries in elderly patients. - 10. Endodontic considerations ifor the older adult. -- 11. Periodontal diseases in older patients. -- 12. Prosthodontic treatment with implants for edentulous geriatric patients. - 13. Oral and maxillofacial surgery for geriatric patients. - 14. Maxillofacial prosthesis. - 15. Nutrition and oral health of the elderly. - 16. Management practice. - 17. Offering treatment to the confined elders: mobile offices and portable equipment. - 18. Preventive dentistry of the elderly. - 19. The geriatric population as a market target for the dentist.
Keywords: ENVEJECIMIENTO -- METABOLISMO; ENVEJECIMIENTO -- EFECTOS DE DROGAS; ENVEJECIMIENTO -- PSICOLOGIA; ODONTOLOGIA GERIATRICA -- PSICOLOGIA; ENVEJECIMIENTO DE LA POBLACION -- AMERICA LATINA; CARIES DENTAL; DENTADURA IMPLANTOSOPORTADA; ODONTOLOGIA PREVENTIVA; ENDODONCIA; ENFERMEDADES PERIODONTALES; CIRUGIA MAXILOFACIAL; PROTESIS MAXILOFACIAL; NECESIDADES NUTRICIONALES