Geriatric dentistry : aging and oral health
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Saint Louis :
Mosby,
©1991
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.