title: Radiographic findings in a group of elderly patients at a Canadian dental school.
abstract: The panoramic and intraoral radiographs of 154 elderly dental patients aged 65 years and older were assessed at the College of Dentistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon. Thirty-seven per cent of the patients were completely edentulous, and 61% were partially edentulous. In the dentate group, 87% had evidence of at least one carious tooth, and all had radiographic evidence of alveolar bone loss. The incidence of periapical inflammatory lesions and root remnants was relatively high.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon.
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Packota
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Hoover
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Bell
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016321:Dental Care for Aged; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010483:Periapical Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D012525:Saskatchewan