title: Edentulism and preventive goals in the treatment of mutilated dentition.
abstract: The percentage of edentulous people is expected to decrease in the coming decades as a result of improved oral health, whereas the number of edentulous people will increase as a result of the strong increase in the ageing population. If the preservation of the natural dentition is no longer possible, the remaining teeth of a multilated dentition have to be extracted according to specific principles. Within the framework of the so-called 'preventive-prosthetic-treatment strategy', preservation of the alveolar ridge is the main goal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Function and Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Dental School, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kalk
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: van Rossum
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: van Waas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000534:rehabilitation*