2012
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2011.300362
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Abstract: Dental disease is largely preventable. Many older adults, however, experience poor oral health. National data for older adults show racial/ethnic and income disparities in untreated dental disease and oral health-related quality of life. Persons reporting poor versus good health also report lower oral health-related quality of life. On the basis of these findings, suggested public health priorities include better integrating oral health into medical care, implementing community programs to promote healthy be… Show more

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“…[3,5] Modifiable risk factors of these non-communicable diseases are similar to modifiable risk factors of many oral diseases. [1,6] The process of aging also presents specific concerns related to the oral health of older people including caries, tooth loss (edentulism), difficulty chewing, reduced salivation, oral cancer, xerostomia (dry mouth), craniofacial pain and discomfort, gingival overgrowth, and oro-facial bone resorption. [1] Although the rate of edentulism in this target population is decreasing as more are retaining more teeth, [7] there is still concern that older people are at risk for oral health problems.…”
Section: Oral Health and Overall Healthmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…[3,5] Modifiable risk factors of these non-communicable diseases are similar to modifiable risk factors of many oral diseases. [1,6] The process of aging also presents specific concerns related to the oral health of older people including caries, tooth loss (edentulism), difficulty chewing, reduced salivation, oral cancer, xerostomia (dry mouth), craniofacial pain and discomfort, gingival overgrowth, and oro-facial bone resorption. [1] Although the rate of edentulism in this target population is decreasing as more are retaining more teeth, [7] there is still concern that older people are at risk for oral health problems.…”
Section: Oral Health and Overall Healthmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[9] Individuals with poor oral health report negative effects on their ability to socially interact and engage in intimacy. [6,10] Also regarding oral malodor, which is often present in poor oral health, researchers found negative psychosocial problems such as embarrassment. [9] 1.1.3 Oral health and the disadvantaged older people Older people in nursing homes are vulnerable to poor oral and overall health.…”
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“…Often the physical and mental dexterity of the older individual is compromised, necessitating supportive care from care givers. In a report by Griffin et al, they have stated that there is a strong correlation between general and oral health in the elderly population [3]. The commonly affecting dental problems in the geriatric patients are caries (both coronal and radicular caries), periodontitis, tooth mobility, xerostomia (which most commonly occurs as a side effect of the drugs which are taken by the elderly patients), wear disorders i.e., attrition, abrasion and erosion, unreplaced missing teeth, broken or failing older dental restorations, mucosal diseases, oral cancer and alveolar ridge atrophy [4].…”
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