Attitude of accepting dental implant treatment among aged patients

Abstract

Number of elderly people is increasing worldwide in the same time with an increasing demand of dental implants to replace missing teeth. Treatment plan for mature patient is more complex and implies biological, clinical and socio-economic criteria. Although, there is a trend in use of implants in aged patients, treatment plan should deal with issues of patients will face with the advancing age: chronic diseases, difficulties in cleaning teeth, decreased income. Number of elderly people, senior citizens, is growing worldwide, as demographic developments indicate. There is an increasing life expectancy of the individual and the aging process of modern society is going to maintain with economic, cultural and medical consequences, this age group being the main consumer of health services.Use of dental implants to replace missing teeth becomes more and more popular due to good chewing efficiency and preservation of natural teeth. With careful diagnosis and treatment planning, aged patients are good candidates for dental implants when the treatment plan is accurate [1]. Results from a recent study [2] indicate that patients with advanced age, in reasonably good health, have excellent implant survival rates, excellent quality of life scores, and can be maintained in good oral health.